PDF Redaction

Change Log

Last Updated: 14 August 2026


14.08.2026

🚀 Features


13.08.2026

🚀 Features


12.08.2026

🚀 Features


11.08.2026

🚀 Features


03.08.2026

🔄 Updates

  • The web editor now stores your PDF locally using IndexedDB instead of localStorage, so much larger files stay on your device before any server fallback is needed.

02.08.2026

🚀 Features


29.07.2026

🔄 Updates

  • Added Microsoft as a login option on the main web app.
  • Extended the "Upload PDF" button in the API docs playground to the custom-prompt anonymize and PII detection endpoints.

🐛 Fixes

  • Fixed a remaining case where the API docs playground could reuse a stale or expired token after uploading a PDF or switching endpoints.

28.07.2026

🚀 Features

  • The MCP server now uses one-click OAuth login instead of API keys — connect from Claude Desktop, Claude Code, claude.ai, Cursor, or ChatGPT and sign in with your PDF Redaction account https://pdf-redaction.com/docs/mcp/.

23.07.2026

🐛 Fixes

  • Fixed the API docs playground reusing a stale or expired Bearer token instead of your current session token.
  • Fixed login always redirecting to the homepage instead of back to the page you were on.

22.07.2026

🔄 Updates

  • Added email notifications for API key expiry and workspace invitations.
  • Reorganized the profile page into Info, Profile, Billing, Usage, and Notifications tabs.
  • Fixed mobile layout issues on workspace/project pages.

21.07.2026

🚀 Features

  • Added a PDF Redaction MCP integration guide for AI agents.

🔄 Updates

  • API playground now auto-fills authentication with your account's JWT.

19.07.2026

🚀 Features

  • Added password and email-code sign-in options, in addition to social login.

14.07.2026

🔄 Updates

  • Redesigned the redaction toolbar for mobile with a collapsible filter sidebar.

08.07.2026

🚀 Features

  • Added in-browser (local) PII detection — redact documents without sending data to the server, with multilingual support.

26.06.2026

🚀 Features

  • Added Linux support for the PDF Redaction Studio desktop app.

14.06.2026

🚀 Features

  • Added a Dashboard for managing workspaces and projects.

11.06.2026

🚀 Features

  • Added PDF Redaction Studio desktop app for Windows.

11.04.2026

🔄 Updates

  • PDF viewer auto-fits to screen width on mobile devices.
  • Loading indicators added to "Secure redact your PDF" and "Try sample PDF" buttons.
  • Fixed issue where PII highlights from a previous document would persist when loading a new one.
  • Fixed runtime error when switching to the PII tab on certain documents.

06.04.2026

🚀 Features

  • Allow to redact first document without login.
  • Sign-in prompt for guests when uploading large files or after first redaction.
  • Added Partners page.

🔄 Updates

  • Loading spinners added for login and sample document loading.
  • Updated user messages.

02.04.2026

🔄 Updates

  • Updated Contact Us page with localized founder descriptions.
  • Added "Request Commercial License" button to the Licenses page.
  • Improved license creation with trial period information and error handling.

25.03.2026

🔄 Updates

  • Fixed pricing information on API page.

23.03.2026

🚀 Features

  • Increased free tier limits: 25 pages per document (was 10), 25 MB max file size (was 10 MB).

🔄 Updates

  • Fixed login redirect issues.
  • Fixed pricing menu item in editor navigation.

20.03.2026

🚀 Features


15.02.2026

🔄 Updates


24.01.2026

🚀 Features


5.01.2026

🔄 Updates


27.12.2025

🚀 Features

  • Added possibility to generate Trial licenses on the site for the on-premise products.

19.12.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Security patches and performance improvements.
  • Added links to the Redaction Studio.

03.12.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added Object Detection status on page status panel.
  • Added Change Log page to the website.
  • Updated Contact Us page

02.12.2025

🚀 Features

  • Added Face Detection on the document pages using pre-trained models.

22.11.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added Solutions section to the website

19.11.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Updated landing pages

20.10.2025

🚀 Features

  • Added API usage dashboard with charts and date filtering.
  • Added API keys management in user profile.

🔄 Updates

  • Integrated with OpenMeter for usage tracking.
  • Updated credits system.

16.10.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added profile tab with file size and page limits info.
  • Updated limits in redaction app.

12.10.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added filtering by status to documents list.

04.10.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Improved PDF document loading hooks.

29.09.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Updated login methods configuration.

28.09.2025

🚀 Features

  • Added undo/redo using patches for redaction actions.
  • Auto-save redaction data to server.

🔄 Updates

  • Improved hash-based PDF loader with PII data persistence.
  • Migrated from Nginx to Caddy.

23.09.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Refactored PDF upload loader with manifest and sample utilities.

19.09.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Created pdftools package for PDF processing utilities.
  • Added document download from documents list.
  • Improved circular progress indicator for PDF download.

