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What is RedMatiq?

RedMatiq is a document redaction tool that runs entirely on your Mac. It detects sensitive information in your documents and replaces it with neutral placeholders before you share or analyze them.

The Core Principle

Sensitive data should never leave your device unprotected. RedMatiq enforces this by design:

• Detection happens locally. A multilingual AI model runs on your Mac to identify names, addresses, emails, phone numbers, and other personal data. No cloud services are involved.
• You review before anything is shared. Every detection is shown in the Privacy Inspector. You decide what gets redacted and what stays.
• Only sanitized content leaves your device. When you export a file or use the AI chat, the original sensitive data has already been replaced with placeholders.

Pseudonymization, Not Deletion

RedMatiq doesn't black out text. It replaces sensitive values with structured placeholders like <PERSON_1> or <ORGANISATION_2>. This preserves document structure and meaning while removing identifying details. AI tools can still understand context and relationships; they just don't see the real names.

Consistency Across Documents

When you work with multiple files in a dossier, RedMatiq maintains consistent mappings. If "John Smith" becomes <PERSON_1> in one document, he'll be <PERSON_1> in every document. Relationships between entities remain intact across your entire project.

Seamless Translation

RedMatiq acts as a translation layer between you and the outside world. Externally, everything is pseudonymized: AI tools, exported files, and MCP integrations only ever see placeholders. Internally, you always read and work with the original text.

This works in both directions. When you send a document to the AI chat, RedMatiq replaces real names with placeholders before transmission. When the AI responds using those placeholders, RedMatiq restores them to the original names for display. You read a natural conversation; the AI never saw the real data.

Getting Started

RedMatiq is designed to make redaction simple and secure. Here's how to process your first document:

1. Import: Click "Open File" or drag and drop a PDF, Word, or text file into the window.
2. Wait for detection: RedMatiq scans the document locally using AI models to identify sensitive entities.
3. Review: Use the Privacy Inspector to see what was detected. Toggle items on or off, or add manual redactions.
4. Export or Chat: Export a sanitized PDF or Markdown file, or use the AI chat to analyze the document without exposing sensitive data.

All processing happens on your Mac. Nothing leaves your device until you explicitly export or use the chat.

Supported File Types

RedMatiq supports a wide range of professional document formats:

• PDF Documents: Full structure retention via advanced document parsing.
• Microsoft Word: .docx files with formatting preserved.
• Microsoft Excel: .xlsx spreadsheets.
• Microsoft PowerPoint: .pptx presentations.
• Text Files: Plain .txt and Markdown .md files.

Text is extracted and displayed in a clean, readable format. Tables and lists are preserved where possible.

Automatic Detection

Our Named Entity Recognition (NER) is powered by a multilingual BERT model that runs entirely on your device. It understands context, distinguishing between a common word and a person's name with high accuracy.

Detected Entity Types

• Person Names: Full names, first and last names, nicknames.
• Locations: Addresses, cities, countries, regions, postal codes.
• Organizations: Company names, institutions, agencies.
• Email Addresses: Personal and professional emails.
• Phone Numbers: Mobile, landline, and international formats.
• Dates: Birth dates, contract dates, timestamps.
• Credit Card Numbers: Visa, MasterCard, Amex, and others.
• Bank Accounts: IBAN, SWIFT codes, routing numbers.
• URLs: Web addresses that may reveal sensitive information.
• ID Numbers: National IDs, passports, tax IDs, license numbers.

Detection runs once when you import a document. Results appear in the Privacy Inspector within seconds.

Manual Redaction

Automatic detection catches most sensitive data, but you have full control to add more.

Adding Manual Redactions

1. Select any text in the document editor.
2. Right-click and choose "Add Redaction" or use the keyboard shortcut.
3. Choose the entity type from the dropdown (Person, Organization, Location, etc.).
4. The redaction is applied immediately and added to the Privacy Inspector.

Consistency Propagation

When you manually redact a term, RedMatiq automatically finds every other occurrence of that exact text in the document. All instances are redacted with the same placeholder, ensuring consistency without extra work.

Privacy Inspector

The Privacy Inspector is your control center for managing redactions. It appears in the right sidebar and shows every detected and manually added entity.

Features

• Entity List: See every sensitive item with its original value and placeholder (e.g., "John Smith" → <PERSON_1>).
• Toggle Control: Turn individual redactions on or off with a click.
• Type Filtering: Filter the list by entity type to focus on specific categories.
• Quick-Add: Add new entities directly from the Inspector header.
• Click to Navigate: Click any entity to jump to its location in the document.

View Modes

Preview exactly what your output will look like before exporting or sharing:

• Full Text: The original document with sensitive data highlighted.
• Pseudonymized: Sensitive terms replaced with placeholders like <PERSON_1>. Document structure and relationships are preserved.
• Anonymized: A fully sanitized view ready for export or AI analysis.

Switch between modes using the toolbar. What you see is what gets exported or sent to AI.

Dossiers and Batch Processing

RedMatiq organizes your work into dossiers, which can contain one or many documents.

Working with Dossiers

• Create a Dossier: Drag a folder onto the RedMatiq window, or import multiple files at once.
• Consistent Redaction: Entities are shared across all documents in a dossier. If "John Smith" appears in three files, he becomes <PERSON_1> everywhere.
• Navigator: The left sidebar shows all dossiers and their documents. Click to switch between files.
• Processing Status: A spinner indicates when documents are still being analyzed.

Batch Processing

Import entire folders with hundreds of pages. RedMatiq processes them in the background while you review completed documents. All files in a dossier share the same entity mappings, ensuring referential consistency.

Export Options

Generate sanitized output files that are safe to share.

Export Formats

• PDF: A clean PDF with redactions applied and all metadata stripped.
• Markdown: Plain text with placeholders, suitable for further processing or AI workflows.

Metadata Stripping

Exported files are structurally new. We remove:

• Author names and company information
• Edit history and revision tracking
• Embedded comments and annotations
• Hidden text and deleted content
• Creation and modification timestamps

The recipient sees a clean document with no hidden traces of the original.

Built-in AI Chat

Chat directly with your documents inside RedMatiq. Ask questions, request summaries, or analyze content.

How It Works

1. Open the Chat panel from the toolbar.
2. Type your question or request.
3. RedMatiq sends only the pseudonymized version of your document to the AI.
4. Responses are displayed with original terms restored, so you read naturally.

Transparency Mode

Click "Show Sent Data" on any message to see the exact text that was sent to the AI. Nothing is hidden. You can verify that sensitive information was replaced with placeholders before transmission.

Privacy Guarantee

The AI never sees original names, addresses, or other PII. It receives placeholders and returns responses using those same placeholders. RedMatiq restores the original terms locally for display.

MCP Server Integration

Connect RedMatiq to external AI tools using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Supported Tools

• Claude Desktop: Anthropic's desktop application.
• Cursor: The AI-powered code editor.
• Any MCP-compatible client: The protocol is open and extensible.

Setup

1. Open RedMatiq Preferences → Integrations.
2. Enable the MCP Server.
3. Copy the configuration snippet for your tool.
4. Paste it into your Claude Desktop or Cursor configuration file.
5. Restart the external tool. Your shared dossiers will appear as available context.

How It Works

When you share a dossier via MCP, external tools can read the redacted content. The same privacy guarantees apply: only pseudonymized text is exposed. The external AI works with placeholders, not original PII.

Use Cases

• Code with Context: Let Cursor access project documentation without exposing client names.
• Extended Analysis: Use Claude Desktop's full capabilities with your protected documents.
• Multi-tool Workflows: Share the same dossier with multiple AI tools simultaneously.