diff --git a/ATTRIBUTION.toml b/ATTRIBUTION.toml
index 3f0515243..57944f400 100644
--- a/ATTRIBUTION.toml
+++ b/ATTRIBUTION.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Greek UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "312db664c98a25a4ed6b098b4849a95da2a29efe8d1a9e039ff47a92d27ccd0e"
+sha256 = "8f2dc597b6f0b05c430260cccfa98e59905ae6badd920ea6982e6a48736e7602"
 
 # ATTRIBUTION.toml: one entry per asset (AGENTS.md §1). The source of truth for provenance and licences.
 # ATTRIBUTION.md is generated from this file: `cargo xtask assets --write`. Checked by `cargo xtask assets` (part of `xtask ci`).
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Simplified Chinese UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "1928f3ee702ac4c5d24bd68d8ea3985920e3405347d46a5c8c636dad1a88f761"
+sha256 = "747fb15896208d759e3c4d4ef243d39ea55f39e7d096a4f0c17f7b8276dd01f7"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Traditional Chinese UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "8b10d4e4bd7ce694afa0653d53148af767f5619dd50637b578e55a3c7e955361"
+sha256 = "4430f20b3dd5e86471fb61d63529695f1b81d7af14cba028aa9e4a7709f2eb51"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv"
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Czech UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "f953308d54011abee040dd192f48a923216dd2a572f1d14dd550dd6ac8ba86df"
+sha256 = "4aef3cd513d168abd15d1760d6e754278e7539e4c02f36770f9eed44dd6e88fd"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv"
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Brazilian Portuguese UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "e01a0ec8da6dffc4dbafe4cc411a7a1ed9cba76bc75b10435818aae04dda0e4f"
+sha256 = "707973b0c7f0e546c84c0ba07b4d828071d24a8318f1287ccbdf065b985ac326"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv"
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Spanish UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "d1414ea5a02fd634b635231e4439b5f279dcc3473869bbd534bc9a70dad6dbd8"
+sha256 = "df205fdfc750a3f9de5a667710506f09fbf5604d632576b0085f8f0560cf1bfd"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv"
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "French UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "234b7850d3067361eb13ec85170f45e5c9708e702b091b529a4c336e9f7b6560"
+sha256 = "50fc9a57a9d301f46d38a812764b4e6e9791fff154297cdaa5240519d281c48b"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv"
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "German UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "0699859ac9c163d408bb6c8273f4d9d0be8e68f6338d2dd156d96fc5a2e411c8"
+sha256 = "cbdd825e664c37a1dc2cf559a63a1ca6fb093a8c1036ccdbbf0738d684e61c8b"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/te.tsv"
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Telugu UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "512ecfeb69f0ebc1caaa58ce30350c63ffa9a80e9222629b69c9d9df413ba499"
+sha256 = "c119f82118264b45e46de6c31f4db3c062c86f35a661b8d2f12170ee11042ddf"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv"
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Italian UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "766362711c5980ba2fae81781f815621afb390db4c47fcfd8a3e77d5f1deb934"
+sha256 = "24132323fb0ab81a96a18c1ed7a7dee719469b3733f0425346fce8f9a8ea8081"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv"
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Polish UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "ea9f02fc204f19e464b802bf32ba090dfac890283883a04eeb066b529cb4d3d1"
+sha256 = "8146db6443af5cb41655aabc415d6bd738259c886dc47eddb4fd88b82f166347"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv"
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Russian UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "e42b97aad738f199698d38ed475aa3eada7ab1765526ef1e8250af3a863768dd"
+sha256 = "6e18893f0cad5d23b72bfcd5e8bbd697143811a4288a71efc87292e7bf1ef39b"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv"
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Hungarian UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "848cc35acaf475c6a532e20cfcefc3f9d4be7570764882bc1becc6ad1d144abb"
+sha256 = "8f4ddb7fec77362d652f4a08f65610ebbf83f1fce1c061dbc347b22bd92c9b23"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv"
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Bulgarian UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "9e65e6297aea35211aff2198700b5596a55d23c67ce8a6d83b7098f49e29b22a"
+sha256 = "f1e021147716496129d887db04f576380f3ed75348dece15cf6446e5e57ef0e9"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/kk.tsv"
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Kazakh UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "5c2e5a2b373e83506025ae2a065a74e5fc34639145e932d9abaf38be650a1b56"
+sha256 = "842fe4d5047359db29f014b23eee4b7c1eb2cb76b0bf13077dcace2c763a17f4"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv"
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Japanese UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "44ac275334de6ccd1ac14c45bd51378c9d86d7fe6060430c16c581cdcf09715c"
+sha256 = "ad4bb29a8c740bc5d9148f93d13e8b548509b107d9612a1a45e2a80decf1b0a8"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv"
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Ukrainian UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "03638838a52bb75bf9bd17d5e050cffdef42c2f4f2eafd61e04953feaf663ff6"
+sha256 = "0fb190f6ee02103b7f06a94ee2ed7764c56ab8b905567d68485b8023b66e3e59"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ar.tsv"
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Arabic UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "df1501a33b15029dac0740994a286809c5ec710195efb3f3c983bd363695cd3f"
+sha256 = "15aa44d01688879b0321f820b0087cbcb9e3924a957cf1457ee9256e42626957"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv"
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Turkish UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "ae494a56449a5e574621219c18d1c45a817a803ccff8a3e8decdbdfe4f5cca21"
+sha256 = "09cf93e500a6a0c461942ceb985731dbcee3ca00bb3160c1af60448a402b1862"
 
 [[asset]]
 path = "crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/lt.tsv"
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Lithuanian UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "e2f03a2c1832fabdc037a5b7d4d314c15d4d7b2b337aeec9b0e92b7584b4a49c"
+sha256 = "10222eaf5a9dd16f5677554f586ed715f10f2c56ccfc8ffcf68f3f90d2e8c61a"
 
 
 [[asset]]
@@ -3363,4 +3363,4 @@ licence = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 licence_file = "LICENSE-MIT"
 kind = "translation"
 usage = "Slovene UI strings, compiled in by crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/mod.rs"
-sha256 = "291a76520d622c7b5ef141e6f0bcaeb3e319974a1390b23179cb14dbcf03a28c"
+sha256 = "dddc56fe8c320dd807c56a5d6450eeb5cdaecc81d9e517b6c1adfe986d688a41"
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
index 53925c008..6c812da70 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
@@ -2452,6 +2452,7 @@ pub fn document_area(app: &mut PdfCraftApp, index: usize, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
         | QuickTool::Snapshot => false,
     };
     let prefs = &app.comment_prefs;
+    let redact_mark = (app.redact_prefs.hover_fill, app.redact_prefs.opacity);
     let units = app.units;
     let allowed = doc.allows_annotation();
     let comments_hidden = doc.comments_hidden();
@@ -2727,7 +2728,7 @@ pub fn document_area(app: &mut PdfCraftApp, index: usize, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
             painter.rect_stroke(r, CornerRadius::ZERO, Stroke::new(0.5, t.border.gamma_multiply(0.8)), egui::StrokeKind::Outside);
 
             // Comments: tools, selection, moving and resizing come before text selection.
