Who is redactron for?

redactron is an open-source project built for privacy-conscious professionals and organizations handling sensitive documents.

Yes — redactron is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license and free to use.

What platforms does redactron run on?

redactron runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.

Is redactron still active?

The GitHub repository shows 57 commits in the last 90 days.

What projects are similar to redactron?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include pdfredactcli, localredact, and kiprio-redact.

Who develops redactron?

redactron is developed by tjndr.

How long has redactron been around?

redactron first shipped in 2026.

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redactron

Name: redactron
Author: tjndr

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redactron is an open-source command-line tool for locally redacting personally identifiable information (PII) from PDF files in batch mode. It helps organizations and individuals comply with privacy regulations like GDPR and HIPAA by ensuring sensitive data is removed without cloud uploads.

Open SourceAGPL-3.0CLISelf-hosted

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2026since

Overview

5 features

redactron is a CLI tools & terminal project. It focuses on removing sensitive personal information from PDF documents in bulk without uploading files to the cloud. redactron is an open-source project aimed at privacy-conscious professionals and organizations handling sensitive documents. The project is open source (AGPL-3.0). It runs on the command line, and it can be self-hosted.

tjndr builds and maintains redactron, and it first shipped in 2026. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 57 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 5 catalogued features are Batch PDF redaction, PII detection, and local processing.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Batch PDF redaction
PII detection
Local processing
GDPR compliance
HIPAA compliance

Built with & integrations

Runs on

CLISelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

License

AGPL-3.0

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierGitHub · ★ 1Active maintenance

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Frequently asked questions about redactron

What does redactron do?: Redactron focuses on removing sensitive personal information from PDF documents in bulk without uploading files to the cloud. It is catalogued under CLI tools & terminal on PulseGate.
Who is redactron for?: redactron is an open-source project built for privacy-conscious professionals and organizations handling sensitive documents.
Is redactron free?: Yes — redactron is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does redactron run on?: redactron runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
Is redactron still active?: The GitHub repository shows 57 commits in the last 90 days.
What projects are similar to redactron?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include pdfredactcli, localredact, and kiprio-redact.pdfredactcli localredact kiprio-redact
Who develops redactron?: redactron is developed by tjndr.
How long has redactron been around?: redactron first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Platforms: Cli
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 1
License: AGPL-3.0
Built for: Privacy-conscious professionals and organizations handling sensitive documents
Model: Open source
Solves: Removing sensitive personal information from PDF documents in bulk without uploading files to the cloud.

Registered as

GitHub: tjndr/redactron
PyPI: redactron

Developer

tjndr

Solo developer

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 1
Forks: 0
Open issues: 0
Last commit: 4 May 2026
Commits 90d: 57
Contributors: 1
Authorship: Solo
Default branch: main

Index record

Indexed: 28 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 28 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: redactron-pypi-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 28 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
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Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Canonical URL: https://github.com/tjndr/redactron

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