How to Use Redakt

De-identify a document in five interactive steps

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How It Works

One download. Then fully offline, forever.

DOWNLOAD
One-time model download from GitHub. 6-21 GB depending on model size.
ONE TIME ONLY
DISCONNECT
Internet connection severed. Never used again.
ZERO NETWORK
PROCESS LOCALLY
Documents processed 100% on your machine. CPU only, no GPU needed.
YOUR DATA STAYS
STEP 1

Open a Document

Drag-and-drop or click OPEN. PDF, DOCX, TXT, PNG, JPG are supported.

→ Click OPEN in the demo panel
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REDAKT
OPEN
Drop a file or click OPEN
READY 100% LOCAL
STEP 2

Scan for PII

The local LLM detects names, dates, IDs, and addresses. Everything stays on your computer.

→ Click SCAN in the demo panel
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SCAN
NAME DATE ID LOCATION
READY 100% LOCAL
STEP 3

Review & Toggle

Toggle categories or individual items on/off. Uncheck anything you want to remain visible.

→ Click the category chips to toggle
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NAME DATE ID LOCATION
6 PII 100% LOCAL
STEP 4

Manual Redaction

LLM missed something? Select text and click REDACT to manually redact it.

→ Select text, then click REDACT
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NAME DATE ID LOCATION MANUAL
6 PII 100% LOCAL
STEP 5

Export

Export as TXT, PDF, DOCX, or Markdown. Ready to share.

→ Click EXPORT, then pick a format
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EXPORT
REDACTION COMPLETE 100% LOCAL

Download Redakt

No installation wizards. No dependencies. Download, open, and start de-identifying.

MAC Apple Silicon
MAC Intel
WINDOWS x64
LINUX x64 (.deb)

The app is ~8 MB. Choose from 3 model sizes (6 GB to 21 GB) — downloads automatically on first launch.
macOS: Open the DMG and drag Redakt to Applications.
Windows: Run the installer (.exe) and follow the prompts.
Linux: Install with sudo dpkg -i Redakt_*.deb. RPM also available on GitHub.