Scrubby — Free PII Scrubber and Data Anonymization Tool

Scrubby is a free, browser-based tool for detecting and removing personally identifiable information (PII) from text and files. All processing runs locally in your browser — your data is never uploaded or shared.

Supported File Types

  • PDF (.pdf) — scrub names, emails, SSNs, and more from PDF documents
  • Word documents (.docx) — redact PII from Microsoft Word files including headers and footers
  • Excel spreadsheets (.xlsx) — anonymize sensitive columns in Excel files
  • CSV and TSV — remove PII from comma- and tab-separated data files
  • JSON — detect and replace PII in JSON payloads and API responses
  • XML — scrub personal data from XML documents
  • Plain text, Markdown, YAML, and log files

What PII Does Scrubby Detect?

  • Full names, first names, and last names — detected via NLP and field context
  • Email addresses
  • Phone numbers — US and international formats
  • Social Security Numbers (SSNs)
  • Credit card numbers — Luhn-validated
  • IP addresses
  • Dates and timestamps
  • Street addresses
  • City, state, and country values
  • Zip codes and postal codes
  • Driver's license numbers
  • Usernames and handles
  • UUIDs, tokens, and account IDs

How It Works

Paste text or upload a file. Choose which types of PII to detect and whether to replace them with labels (e.g. [NAME], [EMAIL]), realistic fake data, or custom text. Click Scrub — results appear instantly. Download or copy the anonymized output.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I remove PII from a PDF?

Upload your PDF to Scrubby and click Scrub. Scrubby parses the PDF content, detects personal information, and produces a scrubbed PDF with all PII replaced. The file never leaves your browser.

Can I anonymize a CSV file?

Yes. Scrubby reads column headers as context (a column named "email" triggers email detection) and replaces PII in each row. Download the scrubbed CSV when done.

How do I redact sensitive data from a Word document?

Upload your DOCX to Scrubby. It scans the body, headers, and footers for PII and produces a scrubbed DOCX you can download.

Does Scrubby send my data anywhere?

No. Scrubby runs entirely in your browser. No data is transmitted to any server.

Is Scrubby free?

Yes, Scrubby is completely free to use with no account required.