Automatic PII detection
Scan a PDF or pasted text for emails, SSNs, credit cards, China ID numbers and more
Detection categories
Pure local regex detection — text never goes to any AI or server. Credit cards use Luhn and IDs use mod-11-2 checksums to cut false positives.
Drop a PDF or paste text, and this tool uses purely local regex + checksums to surface personal data: emails, US SSNs, credit/bank card numbers (Luhn-validated to skip random digit strings), China ID numbers (mod-11-2 checksum verified), China mobile numbers, IBANs, IP addresses, and more. Hits are listed so you can redact them next. Zero dependencies, zero uploads, free forever — local regex is actually the most reliable here.
How to use Automatic PII detection
- 1Drop a PDF or paste text — scanned locally, never uploaded
- 2Toggle the PII categories to detect
- 3Review highlighted hits and per-category counts
- 4Head back to the redaction / masking tools to cover them
Why this tool
The broadest coverage is our edge: most competitors only catch email/phone/credit card; we add China ID mod-11-2 validation and credit-card Luhn checks to cut false positives. Pure local regex — your text never goes to any AI or server.
FAQ
- Won't cards and IDs flag tons of random numbers?
- No. Credit cards pass a Luhn mod-10 check, and China IDs pass mod-11-2 checksum plus a birth-date sanity check, so random digit strings are filtered out.
- Is my pasted text sent to an AI?
- No. This is pure local regex detection; the text never leaves your browser.
- Can it detect names and addresses?
- Regex excels at structured PII (card numbers, ID numbers, emails). Unstructured data like names and addresses is harder for regex, so combine with manual review.
Updated 2026-06-09 · PrivScrub