AI · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Blankit
Real-time, local-first PII redaction for AI interactions
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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OP here. I built this because I recently caught myself almost pasting a block of logs containing AWS keys into Claude. The Problem: I need the reasoning capabilities of cloud models (GPT/Claude/Gemini), but I can't trust myself not to accidentally leak PII or secrets. The Solution: A Chrome extension that acts as a local middleware. It intercepts the prompt and runs a local BERT model (via a Python FastAPI backend) to scrub names, emails, and keys before the request leaves the browser. A few notes up front (to set expectations clearly): Everything runs 100% locally. Regex detection…
Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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ZeroBlur▲266Blur sensitive information and share screen with confidence
2021 · divbyzero.com · its alternatives →
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Create AI powered snippets and invoke them on any input box
2023 · shortkut.ai · its alternatives →
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Task Sentry▲129Free AI website blocker for Chrome that stops distractions in real-time. 100% private on-device processing. Block the right sites at the right time.
Nov 2025 · tasksentry.app · its alternatives →
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Anonymize sensitive data before using AI.
Jun 2026 · ghostit.online · its alternatives →
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Hi All, since I am consistently overwhelmed with all the all the ai/gpt news on the hn front page I built this simple extension to filter out such articles and show them on the extension popup if I'm in the mood to read. I am interested in the topic but just tired of reading the similar discussions (local models, llama on mac, ai taking away our jobs, etc) all the time. Every few days I search for topics on hn.algolia.com and go over any exciting development. Ironically, since this was the first time I built an extension chat-gpt helped build 90% of the extension since . Also once…
2023 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
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Clearminute▲78Avoid distractions. Unlock the potential of your 24h. 🚀
2019 · clearminute.github.io · its alternatives →
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Hello HN, I’m Kamil. The past months have been filled with news about ChatGPT, Bard, etc. Thankfully, there are some heroic attempts to bring that power to the users. I wanted to contribute to that effort with my side project, an extension for Chrome: it makes searching the history by meaning – instead of the exact words – possible. This is only a proof of concept, building on the excellent transformers.js[0], and running entirely in the browser. My goal here is to explore the possibilities unlocked by a client-side AI. I would love to have your feedback, to know which direction that project…
2023 · getpinbot.com · its alternatives →
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Automate Your Tasks with Unmatched Privacy
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Using the new Prompt API to build a free open source privacy-first chat extension that runs on Chrome or Edge on Linux, Mac, Windows and ChromeOS
2025 · blog.alexewerlof.com · its alternatives →
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Build your own AI Chrome extension in minutes with no code.
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I’m one of the maintainers of Bridge Anonymization. We built this because the existing solutions for translating sensitive user content are insufficient for many of our privacy-concious clients (Governments, Banks, Healthcare, etc.). We couldn't send PII to third-party APIs, but standard redaction destroyed the translation quality. If you scrub "John" to "[PERSON]", the translation engine loses gender context (often defaulting to masculine), which breaks grammatical agreement in languages like French or German. So we built a reversible, local-first pipeline for Node.js/Bun. Here…
Dec 2025 · medium.com · its alternatives →
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Hey folks, so I built a chrome extension called [name redacted], an AI assistant that automatically completes your browser tasks for you. You simply enter your task, and [name redacted] uses GPT-4V to figure out the best browser action to perform next repeatedly until the task is accomplished. The idea is that you can delegate your personal tasks like online shopping or making reservations to [name redacted]. You can also use him professionally to find leads on LinkedIn, send status updates to your boss, or research your competitors and write an analysis document. I’m wondering if you would…
2023 · its alternatives →
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2020 · syncit.luckid.io · its alternatives →
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I built NICH after realising I couldn't use ChatGPT for my conflict research work without risking data leaks. It's a browser extension that: - Anonymises names, emails, and addresses in one click - Preserves context for AI to understand - Restores original data in AI responses - 100% browser-based (no cloud, data never leaves your device) Built it for researchers, lawyers, HR professionals or simply anyone handling confidential data who wants AI assistance without compliance nightmares. Free to use: https://www.nichtech.uk Would love feedback from the HN community!
2025 · nichtech.uk · its alternatives →
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AIbolit▲6Smart tool for writers, editors, and AI users
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Protect your privacy in online meetings
2025 · clearconsent.me · its alternatives →
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