ClipScrub finds and removes personal identifiers (names, dates, contacts, faces) from PDFs, screenshots, documents and screen recordings, then flattens the exported copy so nothing remains underneath the black boxes — unlike Mac Preview's Markup rectangle, which just draws over text that's still selectable. Everything runs on-device; the demo was recorded with Wi-Fi off to prove nothing uploads. It costs $29 one-time after a free 14-day trial, and a CLI version fails closed, refusing to pass text through unredacted if it errors.
What holds up
- +Runs entirely on-device — the demo is recorded with Wi-Fi switched off to prove it
- +Actually deletes underlying content instead of drawing a box over it, unlike Preview's Markup tool
- +One-time $29 purchase after a 14-day trial, not a subscription
- +CLI fails closed — on any error it writes nothing rather than leaking the original text
Mind the limits
- −Mac only — no Windows or Linux version
- −Metadata scanning only catches HIPAA Safe Harbor identifier types, not arbitrary custom fields
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