BlackbarRedact a resume PDF
Open your resume PDF below, drag black boxes over your name, address, phone number and email, and download the new PDF to share it without your details.
- Stays on your device
- No account
- Nothing saved
Try boxing the name at the top and the contact line under it.
Making an anonymous copy
- Box your name at the top, and anywhere else it appears, such as a footer.
- Box the contact line: address, phone number, email, and any profile links.
- If employers' or schools' names would identify you, box those too.
People share a blacked-out resume to ask for feedback in a public forum, or when a hiring process asks for one without names. On the sample resume that's two boxes: the name and the contact line.
Keep the original. The new file is pictures of the pages, so an applicant tracking system reading it for text will find none; send the original when you apply.
Questions
Can I send the redacted copy to an employer?
You can, but many hiring systems read the text of a resume, and the new file has none. Use your original for applications.
Can I replace my name with a placeholder?
Not in Blackbar. It only adds black boxes.
Does it work on a resume made in Word or Google Docs?
Yes, once you save or download it as a PDF.
Is my resume uploaded?
No. It opens in your browser and the new PDF is made on your device.