FileClear AI

Sign and secure PDF files

Apply local security and sharing controls, then review the result before sending it.

Available tasks

Fill & Sign PDF

Fill PDF fields and add a drawn, typed, or uploaded signature.

Unlock PDF

Remove PDF encryption with the password you know.

Redact PDF

Permanently cover sensitive content and remove hidden layers.

Flatten PDF

Turn form fields and annotations into fixed page content.

Use the control that matches the actual risk

A password limits opening, redaction removes visible sensitive content, metadata cleaning removes document properties, and flattening removes interactivity. These operations solve different problems and should not be described as interchangeable security.

Control who can open a copy

Add a strong, unique PDF password and send it through a different channel. Encryption does not remove secrets that an authorized reader can see.

Protect a PDF

Remove sensitive page content

Use secure redaction and inspect every marked area in the exported copy. Cropping or placing a black shape over text is not secure removal.

Redact a PDF

Clean document properties

Remove Info and XMP metadata as one release check, while remembering that filenames, attachments, page content, and external systems can still reveal information.

Remove PDF metadata

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