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Meine Ausweiskopie vs Censor: catalog facts
Meine Ausweiskopie	Censor

Best for: People preparing a redacted copy of a German identity document	Best for: Linux users who need to black out sensitive content before sharing PDFs
Free Free and open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Adds a visible watermark to document copies Redacts selected personal details Supports several generations of German identity cards	Single-purpose tool for PDF redaction Native GTK4 and Adwaita interface Built on MuPDF Actively maintained with regular releases
Supports German identity cards, temporary identity cards, and regular biometric passports	Linux only Does only redaction, not general PDF editing
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: AGPL-3.0-only
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Meine Ausweiskopie github.com/Varbin/ausweiskopie Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Censor codeberg.org/censor/Censor Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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