About the Data Redaction Tool
Hide personal and sensitive data in text before you share it: emails, phone numbers, payment card numbers, Pakistani CNIC and Indian Aadhaar numbers, IBANs and IP addresses are masked automatically.
Key features
- Emails, phone numbers and IP addresses
- Payment card numbers (checksum-verified)
- Pakistani CNIC and Indian Aadhaar numbers
- IBANs
- Choose what to mask, with counts
- Runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded
Hide personal data before you share
Support tickets, logs, chat exports and screenshots often contain other people's personal details. Paste the text, choose what to mask, and copy a safe version.
What gets masked
| Data | Example | Masked |
|---|---|---|
| ali.khan@gmail.com | a***@g***.com | |
| Phone | +92 300 1234567 | +** *** *****67 |
| Card | 4111 1111 1111 1111 | **** **** **** 1111 |
| CNIC | 35202-1234567-1 | *****-******- |
| Aadhaar | 2345 6789 0123 | **** **** 0123 |
| IBAN | PK36SCBL0000001123456702 | PK36****************6702 |
| IP address | 192.168.10.25 | 192.168.. |
Why it matters
Sharing personal data carelessly can break privacy laws such as the EU's GDPR and India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, and exposes people to fraud. Masking data before sharing is a simple habit that prevents most leaks.
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Email extractor, text encryption, and remove EXIF data from photos.
How to use the Data Redaction Tool
- Enter your text, password or settings in the tool above.
- Results appear instantly and are calculated in your browser.
- Read the explanation and warnings under the result.
- Copy what you need. Nothing is uploaded or stored.