18.09.2025

🚀 Features

  • Added save button to editor.
  • Added document upload dialog and documents list with data tables.
  • Added delete confirmation for documents.
  • Added ability to download original PDFs.
  • Created accounts app with profile, licenses, and usages tabs.

🔄 Updates

  • Updated profile pages with improved styles.
  • Added login and registration forms.
  • Login button added to upload dialog.

15.09.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Updated chat widget.
  • Moved environment variables configuration.

12.09.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Updated PII mode — removed scroll, use paging.
  • Fixed performance issue with large PDFs (~100 pages).

11.09.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added multi-language localization (EN, DE, PL, ES).
  • Localized editor, auth, footer, header, and how-to pages.
  • Added editor configuration.

09.09.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Major codebase reorganization into shared packages and separate apps.
  • Created RedactionApp component.

04.09.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Major refactoring: moved components to shared packages.

01.09.2025

🚀 Features

  • Added eraser tool for redaction corrections.
  • Added left toolbar with tool switcher.

30.08.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added draw tool button for manual redaction.

26.08.2025

🚀 Features

  • Text selection redaction — select text to redact it directly.

25.08.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added Chatwoot live chat widget.

23.08.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added PII view mode with page display.

21.08.2025

🚀 Features

  • Added text layer to generated redacted PDFs (searchable output).

🔄 Updates

  • Added upgrade plan alert.

15.08.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added OCR step in background when rendering PDF.

11.08.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Fixed session issues.

06.08.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added Sentry error tracking to backend.

04.08.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added documents page.

27.07.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added feedback button.

24.07.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Login required for redaction page.
  • Sample document available for unauthenticated users.

14.07.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added message about max 10 pages limit.

09.07.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added user identification.

01.07.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Manual editing of prompt-based redaction blocks.

30.06.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added pricing page.
  • Prompt-based redaction with custom instructions.

28.06.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Updated favicon.

25.06.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Select/Deselect all PII types filter.

23.06.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added Contact Us page with contact form.

10.06.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added contact form component and page.

09.06.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added redaction-api page.
  • Highlighted code blocks on API page.

04.06.2025

🚀 Features

  • Added undo/redo support.
  • Added manifest for tracking redaction process.

🔄 Updates

  • Added PII mode with entity filtering.
  • Added page status bar component.
  • Added info dialog.

01.06.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Require login for redaction page.

30.05.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Localized login and menu items.

29.05.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added locale switcher.
  • Updated dropdown menus.

23.05.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added product tour for new users.

18.05.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Store editor state in localStorage.
  • Added paging controls and scroll-based page switching.

15.05.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Updated dialogs design.

14.05.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added PII filter for manually redacted text (MANUAL_TEXT).

13.05.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Manual redaction improvements.

12.05.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Design updates: themes support (light/dark mode).
  • Updated loading screen and colors.

11.05.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Major UI redesign: header toolbar, right panel, layout updates.

10.05.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Updated PII filter and color scheme.

09.05.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Updated landing page, header, and footer design.

08.05.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Updated JSON-LD structured data.

25.04.2025

🚀 Features

  • Added zoom controls for PDF viewer.

24.04.2025

🚀 Features

  • Added undo/redo with keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+Z/Ctrl+Y).

17.04.2025

🚀 Features

  • Added usage tracking and credits system.
  • Added API keys management.

🔄 Updates

  • Updated profile page with email field and credits display.

15.04.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Created separate PII and Info modes in editor.

14.04.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added OCR support for scanned documents.

13.04.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Updated blog posts.

12.04.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Improved blog list design.

11.04.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added multi-language support with next-intl (EN, DE, PL, ES).
  • Localized all pages, components, and metadata.

10.04.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Migrated blog to Material UI. Removed Tailwind.

09.04.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Updated login page design.

08.04.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added LinkedIn and Azure (Microsoft) login support.

02.04.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Integrated blog into the website.

🚀 Features

  • Added PII data highlighting for sample PDF documents.
  • Added admin view improvements.

🔄 Updates

  • Improved PDF Viewer with thumbnail navigation.

21.03.2025

🚀 Features

  • Added PDF Redaction App with Upload, Download, and View capabilities.

09.03.2025

🔄 Updates

  • PII filter changed.

08.03.2025

🚀 Features

  • Added legal pages (Cookies, GDPR, Privacy Policy, Terms of Service).
  • Migrated pages to MDX format.

05.03.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Improved document loading flow.

04.03.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added sample PDF document for demo purposes.
  • Improved loading experience with sample PDF.

03.03.2025

🚀 Features

  • Added sample document with demo video.
  • Added How-To guide.

01.03.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Updated UI components.

25.02.2025

🚀 Features

  • Added manual redaction capability.

21.02.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added blog section to the website.

14.02.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Updated layout and footer.

13.02.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Improved PDF download flow.

10.02.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Added footer to the website.

03.02.2025

🔄 Updates

  • Updated API server configuration.
  • Updated landing page.

02.02.2025

🚀 Features

  • Initial project setup with backend API and frontend web application.

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