-            let pcx = comments::PageCx { page: i, xf: &xf, info, tool, prefs, allowed, hidden: comments_hidden };
+            let pcx = comments::PageCx { page: i, xf: &xf, info, tool, prefs, allowed, hidden: comments_hidden, redact_mark };
             if let QuickTool::Measure(measure_tool) = tool {
                 crate::measure_ui::page_input(ui, &resp, doc, view, &pcx, measure_tool, units);
             }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/commands.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/commands.rs
index 7f974e7d3..e887d1c91 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/commands.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/commands.rs
@@ -454,7 +454,10 @@ impl PdfCraftApp {
                 self.redact_search.found = None;
                 self.dialog = Some(Dialog::RedactSearch);
             }
-            "redact.properties" => self.dialog = Some(Dialog::RedactProps),
+            "redact.properties" => {
+                self.redact_before = Some(self.redact_prefs.clone());
+                self.dialog = Some(Dialog::RedactProps);
+            }
             "redact.apply" => {
                 let marks = active.and_then(|i| self.session.get(self.views[i].id)).map_or(0, |d| d.redaction_marks());
                 if marks == 0 {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/comments.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/comments.rs
index e0a6e23eb..08e2d89c5 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/comments.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/comments.rs
@@ -511,6 +511,9 @@ pub(crate) struct PageCx<'a> {
     pub info: &'a DocInfo,
     pub tool: QuickTool,
     pub prefs: &'a CommentPrefs,
+    /// A redaction mark's fill while the pointer is over it, and its opacity (Redaction Tool
+    /// Properties).
+    pub redact_mark: ([f64; 3], f64),
     /// The document allows commenting.
     pub allowed: bool,
     /// Comments are hidden (Hide all comments): nothing to select.
@@ -556,6 +559,23 @@ impl PageCx<'_> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// A redaction mark's areas: one per marked quad, or its rectangle.
+    fn redact_rects(&self, a: &Annotation) -> Vec<Rect> {
+        if a.quads.is_empty() {
+            return vec![self.screen_rect(a)];
+        }
+        a.quads
+            .iter()
+            .map(|q| {
+                let xs = [q[0], q[2], q[4], q[6]];
+                let ys = [q[1], q[3], q[5], q[7]];
+                let (x0, x1) = (xs.iter().copied().fold(f32::MAX, f32::min), xs.iter().copied().fold(f32::MIN, f32::max));
+                let (y0, y1) = (ys.iter().copied().fold(f32::MAX, f32::min), ys.iter().copied().fold(f32::MIN, f32::max));
+                self.xf.user_rect(self.info, self.page, [x0, y0, x1, y1])
+            })
+            .collect()
+    }
+
     /// The topmost comment under `p`.
     fn hit(&self, p: Pos2) -> Option<&Annotation> {
         self.comments().filter(|a| self.screen_rects(a).iter().any(|r| r.expand(3.0).contains(p))).last()
@@ -1071,6 +1091,18 @@ pub(crate) fn page_after_text(resp: &egui::Response, cx: &PageCx<'_>, view: &mut
 pub(crate) fn paint_page(ui: &egui::Ui, painter: &egui::Painter, cx: &PageCx<'_>, view: &DocView) {
     let cv = &view.comments;
     let pointer = ui.input(|i| i.pointer.hover_pos());
+    // A redaction mark shows its fill while the pointer is over it, as Acrobat's does, so the
+    // marked area reads before anything is applied.
+    if cv.gesture.is_none()
+        && let Some(a) = pointer.and_then(|p| cx.hit(p))
+        && a.subtype == "Redact"
+    {
+        let ([r, g, b], opacity) = cx.redact_mark;
+        let fill = Color32::from_rgba_unmultiplied((r * 255.0) as u8, (g * 255.0) as u8, (b * 255.0) as u8, (opacity.clamp(0.0, 1.0) * 255.0) as u8);
+        for rect in cx.redact_rects(a) {
+            painter.rect_filled(rect, CornerRadius::ZERO, fill);
+        }
+    }
     if cv.gesture.is_none()
         && let Some(a) = pointer.and_then(|p| cx.hit(p))
         && (cx.tool == QuickTool::Select || matches!(cx.tool, QuickTool::Fill(_)) && a.fill_sign)
@@ -1231,7 +1263,7 @@ pub(crate) fn composer(ctx: &egui::Context, view: &mut DocView, info: &DocInfo,
         // Scrolled away: keep the draft until the page is back.
         return None;
     };
-    let cx = PageCx { page, xf: &xf, info, tool: QuickTool::Select, prefs, allowed: true, hidden: false };
+    let cx = PageCx { page, xf: &xf, info, tool: QuickTool::Select, prefs, allowed: true, hidden: false, redact_mark: ([0.89, 0.13, 0.13], 1.0) };
     let anchor = cx.to_screen(c.at);
     let t = Tokens::get(ctx);
     let mut post = false;
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs
index 5e091ee92..7d5f60c79 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs
@@ -537,6 +537,15 @@ fn dialogs(app: &mut PdfCraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context) {
                 let mut prefs = app.redact_prefs.clone();
                 let (ok, cancel) = crate::redact_ui::props_body(ui, &mut prefs, &t);
                 app.redact_prefs = prefs;
+                if ok && app.redact_prefs.remember {
+                    app.redact_defaults = app.redact_prefs.clone();
+                }
+                if cancel && let Some(before) = app.redact_before.take() {
+                    app.redact_prefs = before;
+                }
+                if ok {
+                    app.redact_before = None;
+                }
                 close = ok || cancel;
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ar.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ar.tsv
index ccfcb5b56..0d597de4f 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ar.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ar.tsv
@@ -2415,3 +2415,9 @@ animation effects	Off	معطّلة
 	Crop Image	قص الصورة
 	Remove Crop	إزالة القص
 	Trim the picture with its handles; Enter or Done applies	قص الصورة بمقابضها؛ يطبّق Enter أو تم
+	Redaction mark appearance	مظهر علامة الحجب
+	Outline colour:	لون الحد الخارجي:
+	Fill colour:	لون التعبئة:
+	Shown while the pointer is over a mark.	يظهر أثناء وجود المؤشر فوق علامة.
