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24 alternatives to Maskback

Redact before you paste into an AI. Restore after.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

  1. 1

    Switch from ChatGPT to Claude with import memory feature

    Mar 2026 · claude.com · its alternatives →

  2. 2

    Use ChatGPT & GPT-4 on any website without copy-pasting

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Mask sensitive text before AI sees it. Restore after.

    May 2026 · maskpaste.com · its alternatives →

  4. 4

    Find and remove every trace AI leaves in your text

    Aug 2026 · claudewatermark.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Persistent memory for Claude, ChatGPT & Cursor. Free.

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A floating Claude Code chat that sees your screen

    Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    GhostReply is an AI iMessage auto-reply app for Mac that learns how you text. Try 10 replies free, then pay $4.99 once. No AI API key required.

    Feb 2026 · ghostreply.lol · its alternatives →

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    Mask▲116

    A paywall built for the modern web

    2016 · trymask.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN! I built Retain as the evolution of claude-reflect (github.com/BayramAnnakov/claude-reflect). The original problem: I use Claude Code/Codex daily for coding, plus claude.ai and ChatGPT occasionally. Every conversation contains decisions, corrections, and patterns I forget existed weeks later. I kept re-explaining the same preferences. claude-reflect was a CLI tool that extracted learnings from Claude Code sessions. Retain takes this further with a native macOS app that: - Aggregates conversations from Claude Code, claude.ai, ChatGPT, and Codex CLI - Instant full-text…

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Relay▲120

    Stop repeating yourself to every AI

    May 2026 · onrelay.app · its alternatives →

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    I got tired of sharing AI demos with terminal screenshots or screen recordings. Claude Code already stores full session transcripts locally as JSONL files. Those logs contain everything: prompts, tool calls, thinking blocks, and timestamps. I built a small CLI tool that converts those logs into an interactive HTML replay. You can step through the session, jump through the timeline, expand tool calls, and inspect the full conversation. The output is a single self-contained HTML file — no dependencies. You can email it, host it anywhere, embed it in a blog post, and it works on mobile. Repo:…

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    MaskIT▲8

    Protect your privacy with every paste

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Keep a library of saved text, paste it in a keystroke

    Feb 2026 · usepastey.com · its alternatives →

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    Quietly▲59

    Offline AI IDE & local Chat

    May 2026 · quietlycode.org · its alternatives →

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    I got frustrated with Claude's official platform limitations - conversations disappearing, no customization options, and clunky file handling. So I built my own interface over a weekend! GitHub: https://github.com/chihebnabil/claude-ui What it does: - Saves all conversations locally (SQLite + Drizzle ORM) - Lets you customize Claude's personality per chat - Handles file attachments properly + caching input tokens - Dark/light mode - No conversation limits - Markdown & code syntax highlighting Tech stack is pretty simple: - Nuxt 3 for the frontend - Anthropic's SDK…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

  16. 16

    Secure, private and easy chat and context migration tool

    Apr 2026 · chatgpt2claude.com · its alternatives →

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    Persistent memory for ChatGPT & Claude, local + private

    2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    CeresAI▲20

    Hi HN, We built MetaCloned — an AI that can recreate a person’s conversational style from their Instagram or WhatsApp chat history. Upload your DMs, and you can talk to a version of that person — reconstructed from how they actually texted. Same tone. Same humor. Same patterns. With enough data, it gets uncomfortably convincing. It raises weird questions: If most of who we are now lives in chat logs, is that enough to persist us? Is this identity or just mimicry? And who controls it after we’re gone? Would love feedback — technical and philosophical.

    2025 · ceresai.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Cloak▲5

    Use ChatGPT without leaking your private data.

    Jan 2026 · getcloak.org · its alternatives →

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    Back up your ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini chats locally

    2025 · whatpulse.org · its alternatives →

  21. 21

    Never lose AI chats again—capture, organize, share easily

    2025 · app.saveaichats.com · its alternatives →

  22. 22

    No sign up.Full anon.Access top AI models.1/5 the price.

    2025 · maskedgpt.oyu.one · its alternatives →

  23. 23

    Hides Whatsapp Chat

    2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Mask▲6

    Anonymous, location based chat. No more missed connections.

    2017 · maskapp.co · its alternatives →

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