PDF Tools for Contracts
Sign, redact, compare versions, merge exhibits, protect with a password — the full toolkit for anyone working with legal PDFs.
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Sign PDF →
Add an electronic signature to a PDF document.
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.
Protect PDF →
Add a password to encrypt and protect a PDF.
Bates Numbering →
Add sequential Bates numbers to PDFs for legal discovery.
Contracts deserve tools that respect them
Contract workflows have the highest stakes in the entire PDF landscape: a redacted SSN that reappears because someone just drew a black rectangle on top; a signed document that was edited after the fact; an exhibit packet missing a page because the merge skipped one; a draft leaked because a shared PDF had editing enabled. PDF Genie's contract toolkit addresses each of these failure modes. True rasterising redaction (the underlying text is actually removed, not covered), in-browser signing that never uploads the contract, side-by-side version diff, and a merger that preserves every embedded signature certificate.
Real redaction — not a black rectangle
The Redact PDF tool physically rasterises every page that contains a redaction box before exporting, so even if someone runs a text extractor against the output, nothing readable comes back. Combine with our Auto-redact PII feature — AI finds names, emails, SSNs, and credit card numbers for you and proposes boxes you approve with one click — to scrub a contract for external distribution in under a minute.
Comparing contract versions
Negotiating a contract means comparing drafts. Compare PDF runs a visual diff across two uploaded versions, highlighting every changed region so you can verify that the counterparty didn't slip a clause in after the handshake. Combined with version-labeled Bates numbering, you get audit-ready evidence of exactly what was modified and where.
Assembling exhibit packets
Legal filings require a single consolidated PDF with exhibits labeled A, B, C, ... Merge PDF handles the concatenation; Bates Numbering overlays consistent page identifiers across the combined file. For sealed filings, finish with Protect PDF to apply AES-256 encryption and an open password.
FAQ
Is PDF Genie's e-signature legally binding?⌄
Our Sign PDF tool applies a visual signature which is valid for most contracts in most jurisdictions — but certificate-based digital signatures (like Adobe Sign) remain the gold standard for regulated industries. Our comparison with Adobe explains the trade-off honestly.
Is redacted content really unrecoverable?⌄
Yes. On any page with a redaction box, the tool rasterises the entire page to a high-resolution image and embeds that image in place of the original text. The underlying text stream is gone — copy/paste on a redacted page returns nothing.
Can I lock a contract with a password?⌄
Yes. Protect PDF applies AES-256 encryption with an open password, read/print permissions, and modification-restriction flags — all browser-side.