+	Opacity:	العتامة:
+	Make properties default	جعل الخصائص افتراضية
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv
index 523e3a6ac..4ea97a5aa 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv
@@ -2357,3 +2357,9 @@ animation effects	Off	Изключени
 	Crop Image	Изрязване на изображението
 	Remove Crop	Премахване на изрязването
 	Trim the picture with its handles; Enter or Done applies	Изрежете картината чрез дръжките; Enter или Готово прилага
+	Redaction mark appearance	Вид на маркировката за заличаване
+	Outline colour:	Цвят на контура:
+	Fill colour:	Цвят на запълването:
+	Shown while the pointer is over a mark.	Показва се, докато показалецът е над маркировка.
+	Opacity:	Непрозрачност:
+	Make properties default	Задаване като свойства по подразбиране
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
index 33bd18b3b..97876c3b9 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
@@ -2468,3 +2468,9 @@ animation effects	Off	Vypnuto
 	Crop Image	Oříznout obrázek
 	Remove Crop	Odebrat oříznutí
 	Trim the picture with its handles; Enter or Done applies	Ořízněte obrázek úchyty; Enter nebo Hotovo použije
+	Redaction mark appearance	Vzhled značky začernění
+	Outline colour:	Barva obrysu:
+	Fill colour:	Barva výplně:
+	Shown while the pointer is over a mark.	Zobrazí se, když je ukazatel nad značkou.
+	Opacity:	Neprůhlednost:
+	Make properties default	Nastavit vlastnosti jako výchozí
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
index bed9fdb06..e86d487fd 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
@@ -2395,3 +2395,9 @@ animation effects	Off	Aus
 	Crop Image	Bild zuschneiden
 	Remove Crop	Zuschnitt entfernen
 	Trim the picture with its handles; Enter or Done applies	Bild mit den Griffen zuschneiden; Eingabe oder Fertig übernimmt
+	Redaction mark appearance	Aussehen der Schwärzungsmarkierung
+	Outline colour:	Konturfarbe:
+	Fill colour:	Füllfarbe:
+	Shown while the pointer is over a mark.	Wird angezeigt, solange der Zeiger über einer Markierung ist.
+	Opacity:	Deckkraft:
+	Make properties default	Eigenschaften als Standard festlegen
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
index a8baf4269..f12a55334 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
@@ -2404,3 +2404,9 @@ animation effects	Off	Ανενεργά
 	Crop Image	Περικοπή εικόνας
 	Remove Crop	Κατάργηση περικοπής
 	Trim the picture with its handles; Enter or Done applies	Περικόψτε την εικόνα με τις λαβές της· Enter ή Τέλος για εφαρμογή
+	Redaction mark appearance	Εμφάνιση σήμανσης απαλοιφής
+	Outline colour:	Χρώμα περιγράμματος:
+	Fill colour:	Χρώμα γεμίσματος:
+	Shown while the pointer is over a mark.	Εμφανίζεται όσο ο δείκτης είναι πάνω από μια σήμανση.
+	Opacity:	Αδιαφάνεια:
+	Make properties default	Ορισμός ιδιοτήτων ως προεπιλογή
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
index f3bd6af01..1176902b3 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
@@ -2524,3 +2524,9 @@ animation effects	Off	Desactivados
 	Crop Image	Recortar imagen
 	Remove Crop	Quitar recorte
 	Trim the picture with its handles; Enter or Done applies	Recorta la imagen con sus tiradores; Intro o Hecho lo aplica
+	Redaction mark appearance	Aspecto de la marca de censura
+	Outline colour:	Color del contorno:
+	Fill colour:	Color de relleno:
+	Shown while the pointer is over a mark.	Se muestra mientras el puntero está sobre una marca.
+	Opacity:	Opacidad:
+	Make properties default	Usar como propiedades predeterminadas
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
index efcb04812..1ebdea307 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
@@ -2394,3 +2394,9 @@ animation effects	Off	Désactivés
 	Crop Image	Recadrer l'image
 	Remove Crop	Supprimer le recadrage
 	Trim the picture with its handles; Enter or Done applies	Recadrez l'image avec ses poignées ; Entrée ou Terminé applique
+	Redaction mark appearance	Apparence de la marque de biffure
+	Outline colour:	Couleur du contour :
+	Fill colour:	Couleur de remplissage :
+	Shown while the pointer is over a mark.	Affichée tant que le pointeur survole une marque.
+	Opacity:	Opacité :
+	Make properties default	Définir comme propriétés par défaut
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
index f0f62078c..702d4e3dd 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
@@ -2393,3 +2393,9 @@ animation effects	Off	Ki
 	Crop Image	Kép körülvágása
 	Remove Crop	Körülvágás eltávolítása
 	Trim the picture with its handles; Enter or Done applies	Vágja körül a képet a fogantyúival; Enter vagy Kész alkalmazza
+	Redaction mark appearance	Kitakarási jelölés megjelenése
+	Outline colour:	Körvonal színe:
+	Fill colour:	Kitöltés színe:
+	Shown while the pointer is over a mark.	Akkor látszik, amikor a mutató egy jelölés fölött van.
+	Opacity:	Átlátszatlanság:
+	Make properties default	Tulajdonságok beállítása alapértelmezettként
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
index 46f67d6b9..85065c90b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
@@ -2403,3 +2403,9 @@ animation effects	Off	Disattivati
 	Crop Image	Ritaglia immagine
 	Remove Crop	Rimuovi ritaglio
 	Trim the picture with its handles; Enter or Done applies	Ritaglia l'immagine con le maniglie; Invio o Fatto applica
+	Redaction mark appearance	Aspetto del segno di redazione
+	Outline colour:	Colore contorno:
+	Fill colour:	Colore riempimento:
+	Shown while the pointer is over a mark.	Visibile mentre il puntatore è su un segno.
+	Opacity:	Opacità:
+	Make properties default	Imposta proprietà come predefinite
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
index b4ad39bf8..9db76cf4d 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
@@ -2394,3 +2394,9 @@ animation effects	Off	オフ
 	Crop Image	画像を切り抜き
 	Remove Crop	切り抜きを解除
 	Trim the picture with its handles; Enter or Done applies	ハンドルで画像を切り抜きます。Enter または完了で適用
+	Redaction mark appearance	墨消しマークの外観
+	Outline colour:	枠線の色:
+	Fill colour:	塗りの色:
+	Shown while the pointer is over a mark.	ポインターがマーク上にあるときに表示されます。
+	Opacity:	不透明度:
+	Make properties default	プロパティをデフォルトに設定
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/kk.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/kk.tsv
index 0058907f4..3c492d935 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/kk.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/kk.tsv
@@ -2392,3 +2392,9 @@ animation effects	Off	Өшірулі
 	Crop Image	Суретті қию
 	Remove Crop	Қиюды алып тастау
 	Trim the picture with its handles; Enter or Done applies	Суретті тұтқаларымен қиыңыз; Enter немесе Дайын қолданады
+	Redaction mark appearance	Жасыру белгісінің көрінісі
+	Outline colour:	Контур түсі:
+	Fill colour:	Толтыру түсі:
+	Shown while the pointer is over a mark.	Меңзер белгінің үстінде тұрғанда көрсетіледі.
