Blackout is a secure, web-based platform designed for document redaction and production. It enables teams to protect sensitive information, organize work across multiple workspaces, and produce documents efficiently. Blackout focuses on precise redactions and controlled productions, rather than full document review.
Feature Overview
Organize Work by Workspace
Create workspaces to separate matters, projects, or productions.
Control visibility and permissions at the workspace level.
Manage Users and Roles
Invite users and assign role-based permissions.
Add or remove Workspace Admins, Contributors, and Readers from individual workspaces.
Activate, deactivate, or update user roles at any time.
Apply and Manage Redactions
Spreadsheets, CSVs, and TSVs, including Spreadsheet specific elements such as comments, charts, headers, footers, and sheet names.
Use multiple redaction types: black, white, and text-based redactions.
Remove or modify redactions.
Use visibility toggles to verify underlying content before final production.
Prepare, Run, and Share Productions
Create productions with configurable naming strategies, optional date ranges, and Bates numbering.
Run productions to finalize documents, ensuring redactions are burned in, and data is secured.
Share productions with other users directly in Blackout, enabling controlled access and secure CSV export.