I can't find redact tool anywhere on Adobe Acrobat 2020. Help appreciated.

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February 8, 2026
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Can’t find redact tool in Acrobat 2020 - have looked pretty well everywhere.

Correct answer gary_sc

Hi, @Busymum7, yes, it’s a bit hidden, but it is there. The following is based on the new UI, let me know if you are using the better, older UI.

Click on the All Tools in the left-hand panel. At the very bottom, you’ll see “View More.”

After clicking on that, look just below the Protect a PDF option, and you’ll see the Redact Tool.

Now, if you Redact often, you may want to put this into the Floating Tool Bar. If so, on the bottom of the FTB, you’ll see an ellipse (…). Click on that and you can add this to the bottom of the list of custom FTB options. Scroll down the right-hand side until you come to the Redact options, and select all or a few (look for checkmarks) and then click on the top “move” button (circled in Red), and they will be added to your FTB list of tools.

I hope this helps.

Bernd Alheit

Community Expert

Standard or Pro edition?

Busymum7Author

Participant

I think it must be standard as it doesn’t say Pro.

try67

Community Expert

Redaction is a Pro version-only feature, unless you use a script.

gary_sc

Correct answer

Community Expert

Hi, @Busymum7, yes, it’s a bit hidden, but it is there. The following is based on the new UI, let me know if you are using the better, older UI.

Click on the All Tools in the left-hand panel. At the very bottom, you’ll see “View More.”

After clicking on that, look just below the Protect a PDF option, and you’ll see the Redact Tool.

Now, if you Redact often, you may want to put this into the Floating Tool Bar. If so, on the bottom of the FTB, you’ll see an ellipse (…). Click on that and you can add this to the bottom of the list of custom FTB options. Scroll down the right-hand side until you come to the Redact options, and select all or a few (look for checkmarks) and then click on the top “move” button (circled in Red), and they will be added to your FTB list of tools.

I hope this helps.

Busymum7Author

Participant

Hi Gary and thanks for your reply. Sad though it is, I don’t even know what a UI is so I can’t answer that bit of the question. When I click on Tools, this is all I see.