+	Opacity:	Мөлдірсіздік:
+	Make properties default	Қасиеттерді әдепкі ету
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/lt.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/lt.tsv
index 5b1d5e482..cde7b9914 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/lt.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/lt.tsv
@@ -2638,3 +2638,9 @@ key	Space	Tarpas
 	Crop Image	Apkarpyti vaizdą
 	Remove Crop	Pašalinti apkarpymą
 	Trim the picture with its handles; Enter or Done applies	Apkarpykite paveikslėlį rankenėlėmis; Enter arba Atlikta pritaiko
+	Redaction mark appearance	Užtamsinimo žymės išvaizda
+	Outline colour:	Kontūro spalva:
+	Fill colour:	Užpildo spalva:
+	Shown while the pointer is over a mark.	Rodoma, kol žymeklis yra virš žymės.
+	Opacity:	Nepermatomumas:
+	Make properties default	Nustatyti ypatybes kaip numatytąsias
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
index 204b61a64..daebec973 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
@@ -2374,3 +2374,9 @@ animation effects	Off	Wyłączone
 	Crop Image	Przytnij obraz
 	Remove Crop	Usuń przycięcie
 	Trim the picture with its handles; Enter or Done applies	Przytnij obraz uchwytami; Enter lub Gotowe stosuje
+	Redaction mark appearance	Wygląd znacznika redakcji
+	Outline colour:	Kolor obrysu:
+	Fill colour:	Kolor wypełnienia:
+	Shown while the pointer is over a mark.	Widoczny, gdy wskaźnik jest nad znacznikiem.
+	Opacity:	Krycie:
+	Make properties default	Ustaw właściwości jako domyślne
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
index 82c06d301..3b8d33d56 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
@@ -2408,3 +2408,9 @@ animation effects	Off	Desativados
 	Crop Image	Cortar imagem
 	Remove Crop	Remover corte
 	Trim the picture with its handles; Enter or Done applies	Corte a imagem com as alças; Enter ou Concluído aplica
+	Redaction mark appearance	Aparência da marca de redação
+	Outline colour:	Cor do contorno:
+	Fill colour:	Cor de preenchimento:
+	Shown while the pointer is over a mark.	Mostrada enquanto o ponteiro está sobre uma marca.
+	Opacity:	Opacidade:
+	Make properties default	Tornar propriedades padrão
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
index 7aaddf0e6..386424958 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
@@ -2307,3 +2307,9 @@ animation effects	Off	Выкл
 	Crop Image	Обрезать изображение
 	Remove Crop	Убрать обрезку
 	Trim the picture with its handles; Enter or Done applies	Обрежьте изображение за маркеры; Enter или «Готово» применяет
+	Redaction mark appearance	Вид метки скрытия
+	Outline colour:	Цвет контура:
+	Fill colour:	Цвет заливки:
+	Shown while the pointer is over a mark.	Показывается, пока указатель над меткой.
+	Opacity:	Непрозрачность:
+	Make properties default	Сделать свойства стандартными
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sl.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sl.tsv
index 820186e6a..aca66b0db 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sl.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sl.tsv
@@ -2399,3 +2399,9 @@ animation effects	Off	Izklopljeni
 	Crop Image	Obreži sliko
 	Remove Crop	Odstrani obrezovanje
 	Trim the picture with its handles; Enter or Done applies	Obrežite sliko z ročicami; Enter ali Končano uporabi
+	Redaction mark appearance	Videz oznake za zakritje
+	Outline colour:	Barva obrobe:
+	Fill colour:	Barva polnila:
+	Shown while the pointer is over a mark.	Prikazano, ko je kazalec nad oznako.
+	Opacity:	Prekrivnost:
+	Make properties default	Nastavi lastnosti kot privzete
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/te.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/te.tsv
index f8fc6f4a7..25f2a5ecd 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/te.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/te.tsv
@@ -2307,3 +2307,9 @@ animation effects	Off	ఆఫ్
 	Crop Image	చిత్రాన్ని కత్తిరించు
 	Remove Crop	కత్తిరింపును తీసివేయి
 	Trim the picture with its handles; Enter or Done applies	హ్యాండిల్‌లతో చిత్రాన్ని కత్తిరించండి; Enter లేదా పూర్తయింది వర్తింపజేస్తుంది
+	Redaction mark appearance	రెడాక్షన్ గుర్తు రూపం
+	Outline colour:	అంచు రంగు:
+	Fill colour:	నింపు రంగు:
+	Shown while the pointer is over a mark.	పాయింటర్ గుర్తుపై ఉన్నప్పుడు కనిపిస్తుంది.
+	Opacity:	అపారదర్శకత:
+	Make properties default	లక్షణాలను డిఫాల్ట్‌గా చేయి
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
index 9d03c4371..6ee205caf 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
@@ -2390,3 +2390,9 @@ animation effects	Off	Kapalı
 	Crop Image	Resmi kırp
 	Remove Crop	Kırpmayı kaldır
 	Trim the picture with its handles; Enter or Done applies	Resmi tutamaçlarıyla kırpın; Enter veya Bitti uygular
+	Redaction mark appearance	Karartma işareti görünümü
+	Outline colour:	Kenar rengi:
+	Fill colour:	Dolgu rengi:
+	Shown while the pointer is over a mark.	İşaretçi bir işaretin üzerindeyken gösterilir.
+	Opacity:	Opaklık:
+	Make properties default	Özellikleri varsayılan yap
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
index 7ae401ef2..1af91509d 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
@@ -2416,3 +2416,9 @@ animation effects	Off	Вимкнено
 	Crop Image	Обрізати зображення
 	Remove Crop	Прибрати обрізання
 	Trim the picture with its handles; Enter or Done applies	Обріжте зображення за маркери; Enter або «Готово» застосовує
+	Redaction mark appearance	Вигляд позначки приховування
+	Outline colour:	Колір контуру:
+	Fill colour:	Колір заливки:
+	Shown while the pointer is over a mark.	Показується, поки вказівник над позначкою.
