Why local-first
Your documents never leave your computer
Omitly is local-first software: redaction, sealing and verification all happen on your machine. No upload, no vendor cloud, no account — and no subscription. Here's why that architecture is the point, not a limitation.
What local-first means in practice
No upload, ever
There is no server to send your file to. The document — and its text — stays on your machine for the entire process.
Data residency by default
A file that never leaves your computer never crosses a border. Residency isn't a hosting-region promise in a contract — we never host the file at all.
Works offline
Redact, seal and verify with the network cable unplugged. Nothing phones home to work.
One-time purchase, not another subscription
You buy Omitly once, under a perpetual licence. No monthly fee to keep opening your own documents, and verification tooling stays free for everyone — the people you send documents to never need to pay to check a seal.
Confidentiality obligations, made simpler
For firms handling privileged or personal information, every third party that touches a document is something to assess, disclose and defend. If you use Omitly with no AI connected, or only a model on your device, Omitly itself sends your document to no one, which removes a third party from your assessment. If you connect a hosted AI, text it asks for goes to that provider. Your obligations remain yours to assess; this is not legal advice.
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See where other tools send your PDF
We read the privacy notices of popular redaction tools so you can compare — then keep your documents at home.