Local-first processing

How Privacy Toolbox works

Privacy Toolbox provides focused utilities that process pasted text or selected files with code running in your browser for the normal workflow.

Text and structured data

Text tools use pattern matching, while JSON and CSV tools parse structure before masking selected values. These methods are fast but cannot understand every context-specific identifier.

Images and metadata

The screenshot tool draws onto a canvas. The metadata remover decodes visible pixels and exports a new image. The metadata viewer reads selected JPEG, PNG, and WebP structures without claiming forensic completeness.

Checksums and files

The SHA-256 tool uses the Web Crypto API to calculate a digest from local file bytes. Very large files can exceed browser memory and are better handled by operating-system tools.

Verification and limitations

Every result is a draft. Review the output manually, test important files, and follow approved security, legal, medical, and compliance processes for high-risk data.

Relevant utilities

Recommended tools

Read the testing methodology

See what is tested, what is not tested, and how to verify local processing yourself.

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