+	Opacity:	Непрозорість:
+	Make properties default	Зробити властивості типовими
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
index f710c1fe4..8a70d693d 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
@@ -2358,3 +2358,9 @@ animation effects	Off	关
 	Crop Image	裁剪图像
 	Remove Crop	移除裁剪
 	Trim the picture with its handles; Enter or Done applies	用控制柄裁剪图片;按 Enter 或“完成”应用
+	Redaction mark appearance	涂黑标记外观
+	Outline colour:	轮廓颜色:
+	Fill colour:	填充颜色:
+	Shown while the pointer is over a mark.	指针位于标记上方时显示。
+	Opacity:	不透明度:
+	Make properties default	将属性设为默认
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
index 607b1bbd7..40335829e 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
@@ -2349,3 +2349,9 @@ animation effects	Off	關
 	Crop Image	裁切影像
 	Remove Crop	移除裁切
 	Trim the picture with its handles; Enter or Done applies	用控點裁切圖片;按 Enter 或「完成」套用
+	Redaction mark appearance	塗黑標記外觀
+	Outline colour:	輪廓色彩:
+	Fill colour:	填滿色彩:
+	Shown while the pointer is over a mark.	指標位於標記上方時顯示。
+	Opacity:	不透明度:
+	Make properties default	將內容設為預設
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
index d8ded6f6f..02ee22d4e 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
@@ -774,6 +774,10 @@ pub struct PdfCraftApp {
     pub field_props: Option<prepare::FieldDraft>,
     pub bulk_field_props: Option<bulk_fields::Draft>,
     pub redact_prefs: RedactPrefs,
+    /// The Redaction Tool Properties kept for the next run (what the last OK with "Make
+    /// properties default" ticked left), and the values before the dialog opened, for Cancel.
+    pub redact_defaults: RedactPrefs,
+    pub redact_before: Option<RedactPrefs>,
     pub redact_pages_draft: RedactPagesDraft,
     pub redact_search: RedactSearchDraft,
     pub hidden_draft: HiddenDraft,
@@ -1039,6 +1043,8 @@ impl PdfCraftApp {
             field_props: None,
             bulk_field_props: None,
             redact_prefs: RedactPrefs::default(),
+            redact_defaults: RedactPrefs::default(),
+            redact_before: None,
             redact_pages_draft: RedactPagesDraft::default(),
             redact_search: RedactSearchDraft::default(),
             hidden_draft: HiddenDraft::default(),
@@ -2140,7 +2146,7 @@ impl PdfCraftApp {
     /// Serialize the user's persistent state (recent files, theme). Local only.
     pub fn persist(&self) -> String {
         let trusted: Vec<String> = self.session.trusted_certificates().iter().map(pdfcraft_engine::sign::x509::to_pem).collect();
-        serde_json::json!({
+        let mut v = serde_json::json!({
             "docking": self.docking,
             "docking_left_open": self.left_open,
             "docking_right": self.right,
@@ -2199,8 +2205,10 @@ impl PdfCraftApp {
             "combine_zoom": self.combine_zoom,
             "comments_panel_closed": self.comments_panel_closed,
             "right_panel_closed": self.right_panel_closed,
-        })
-        .to_string()
+        });
+        // Set apart: one more key inside the macro above passes serde_json's recursion limit.
+        v["redact_prefs"] = self.redact_defaults.to_json();
+        v.to_string()
     }
 
     /// Restore state written by `persist`. Unknown or malformed data is ignored.
@@ -2278,6 +2286,10 @@ impl PdfCraftApp {
         if let Some(size) = v["fill_text_size"].as_f64().and_then(fill_sign::valid_text_size) {
             self.fill_text_size = size;
         }
+        if let Some(prefs) = RedactPrefs::from_json(&v["redact_prefs"]) {
+            self.redact_prefs = prefs.clone();
+            self.redact_defaults = prefs;
+        }
         // Settings are untrusted: an unreadable value (a colour that isn't three bytes, say)
         // fails to deserialize and keeps Off.
         if let Ok(colors) = serde_json::from_value::<pdfcraft_render::ReadingColors>(v["reading_colors"].clone()) {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/redact_ui.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/redact_ui.rs
index 8a431a73d..412fc9599 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/redact_ui.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/redact_ui.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ pub struct RedactPrefs {
     pub codes: Vec<&'static str>,
     /// Overlay text font, size (0 = auto), colour, alignment and repetition.
     pub look: pdfcraft_engine::OverlayLook,
+    /// How an unapplied mark looks on the page: its outline colour (`/C`), the fill shown while
+    /// the pointer is over it (a preference, not written to the file) and its opacity (`/CA`).
+    pub outline: Rgb,
+    pub hover_fill: Rgb,
+    pub opacity: f64,
+    /// "Make properties default": OK also keeps these values for the next run. Off, they last
+    /// for this run only and the saved defaults stay what they were.
+    pub remember: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for RedactPrefs {
@@ -39,6 +47,10 @@ impl Default for RedactPrefs {
             code_set: REDACTION_CODE_SETS[0],
             codes: Vec::new(),
             look: Default::default(),
+            outline: [0.89, 0.13, 0.13],
+            hover_fill: [0.89, 0.13, 0.13],
+            opacity: 1.0,
+            remember: true,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -57,8 +69,102 @@ impl RedactPrefs {
         let shape = Shape::Redact { quads, overlay: self.overlay_text(), look: self.look };
         let mut style = Style::default_for(&shape);
         style.fill = self.fill;
+        style.color = self.outline;
+        style.opacity = self.opacity.clamp(0.0, 1.0);
         Edit::AddAnnotation(NewAnnotation { page, shape, style, contents: String::new(), author: author.to_string() })
     }
+
+    /// The settings as saved between runs (`"redact_prefs"` in the settings file): the values
+    /// the dialog's last OK with "Make properties default" ticked left.
+    pub fn to_json(&self) -> serde_json::Value {
+        serde_json::json!({
+            "fill": self.fill,
+            "use_overlay": self.use_overlay,
+            "overlay": self.overlay,
+            "use_code": self.use_code,
+            "code_set": self.code_set.id,
+            "codes": self.codes,
+            "font": self.look.font.resource(),
+            "size": self.look.size,
+            "color": self.look.color,
+            "align": self.look.align,
+            "repeat": self.look.repeat,
+            "outline": self.outline,
+            "hover_fill": self.hover_fill,
+            "opacity": self.opacity,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Settings are untrusted: each value is taken only when it reads as what it should be;
+    /// anything else keeps the default. `None` when nothing was saved.
+    pub fn from_json(v: &serde_json::Value) -> Option<Self> {
+        if !v.is_object() {
+            return None;
+        }
+        let rgb = |x: &serde_json::Value| -> Option<Rgb> {
+            let a = x.as_array()?;
+            if a.len() != 3 {
+                return None;
+            }
+            let mut out = [0.0f64; 3];
+            for (slot, n) in out.iter_mut().zip(a) {
+                *slot = n.as_f64().filter(|n| (0.0..=1.0).contains(n))?;
+            }
+            Some(out)
+        };
+        let mut d = Self::default();
+        // `"fill": null` is a saved "no colour"; a missing or malformed fill keeps the default.
