Local processing
Detection, masking and restoration take place on your computer.
• CLEAR DROP
Security and privacy
Your documents are processed on your computer.
Clear Drop prepares copies locally. Checking for updates and some licence features may require a network connection; the app does not automatically send your documents to an AI service.
Our commitment
You stay in control of the documents you choose to process and share.
Local processing
Documents are not uploaded automatically
You decide
Privacy
Essential principles
Local document processing
Documents are processed on your device. Update and licence features may communicate with online services.
No usage telemetry
Clear Drop does not include telemetry for document processing.
Limited network features
Update and licence features may communicate with online services.
Encryption
Data and storage
Mapping tables
Mapping tables are stored separately from the processed documents.
Local storage
Clear Drop data is stored on your device.
Access controls
Access protections depend on your operating system and its configuration.
Application data
See the documentation for the location and protections of Clear Drop data.
Isolation
Local processing
Local analysis
The selected document is analysed on your computer. Processing it does not require sending it to an AI service.
Checked before every launch
The analysis integrity is checked before it starts.
Review before sharing
You can review the result before choosing to export it.
Clean export
Before you share
Review the copy
Review the exported document and check its contents before sharing it.
Document formats
Supported formats are listed in the Clear Drop documentation.
Review markers
Review any markers flagged during restoration before using the result.
Control
You stay in control
Human review before every export
You see everything that will be masked before it happens.
Pseudonymization is not anonymization
Clear Drop says so plainly. An AI can read the text around markers, and pseudonymization reduces exposure without removing every re-identification risk.
Explanatory refusals
When something blocks you, Clear Drop explains why and how to move forward.
Software integrity
Product information
macOS distribution
Signing and distribution details will be provided on the download page.
Software dependencies
Components and their versions are tracked in the project.
Software design
Clear Drop is designed to process documents on the user's device.
Licence features
Some licence features may require a network connection.
Coming soon
What is next, and what we will announce when it is ready.
Update checks
Checking for updates may require a network connection.
Signed Windows version
A signed Windows version will be announced when it is ready.
Headers, footers and comments
Elements in Word and OpenDocument files will be protected like the rest.
In full transparency
Clear Drop helps you prepare and control your data on your machine. We do not claim regulatory compliance or guaranteed anonymization.
Read the privacy policy