OpenScrub is an open-source command-line tool for local, GPU-accelerated redaction of video and screen recordings. It enables users to blur, black-box, or mosaic faces, names, and any regex-matchable PII, with support for human review. Designed for developers and privacy engineers, it helps ensure compliance with privacy regulations like GDPR and HIPAA.
OpenScrub is a Video editing product. It focuses on removing sensitive information such as faces and PII from video and screen recordings efficiently on local machines. It is built as an open-source project for developers and privacy engineers handling video data. OpenScrub is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. It runs on the command line, and it can be self-hosted.
Austin Mabry builds and maintains OpenScrub, and the product first shipped in 2026. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 2 commits in the last 90 days. PulseGate's similarity index finds few close equivalents — OpenScrub occupies a relatively distinct niche. Key capabilities include face blur, PII redaction, and regex matching.
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