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Presidio

An open-source framework for detecting, redacting, masking, and anonymizing sensitive data (PII) across text, images, and structured data. Supports NLP, pattern matching, and customizable pipelines.

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Privacy Security MIT Easy setup 10,115 stars

Overview

Description

Presidio automatically detects and removes sensitive personal data (PII) from text and images, helping organizations meet data privacy compliance requirements. It works out of the box with built-in recognizers for credit card numbers, names, locations, and more, and can be customized for your specific needs. Deploy it in minutes via Python, Docker, or Kubernetes.

Technical scorecard

License

MIT

Commercial use

Yes

OpenAI-compatible API

No

REST API

No

Fine-tuning support

No

Quantization support

No

Docker available

Yes

GUI / no-code available

No

Telemetry

Unknown

Offline after setup

No

Data & Privacy

Does it send data online?

This listing is not marked offline after setup.

Does it store history?

Not verified in this directory yet. Review the upstream docs for persistence, logs, and workspace storage.

License checks?

Commercial use is marked as allowed or likely allowed by the listed license.

Telemetry?

Unknown

Last verified: Jul 22, 2026. Maintainer verification should be treated as directory guidance, not legal advice.

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Setup & Installation

Easy

A developer can usually get this running with standard docs.

# Start with the official project repository
# https://github.com/data-privacy-stack/presidio

Hardware Requirements

Hardware tagsNot specified
LanguagesPython

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