Is the old text really gone?

No. The box covers it, but it stays in the file underneath, so searching or copying can still find it. For anything private use Redact, which flattens the page so the text is removed.

Will the box be visible on a grey or coloured scan?

The box takes the colour of the paper just around it, sampled from the page, so on a grey scan it is grey. Plain white paper stays pure white. The dashed outline is only in the preview.

How big is the new text, and can I change it?

It starts at about three quarters of the box height, so it sits like the line it replaces. Bigger and Smaller change the last piece one point at a time; // starts a new line inside the box.

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Whiteout a PDF: cover text and type over it

Fix a typo, change a date or a name, blank out a line: drag a box over the old text, it is covered in the paper's colour, and you type what should be there instead. The nearest thing to editing a PDF's text, on any PDF.

Open Whiteout: cover and retype →Free · no sign-up · your file never leaves your browser

When you'd use it

The date on a quote is wrong and the person who made it is on holiday.
A scanned letter has a typo in the address and you have no original to re-export.
An old price list needs two figures changed before it goes out again.

Just say what you need

There are no menus to learn. Drop your file on pdfagents.ai and type it the way you would say it:

“change the date on page 1”
“fix the typo in the heading”
“blank out the second paragraph”

How it works

Drop the PDF.
Drag a box over the text to cover (on a phone, tap two corners). Type the new text, or leave it blank.
Repeat for every spot, adjust the size if needed, press Done and download.

The old text is covered, not removed: it is still in the file underneath and can be found by search or copy. When it must really be gone, use Redact.

Questions

Is the old text really gone?: No. The box covers it, but it stays in the file underneath, so searching or copying can still find it. For anything private use Redact, which flattens the page so the text is removed.
Will the box be visible on a grey or coloured scan?: The box takes the colour of the paper just around it, sampled from the page, so on a grey scan it is grey. Plain white paper stays pure white. The dashed outline is only in the preview.
How big is the new text, and can I change it?: It starts at about three quarters of the box height, so it sits like the line it replaces. Bigger and Smaller change the last piece one point at a time; // starts a new line inside the box.

Private, and it keeps going

Your document is opened and saved on your own device, never uploaded. When the result is ready, type the next request (rotate, compress, add a password) and it applies to the result.

Whiteout: cover and retype, right now

The PDF with the marked text covered and, if you like, new text typed in its place.

Open Whiteout: cover and retype →

Doing this often? The free Mac app runs this agent on whole folders, offline, with no page limit. See the Mac app →