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PineThink Redact

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What it is

PineThink Redact is a desktop app for finding and removing personal information from PDFs, Word documents, and scans. It detects names, addresses, phone numbers, SSNs, account and card numbers, dates of birth, and medical details, and supports custom terms. Users review detections before removal. Instead of placing a black cover over sensitive text, the app deletes it from the file’s content. Detection, review, and redaction take place on the user’s PC; documents are not uploaded. Built-in OCR reads scanned documents, including image-only PDFs. The free tier permits one document at a time for personal use and needs no account. Premium costs $6.99 a month after a free 14-day trial. It adds folder-based batch redaction, saved settings, custom term lists, per-file audit reports, commercial use, and AI agent access through MCP. The app requires internet for activation and periodic subscription checks, but works offline between checks. PineThink says anonymous usage statistics contain no file content and can be turned off in settings.

Spec sheet

Purpose
Redact detects personal information in PDFs, Word documents, and scans, then lets users review each detection before removal.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pinethink.com
Integrations
Premium includes AI agent access through MCP.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pinethink.com
Support
The maker lists [email protected] as its contact for support-related questions.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pinethink.com
Account and sign-in
The free tier needs no account; Premium requires a PineThink account, which can use a Google sign-in or an emailed code.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pinethink.com
Batch features
Premium supports folder-based batch redaction using saved settings and custom term lists, with per-file audit reports.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pinethink.com
Free tier limit
Free use is limited to one document at a time and is for personal use; commercial use requires Premium.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pinethink.com
Local processing
Detection, review, and redaction happen on the user’s PC, and documents are not uploaded.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pinethink.com
Offline use
The app needs internet to activate and periodically confirm a subscription, but continues working offline between checks.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pinethink.com
PII detection
It detects names, addresses, phone numbers, SSNs, account and card numbers, dates of birth, and medical details, and supports custom terms.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pinethink.com
Privacy telemetry
PineThink’s privacy policy says its apps send anonymous usage statistics that contain no file content and can be turned off in app settings.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pinethink.com
Removal
The app deletes sensitive text from the file’s content rather than covering it with a black rectangle.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pinethink.com
Scans
Built-in OCR reads scanned documents, including image-only PDFs.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pinethink.com
Use cases
The maker lists legal and case files, medical records, HR and finance documents, and FOIA and disclosure as use cases.Read 30 Sep 2026 · pinethink.com

Plans and prices

Free Free Single document redaction · personal use only · no account needed Read 30 Sep 2026 · pinethink.com
Premium $6.99 a month $6.99 a month after a free 14-day trial Batch redaction · saved settings and custom term lists · per-file audit reports · commercial use · AI agent access (MCP) Read 30 Sep 2026 · pinethink.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Documents stay on the user’s PC.
  • OCR reads image-only PDFs.
  • Users review each detection before removal.
  • Premium includes per-file audit reports.

Limits

  • Free use is limited to one document at a time.
  • Free tier is for personal use only.
  • Premium costs $6.99 a month after the trial.
  • Internet is needed for activation and subscription checks.

Who it suits

It suits people handling legal, medical, HR, finance, or disclosure documents who want local review and redaction. Commercial use and folder-based batch processing require Premium.

Verdict

PineThink Redact combines local processing, OCR, and review before removal. The free tier is limited to personal use and a single document at a time; batch processing and commercial use require Premium.

Where Specifiction places it

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