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Product and access model reviewed from current official sources; workflow and example are editorial suggestions, not a hands-on test.
Official sourceOffline desktop redaction for PDF, Word and Excel: review matches, then permanently black out personal data. Free tier; paid from $29 a month.
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PII Blackout is a desktop app for removing personal information from PDF, Word and Excel files without uploading them.
PII Blackout is a desktop app for removing personal information from PDF, Word and Excel files without uploading them. It scans a file with pattern rules and a PII language model, highlights what it found, and lets you review the matches before permanently blacking them out. Processing happens on your own computer. It runs on Windows and macOS. The operator is named as an individual developer, Shao Shuai.
This example describes a task, not a tested output. Adjust the source material and settings to your own situation.
A small law office opens a contract PDF, lets the app highlight names and ID numbers, removes a false match, and saves a blacked-out copy to share with a client.
Result check: Open the saved file and search it for names and numbers yourself; the site says no software finds every item in every document.
The free tier covers 3 PDFs a day and 15 pages per document. Paid plans start at $29 a month; day and week passes are also sold. The installer is about 1.2 GB. The site says detection is assistive, not legal advice, and cannot promise 100% coverage. The operator is an individual.
Offline processing on your own PC
Works on PDF, Word (.docx) and Excel (.xlsx)
Pattern rules plus a PII language model
Review highlighted matches before redacting
Batch folder processing on paid plans
Seven languages supported
The free tier covers 3 PDFs a day and 15 pages per document. Paid plans start at $29 a month; day and week passes are also sold. The installer is about 1.2 GB. The site says detection is assistive, not legal advice, and cannot promise 100% coverage. The operator is an individual.
Plan information can change. Prices and conditions are set by the provider. Information checked 2026-11-05.
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PII Blackout is a desktop app for removing personal information from PDF, Word and Excel files without uploading them. It scans a file with pattern rules and a PII language model, highlights what it found, and lets you review the matches before permanently blacking them out. Processing happens on your own computer. It runs on Windows and macOS. The operator is named as an individual developer, Shao Shuai.
The free tier covers 3 PDFs a day and 15 pages per document. Paid plans start at $29 a month; day and week passes are also sold. The installer is about 1.2 GB. The site says detection is assistive, not legal advice, and cannot promise 100% coverage. The operator is an individual.
Download and install the desktop app. Open a PDF, Word or Excel file.
Open the saved file and search it for names and numbers yourself; the site says no software finds every item in every document.
Tell us what needs improving. No account or private output required.
Report incorrect information or a broken linkDocumentation-based review · 2026-11-05
Reviewed from the linked official pages. The workflow and example are editorial suggestions; no account-level product test or measured performance comparison was performed.
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