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PulseGate's liveness check found it on 13 Sep 2026; it is registered on GitHub and PyPI and has been in the index since 28 Jun 2026. How this is checked

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.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Open SourceAGPL-3.0CLISelf-hosted
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2026since

Overview

5 features

Purpose: Removing sensitive personal information from PDF documents in bulk without uploading files to the cloud.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Audience: Privacy-conscious professionals and organizations handling sensitive documents

Inferred · not functionally tested

Functions: data_extraction

Inferred · not functionally tested

Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: indicated (inferred, not tested)

Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: AGPL-3.0 · platforms: CLI · deployment: cli, self_hosted

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Record sources: github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.

redactron is a CLI tools & terminal project. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on removing sensitive personal information from PDF documents in bulk without uploading files to the cloud. Inferred · not functionally tested: redactron is an open-source project aimed at privacy-conscious professionals and organizations handling sensitive documents. Basis unknown · not verified: The project is open source (AGPL-3.0). Basis unknown · not verified: 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. Inferred · not functionally tested: 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.

Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested

  • Batch PDF redaction
  • PII detection
  • Local processing
  • GDPR compliance
  • HIPAA compliance

Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested

Tags
pii-redactionpdf-processinglocal-cli

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CLISelf-hosted

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License
AGPL-3.0
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Frequently asked questions about redactron

What does redactron do?
Inferred · not functionally tested: 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?
Inferred · not functionally tested: redactron is an open-source project built for privacy-conscious professionals and organizations handling sensitive documents.
Is redactron free?
Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — redactron is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does redactron run on?
Basis unknown · not verified: redactron runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
Is redactron still active?
PulseGate's liveness check found it on 13 Sep 2026. Its 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.pdfredactclilocalredactkiprio-redact
Who develops redactron?
redactron is developed by tjndr.
How long has redactron been around?
redactron first shipped in 2026.

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