About OpenRedaction
OpenRedaction is an open-source library for detecting and redacting personally identifiable information (PII) from text. Built with a regex-first approach, it provides fast, deterministic, and transparent PII detection.
Our Mission
We believe that PII redaction should be open, transparent, and privacy-preserving. OpenRedaction gives you complete control over your data with self-hosting options, zero data retention, and fully auditable detection patterns.
Key Features
- 500+ tested regex patterns for comprehensive PII detection
- Open-source and self-hostable for complete data control
- Zero data retention - all processing happens in memory
- Optional AI assist for messy, unstructured text
- Fast, deterministic, and transparent detection
- GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA compliant architecture
Open Source
OpenRedaction is fully open source and available on GitHub. We welcome contributions from the community to improve pattern coverage, add new features, and enhance the library.
Get Started
Try OpenRedaction today with our free playground or install the library to get started.