+        match v.get("fill") {
+            Some(serde_json::Value::Null) => d.fill = None,
+            Some(x) => {
+                if let Some(c) = rgb(x) {
+                    d.fill = Some(c);
+                }
+            }
+            None => {}
+        }
+        if let Some(b) = v["use_overlay"].as_bool() {
+            d.use_overlay = b;
+        }
+        if let Some(t) = v["overlay"].as_str() {
+            d.overlay = t.chars().take(1000).collect();
+        }
+        if let Some(b) = v["use_code"].as_bool() {
+            d.use_code = b;
+        }
+        if let Some(set) = v["code_set"].as_str().and_then(RedactionCodeSet::from_id) {
+            d.code_set = set;
+        }
+        if let Some(codes) = v["codes"].as_array() {
+            // Only codes of the saved set, each once, in the set's order.
+            d.codes = d.code_set.codes.iter().copied().filter(|c| codes.iter().any(|x| x.as_str() == Some(c))).collect();
+        }
+        if let Some(f) = v["font"].as_str() {
+            d.look.font = pdfcraft_engine::OverlayFont::from_resource(f);
+        }
+        if let Some(n) = v["size"].as_f64().filter(|n| (0.0..=400.0).contains(n)) {
+            d.look.size = n;
+        }
+        if let Some(c) = rgb(&v["color"]) {
+            d.look.color = c;
+        }
+        if let Some(a) = v["align"].as_u64().filter(|a| *a <= 2) {
+            d.look.align = a as u8;
+        }
+        if let Some(b) = v["repeat"].as_bool() {
+            d.look.repeat = b;
+        }
+        if let Some(c) = rgb(&v["outline"]) {
+            d.outline = c;
+        }
+        if let Some(c) = rgb(&v["hover_fill"]) {
+            d.hover_fill = c;
+        }
+        if let Some(o) = v["opacity"].as_f64().filter(|o| (0.0..=1.0).contains(o)) {
+            d.opacity = o;
+        }
+        Some(d)
+    }
 }
 
 /// Redact pages: which pages to mark.
@@ -327,107 +433,146 @@ pub(crate) fn search_body(ui: &mut egui::Ui, d: &mut SearchDraft, t: &Tokens) ->
 
 /// Redaction Tool Properties. Returns (apply, cancel).
 pub(crate) fn props_body(ui: &mut egui::Ui, d: &mut RedactPrefs, _t: &Tokens) -> (bool, bool) {
-    ui.set_width(380.0);
+    ui.set_width(780.0);
     ui.label(egui::RichText::new(tl!("Redaction Tool Properties")).font(crate::theme::semibold(18.0)));
     ui.add_space(8.0);
-    egui::Grid::new("redact-props").num_columns(2).spacing([12.0, 10.0]).show(ui, |ui| {
-        ui.label(tl!("Redacted area fill colour:"));
-        ui.horizontal(|ui| {
-            let mut none = d.fill.is_none();
-            if ui.add(widgets::checkbox(&mut none, tl!("No colour"))).changed() {
-                d.fill = if none { None } else { Some([0.0, 0.0, 0.0]) };
-            }
-        });
-        ui.end_row();
-        ui.label("");
-        if let Some(c) = crate::comments::swatch_grid(ui, d.fill) {
-            d.fill = Some(c);
-        }
-        ui.end_row();
-        ui.label("");
-        ui.add(widgets::checkbox(&mut d.use_overlay, tl!("Use overlay text")));
-        ui.end_row();
-        let on = d.use_overlay;
-        let l = ui.add_enabled(on, widgets::radio(!d.use_code, tl!("Custom text:")));
-        if l.clicked() {
-            d.use_code = false;
-        }
-        ui.add_enabled(on && !d.use_code, crate::widgets::line(&mut d.overlay).desired_width(220.0)).labelled_by(l.id);
-        ui.end_row();
-        if ui.add_enabled(on, widgets::radio(d.use_code, tl!("Redaction code:"))).clicked() {
-            d.use_code = true;
-        }
-        let codes_on = on && d.use_code;
-        ui.add_enabled_ui(codes_on, |ui| {
-            egui::ComboBox::from_id_salt("redaction-code-set").selected_text(d.code_set.name).show_ui(ui, |ui| {
-                for set in REDACTION_CODE_SETS {
-                    if ui.selectable_label(d.code_set == set, set.name).clicked() && d.code_set != set {
-                        d.code_set = set;
-                        d.codes.clear();
-                    }
-                }
-            });
-        });
-        ui.end_row();
-        for row in d.code_set.codes.chunks(4) {
-            ui.label("");
-            ui.add_enabled_ui(codes_on, |ui| {
+    // Two columns, so three colour grids fit a short window: the redacted result and its
+    // overlay text on the left, the mark's own look (Acrobat's third group) on
+    // the right.
