Local App vs. Chrome Extension: The Ultimate Guide
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Local App vs. Chrome Extension: The Ultimate Guide

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Compare PrivacyScrubber's local web app vs the Chrome Extension. Choose between zero-server copy-paste or native UI-injection DLP.

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Choosing the right PII scrubber depends on your specific workflow. Whether you need the massive scale of our local web app or the native frictionlessness of our extension, PrivacyScrubber has you covered.

Native vs Direct Processing

Our Chrome Extension provides in-situ redaction and reverse-scrubbing directly inside the ChatGPT UI. For high-volume file processing, our local web app offers batch capabilities for DOCX and PDF files. Both adhere to the zero-trust principles detailed in our AI Privacy Guides hub.

Enterprise Compliance Loop

Integrating PII protection basics into your security stack ensures that no PII ever leaves the employee's browser. This matches the compliance benchmarks we set in our guide for Zero-Trust AI frameworks and aligns with the GDPR/CCPA standards standards used by the world's leading security teams.

New Capability: Local Image OCR & Zero-Trust Sync

The PrivacyScrubber Chrome Extension now supports Local Image OCR. Paste screenshots directly into the extension popup to redact sensitive PII offline using an isolated WebAssembly worker. Combined with our new Zero-Trust Session Sync, enterprise teams can seamlessly share custom detection rules without ever transmitting data to cloud servers.

Verifiable Workflow

How It Works

Follow these 3 simple steps to ensure your Chrome Extension data is fully protected before using AI.

1

Paste & Protect

Paste your Chrome Extension text. PrivacyScrubber's engine tokenizes all PII instantly and locally.

2

Send to AI

Copy the sanitized output. Send it to ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini safely. No data leaves your machine.

3

Restore Instantly

Paste the AI response back and click Reveal. Your original values are restored in real-time.

Enterprise Verified

"The only AI sanitization tool that actually respects Zero-Trust. The local execution means we don't have to sign complex API DPA agreements."

CISO, FinTech Enterprise
Enterprise Verified

"Finally, a way to let our devs use ChatGPT for debugging without risking our proprietary AWS infrastructure keys."

VP of Engineering
Enterprise Verified

"Airplane Mode verification was the selling point. It instantly satisfied our SOC 2 auditors."

Compliance Director
Enterprise Verified

"A massive upgrade over cloud DLP. Zero latency and zero vendor risk. Essential for our AI pipeline."

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