About the Handiwork Paste & Clear PII Scrubber
The Paste & Clear PII Scrubber automatically finds and redacts sensitive information — email addresses, API keys, tokens, and other secrets — from any text you paste. It is perfect for sanitizing logs, bug reports, and code snippets before sharing them publicly or pasting them into a chat or AI tool.
How to use the Handiwork Paste & Clear PII Scrubber
- Paste the text you want to clean.
- Review the highlighted matches that were detected.
- Copy the redacted text, safe to share.
What is PII and why redact it?
PII (Personally Identifiable Information) and secrets include things like email addresses, phone numbers, API keys, and access tokens. Accidentally sharing them in a screenshot, support ticket, or public repository can lead to spam, account takeover, or compliance violations — so removing them first is a simple but important safeguard.
Private by design
Because the scrubbing happens entirely in your browser, the sensitive text you paste is never uploaded anywhere. That matters: a tool that exists to protect secrets should never transmit them.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of data can it detect?
It detects common sensitive patterns such as email addresses, API keys, and tokens. Always review the result to confirm everything sensitive was caught.
Does my pasted text get uploaded?
No. All detection and redaction runs locally in your browser, so nothing is sent to a server.