+    ui.horizontal_top(|ui| {
+        ui.vertical(|ui| {
+            ui.set_width(380.0);
+            egui::Grid::new("redact-props").num_columns(2).spacing([12.0, 10.0]).show(ui, |ui| {
+                ui.label(tl!("Redacted area fill colour:"));
                 ui.horizontal(|ui| {
-                    for &code in row {
-                        let mut picked = d.codes.contains(&code);
-                        if ui.add_sized([62.0, 18.0], widgets::checkbox(&mut picked, code)).changed() {
-                            d.codes.retain(|c| *c != code);
-                            if picked {
-                                d.codes.push(code);
-                            }
-                        }
+                    let mut none = d.fill.is_none();
+                    if ui.add(widgets::checkbox(&mut none, tl!("No colour"))).changed() {
+                        d.fill = if none { None } else { Some([0.0, 0.0, 0.0]) };
                     }
                 });
-            });
-            ui.end_row();
-        }
-        let look = &mut d.look;
-        ui.label(tl!("Font:"));
-        ui.add_enabled_ui(on, |ui| {
-            egui::ComboBox::from_id_salt("overlay-font").selected_text(look.font.name()).show_ui(ui, |ui| {
-                for f in pdfcraft_engine::OverlayFont::ALL {
-                    ui.selectable_value(&mut look.font, f, f.name());
+                ui.end_row();
+                ui.label("");
+                if let Some(c) = crate::comments::swatch_grid(ui, d.fill) {
+                    d.fill = Some(c);
                 }
+                ui.end_row();
+                ui.label("");
+                ui.add(widgets::checkbox(&mut d.use_overlay, tl!("Use overlay text")));
+                ui.end_row();
+                let on = d.use_overlay;
+                let l = ui.add_enabled(on, widgets::radio(!d.use_code, tl!("Custom text:")));
+                if l.clicked() {
+                    d.use_code = false;
+                }
+                ui.add_enabled(on && !d.use_code, crate::widgets::line(&mut d.overlay).desired_width(220.0)).labelled_by(l.id);
+                ui.end_row();
+                if ui.add_enabled(on, widgets::radio(d.use_code, tl!("Redaction code:"))).clicked() {
+                    d.use_code = true;
+                }
+                let codes_on = on && d.use_code;
+                ui.add_enabled_ui(codes_on, |ui| {
+                    egui::ComboBox::from_id_salt("redaction-code-set").selected_text(d.code_set.name).show_ui(ui, |ui| {
+                        for set in REDACTION_CODE_SETS {
+                            if ui.selectable_label(d.code_set == set, set.name).clicked() && d.code_set != set {
+                                d.code_set = set;
+                                d.codes.clear();
+                            }
+                        }
+                    });
+                });
+                ui.end_row();
+                for row in d.code_set.codes.chunks(4) {
+                    ui.label("");
+                    ui.add_enabled_ui(codes_on, |ui| {
+                        ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+                            for &code in row {
+                                let mut picked = d.codes.contains(&code);
+                                if ui.add_sized([62.0, 18.0], widgets::checkbox(&mut picked, code)).changed() {
+                                    d.codes.retain(|c| *c != code);
+                                    if picked {
+                                        d.codes.push(code);
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        });
+                    });
+                    ui.end_row();
+                }
+                let look = &mut d.look;
+                ui.label(tl!("Font:"));
+                ui.add_enabled_ui(on, |ui| {
+                    egui::ComboBox::from_id_salt("overlay-font").selected_text(look.font.name()).show_ui(ui, |ui| {
+                        for f in pdfcraft_engine::OverlayFont::ALL {
+                            ui.selectable_value(&mut look.font, f, f.name());
+                        }
+                    });
+                });
+                ui.end_row();
+                ui.label(tl!("Font size:"));
+                ui.add_enabled_ui(on, |ui| {
+                    ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+                        let mut auto = look.size <= 0.0;
+                        if ui.add(widgets::checkbox(&mut auto, tl!("Auto-size text to fit redaction region"))).changed() {
+                            look.size = if auto { 0.0 } else { 10.0 };
+                        }
+                        if !auto {
+                            ui.add(egui::DragValue::new(&mut look.size).range(2.0..=144.0).suffix(" pt"));
+                        }
+                    });
+                });
+                ui.end_row();
+                ui.label(tl!("Font colour:"));
+                ui.add_enabled_ui(on, |ui| {
+                    if let Some(c) = crate::comments::swatch_grid(ui, Some(look.color)) {
+                        look.color = c;
+                    }
+                });
+                ui.end_row();
+                ui.label("");
+                ui.add_enabled(on, widgets::checkbox(&mut look.repeat, tl!("Repeat overlay text")));
+                ui.end_row();
+                ui.label(tl!("Text alignment:"));
+                ui.add_enabled_ui(on, |ui| {
+                    ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+                        for (a, label) in [(0u8, tl!("Left")), (1, tl!("Center")), (2, tl!("Right"))] {
+                            widgets::radio_value(ui, &mut look.align, a, label);
+                        }
+                    });
+                });
+                ui.end_row();
             });
         });
-        ui.end_row();
-        ui.label(tl!("Font size:"));
-        ui.add_enabled_ui(on, |ui| {
-            ui.horizontal(|ui| {
-                let mut auto = look.size <= 0.0;
-                if ui.add(widgets::checkbox(&mut auto, tl!("Auto-size text to fit redaction region"))).changed() {
-                    look.size = if auto { 0.0 } else { 10.0 };
+        // No separator here: in a horizontal layout it would stretch to the window's bottom.
+        ui.add_space(28.0);
+        ui.vertical(|ui| {
+            ui.set_width(340.0);
+            ui.label(egui::RichText::new(tl!("Redaction mark appearance")).strong());
+            ui.add_space(6.0);
+            egui::Grid::new("redact-mark").num_columns(2).spacing([12.0, 10.0]).show(ui, |ui| {
+                ui.label(tl!("Outline colour:"));
+                if let Some(c) = crate::comments::swatch_grid(ui, Some(d.outline)) {
+                    d.outline = c;
                 }
-                if !auto {
-                    ui.add(egui::DragValue::new(&mut look.size).range(2.0..=144.0).suffix(" pt"));
+                ui.end_row();
+                ui.label(tl!("Fill colour:"));
+                ui.vertical(|ui| {
+                    if let Some(c) = crate::comments::swatch_grid(ui, Some(d.hover_fill)) {
+                        d.hover_fill = c;
+                    }
+                    ui.label(egui::RichText::new(tl!("Shown while the pointer is over a mark.")).weak().size(11.5));
+                });
+                ui.end_row();
+                ui.label(tl!("Opacity:"));
+                let mut pct = d.opacity * 100.0;
+                if ui.add(egui::Slider::new(&mut pct, 10.0..=100.0).suffix("%")).changed() {
+                    d.opacity = (pct / 100.0).clamp(0.1, 1.0);
                 }
+                ui.end_row();
+                ui.label("");
+                ui.add(widgets::checkbox(&mut d.remember, tl!("Make properties default")));
+                ui.end_row();
             });
         });
-        ui.end_row();
-        ui.label(tl!("Font colour:"));
-        ui.add_enabled_ui(on, |ui| {
-            if let Some(c) = crate::comments::swatch_grid(ui, Some(look.color)) {
-                look.color = c;
-            }
-        });
-        ui.end_row();
-        ui.label("");
-        ui.add_enabled(on, widgets::checkbox(&mut look.repeat, tl!("Repeat overlay text")));
-        ui.end_row();
-        ui.label(tl!("Text alignment:"));
-        ui.add_enabled_ui(on, |ui| {
-            ui.horizontal(|ui| {
-                for (a, label) in [(0u8, tl!("Left")), (1, tl!("Center")), (2, tl!("Right"))] {
-                    widgets::radio_value(ui, &mut look.align, a, label);
-                }
-            });
-        });
-        ui.end_row();
     });
     ui.add_space(12.0);
     buttons(ui, "OK", true)
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_group/redact.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_group/redact.rs
index 76e075d08..c2d150e11 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_group/redact.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_group/redact.rs
@@ -107,6 +107,95 @@ fn redaction_codes_become_the_overlay_text() {
     assert_eq!(h.state().redact_prefs.overlay_text(), "CONFIDENTIAL", "custom text is kept while codes are used");
 }
 
+/// The Redaction Tool Properties are the next run's too, like every other tool's defaults
+/// (Acrobat's "Make Properties Default" without the box): fill, overlay text or codes, the
+/// text's look, and the mark's outline colour and opacity all come back from the settings.
