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Philter redacts personally identifiable and protected health information from text, with automated detection and OCR across PDF, DOCX, XLSX, CSV, TXT, RTF, EML, and MSG files. It can mask, encrypt, replace, drop, or pass through detected entities, while policies, custom dictionaries, identifier patterns, and General Purpose, Healthcare, and COVID-19 NLP lenses adapt processing to different text. REST, Java, and generated-language clients support APIs and pipelines. Self-hosted or marketplace deployment, private and air-gapped operation, batch processing, and tamper-evident audit logs suit regulated teams. The open-source toolkit is free; Philter Desktop Commercial costs $100 per user / year.
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Excise
Free plan APILinuxMac+1Cross-platform PDF editing with deep document cleanup — Excise edits PDFs across macOS, Windows, and Linux, removing content streams and scrubbing metadata rather than processing broad text formats.
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LocalRedact
Free plan APILinuxMac+2Private, deterministic PDF redaction with local controls — LocalRedact uses plain-English deterministic rules, local OCR options, and extraction checks instead of Philter's probabilistic text lenses.
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BleachPDF
Free plan Open source LinuxMacSelf-hostedOffline OCR batch redaction of scanned PDFs — BleachPDF converts PDFs to image-only output, applies OCR pattern matching, and verifies hidden text instead of offering Philter's entity actions.
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PDFRedaction
Free plan WebBrowser-based private PII redaction and signing — PDFRedaction processes documents in an isolated browser, detects over 50 PII types, strips cyber threats, and supports signatures.
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PineThink Redact
Free plan MacWindowsLocal document review before removing personal information — PineThink Redact lets users review detections in PDFs, Word files, and scans, with permanent deletion and built-in OCR on desktop.
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Redactable
Free plan APIWebTeam collaboration on cloud document redaction — Redactable adds browser collaboration, storage integrations, certificates, permissions, and cloud document workflows beyond Philter's self-hosted toolkit.
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RedactFile
Free plan APIWebFlexible redaction styles across files and sharing workflows — RedactFile handles PDFs, images, scans, screenshots, and documents with blur, pixelation, labels, removal, cleanup checks, and optional cloud workflows.
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GroupDocs.Redaction
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+5 - 9
GoCalma
Free plan Self-hostedWeb - 10
Redact PDF AI
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3 - 11
Open Redact
Free plan Web - 12
RedactLaw
Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb - 13
pdf-redactor
Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted - 14
Redacta
Free plan Web - 15
AnteRedact
Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb+1 - 16
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SecureRedact (RedactPDF.dev)
Free plan Web - 18
Appligent Redax
Free trial Windows - 19
PII Tools
Free trial APILinuxMac+3 - 20
PrivacyScrubber
Free plan Web - 21
CaseGuard
Paid Self-hostedWindows - 22
VIDIZMO Redactor
Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb - 23
Document Redactor
Paid Self-hostedWeb - 24
PDF Dancer Redaction SDK
Paid APISelf-hosted
An alternative may fit better when work centers on PDFs, scanned pages, macOS, browser processing, visual review, collaboration, or simpler local commands. Philter's probabilistic detection requires validation before production use, and its platform mix excludes macOS and web access. Compare each option's supported files, OCR, redaction permanence, verification, privacy architecture, review workflow, integrations, operating systems, and plan limits. Also weigh whether you need Philter's multiple actions and text-focused APIs or a tool built around document sharing and signing.
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