PDF Tools for Legal Filings
Bates number exhibits, redact privileged content, compare contract versions, merge motion packets, OCR older filings.
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Bates Numbering →
Add sequential Bates numbers to PDFs for legal discovery.
Redact PDF →
Permanently black out sensitive text or regions from a PDF.
Compare PDF →
See the differences between two PDF documents side by side.
Merge PDF →
Combine multiple PDFs into one file, in the order you want.
OCR PDF →
Recognize text in scanned PDFs so you can search and copy it.
Protect PDF →
Add a password to encrypt and protect a PDF.
Built for litigation-grade PDF work
Law firms have been running on PDFs for 20 years and will run on PDFs for 20 more. The specific pain points are well-known: Bates-stamping discovery so every page can be cited unambiguously; redacting privileged or PII-sensitive text so opposing counsel can never recover it; comparing contract versions to catch last-minute changes; assembling exhibit packets that courts accept. PDF Genie's legal toolkit addresses each of these with the precision legal work demands — rasterising redaction (text is actually gone), configurable Bates numbering (prefix + start number + zero-padding), visual diff that highlights changes, and a merge that preserves every embedded signature certificate.
Bates numbering discovery
Bates Numbering stamps each page with a sequential identifier you configure — prefix (e.g. "ACME-"), start number, zero-padding, position (header or footer), and font size. Run it on a single document or batch-merge first to number across exhibits uniformly.
Unrecoverable redaction
Redact PDF rasterises any page containing a redaction box before embedding it into the output. The underlying text, glyph shapes, and vector paths are gone — copy/paste on redacted pages returns nothing. Combine with Auto-detect PII for bulk sweeps across discovery productions.
Version diff on contracts
Compare PDF produces a side-by-side visual diff of two uploaded versions, flagging every changed region. Essential for catching last-minute counterparty edits in negotiated contracts.
OCR for older filings
Court records scanned before native-PDF became standard are often image-only. OCR PDF makes them text-searchable so you can run term searches, redaction, and diff tools.
FAQ
Does the Bates numbering stamp conflict with existing headers?⌄
You choose the position (top or bottom) and padding; if the source PDF already has a header there, stamp the opposite side. We don't modify existing content — we overlay on top.
Can opposing counsel recover redacted text?⌄
No. Our redaction process rasterises the page at 300 DPI, turning it into a flat image before embedding — the text layer is physically destroyed. This is the same approach used by DoJ-grade redaction tools.
Is Compare PDF accurate for long contracts?⌄
Yes. It diffs the rendered page images so it catches formatting changes as well as text changes — useful for detecting subtle modifications like font swaps or inserted clauses.