+#[test]
+fn redaction_properties_survive_a_restart() {
+    let mut h = harness();
+    {
+        let p = &mut h.state_mut().redact_prefs;
+        p.fill = None;
+        p.use_overlay = true;
+        p.use_code = true;
+        p.code_set = pdfcraft_engine::REDACTION_CODE_SETS[0];
+        p.codes = vec!["(b)(6)", "(b)(7)(C)"];
+        p.overlay = "CONFIDENTIAL".into();
+        p.look.font = pdfcraft_engine::OverlayFont::Courier;
+        p.look.size = 12.0;
+        p.look.color = [0.0, 0.0, 1.0];
+        p.look.align = 2;
+        p.look.repeat = true;
+        p.outline = [0.0, 0.5, 0.0];
+        p.hover_fill = [1.0, 1.0, 0.0];
+        p.opacity = 0.4;
+    }
+    // The defaults are what OK with "Make properties default" ticked leaves: go through the
+    // dialog.
+    assert!(h.state_mut().execute("redact.properties"));
+    h.run_steps(6);
+    h.get_by_label("Make properties default");
+    h.get_by_label("OK").click();
+    h.run_steps(2);
+    let json = h.state().persist();
+    let mut fresh = PdfCraftApp::new();
+    fresh.restore(&json);
+    let p = &fresh.redact_prefs;
+    assert_eq!(p.fill, None, "no colour is a saved choice, not a missing one");
+    assert_eq!(p.overlay_text(), "(b)(6), (b)(7)(C)");
+    assert_eq!(p.overlay, "CONFIDENTIAL");
+    assert_eq!(p.look.font, pdfcraft_engine::OverlayFont::Courier);
+    assert_eq!((p.look.size, p.look.color, p.look.align, p.look.repeat), (12.0, [0.0, 0.0, 1.0], 2, true));
+    assert_eq!((p.outline, p.hover_fill, p.opacity), ([0.0, 0.5, 0.0], [1.0, 1.0, 0.0], 0.4));
+    // The next mark takes the outline and opacity.
+    let pdfcraft_engine::Edit::AddAnnotation(a) = p.mark(0, vec![pdfcraft_engine::rect_quad([10.0, 10.0, 50.0, 30.0])], "T") else {
+        panic!("a mark adds an annotation")
+    };
+    assert_eq!((a.style.color, a.style.opacity, a.style.fill), ([0.0, 0.5, 0.0], 0.4, None));
+    // Settings are untrusted: a bad colour, an unknown code set and a code outside the set are
+    // dropped, the rest kept.
+    let mut odd = PdfCraftApp::new();
+    odd.restore(
+        r#"{"redact_prefs":{"outline":[2,0,0],"opacity":0.7,"code_set":"nope","codes":["(b)(6)","bogus"],"use_overlay":true,"use_code":true}}"#,
+    );
+    let p = &odd.redact_prefs;
+    assert_eq!((p.outline, p.opacity), ([0.89, 0.13, 0.13], 0.7));
+    assert_eq!(p.code_set.id, pdfcraft_engine::REDACTION_CODE_SETS[0].id);
+    assert_eq!(p.overlay_text(), "(b)(6)");
+}
+
+/// "Make properties default" off: OK keeps the values for this run only, the saved defaults
+/// stay what they were; Cancel puts back what the dialog opened with.
+#[test]
+fn redaction_properties_for_this_run_only_and_cancel() {
+    let mut h = harness();
+    assert!(h.state_mut().execute("redact.properties"));
+    h.run_steps(6);
+    h.get_by_label("Redaction mark appearance");
+    h.get_by_label("Outline colour:");
+    h.get_by_label("Fill colour:");
+    h.get_by_label("Opacity:");
+    h.get_by_label("Make properties default").click();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    assert!(!h.state().redact_prefs.remember);
+    h.state_mut().redact_prefs.outline = [0.0, 0.0, 1.0];
+    h.get_by_label("OK").click();
+    h.run_steps(2);
+    assert_eq!(h.state().redact_prefs.outline, [0.0, 0.0, 1.0], "used for this run");
+    assert_eq!(h.state().redact_defaults.outline, [0.89, 0.13, 0.13], "not made the default");
+    let mut fresh = PdfCraftApp::new();
+    fresh.restore(&h.state().persist());
+    assert_eq!(fresh.redact_prefs.outline, [0.89, 0.13, 0.13], "the next run starts from the saved defaults");
+    // Cancel discards the edits made while the dialog was open.
+    assert!(h.state_mut().execute("redact.properties"));
+    h.run_steps(2);
+    h.state_mut().redact_prefs.opacity = 0.2;
+    h.get_by_label("Cancel").click();
+    h.run_steps(2);
+    assert_eq!(h.state().redact_prefs.opacity, 1.0, "cancelled");
+    assert_eq!(h.state().redact_prefs.outline, [0.0, 0.0, 1.0], "the run's values stay");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn redacting_an_imported_word_list() {
     let memo = pdfcraft_engine::Session::new().create_from_text("memo", "Call Ada today\nAda is private\nPublic line").unwrap().to_vec();
diff --git a/parity/acrobat-features.toml b/parity/acrobat-features.toml
index 2df880e85..00bbaf401 100644
--- a/parity/acrobat-features.toml
+++ b/parity/acrobat-features.toml
@@ -5653,11 +5653,11 @@ title = "Redaction fill colour and overlay text"
 area = "G"
 tier = "P0"
 milestone = "M8"
-status = "partial"
+status = "shipped"
 commands = ["redact.properties"]
 tools = ["redact_mark"]
-evidence = ["crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_group/redact.rs::marking_applying_and_clearing", "crates/redact/src/tests.rs::overlay_text_takes_its_font_size_colour_alignment_and_repeats"]
-notes = "fill colour or none; overlay text with font, size or auto-size, colour, alignment and repeat, or redaction codes (protect.redaction-codes)"
+evidence = ["crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_group/redact.rs::marking_applying_and_clearing", "crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_group/redact.rs::redaction_properties_survive_a_restart", "crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_group/redact.rs::redaction_properties_for_this_run_only_and_cancel", "crates/redact/src/tests.rs::overlay_text_takes_its_font_size_colour_alignment_and_repeats"]
+notes = "Acrobat's three groups: redacted area fill colour or none; overlay text with font, size or auto-size, colour, alignment and repeat, or redaction codes (protect.redaction-codes); Redaction mark appearance: outline colour (/C), fill colour shown while the pointer is over a mark (a preference, not written), opacity (/CA). Make properties default: ticked, OK keeps the values for the next run (settings \"redact_prefs\"); unticked, this run only and the saved defaults stay; Cancel puts back what the dialog opened with."
 
 [[feature]]
 id = "protect.redaction-codes"