anonymize.education — Protect Student Data. Keep Education Safe.
The simple way for schools and universities to anonymize private info. 320+ item types, 48 languages, 5 PII strip methods. Desktop app, Office add-in, OpenOffice add-in, and MCP Server for AI tools. No technical skills needed. Designed for GDPR, FERPA-matched, hosted on ISO 27001-matched systems (Hetzner). SOC 2 Type II in progress (Q2 2026 target). Free to start.
Platform Overview
anonymize.education is the education-focused portal for data PII strip tools. It helps schools, universities, and educational institutions protect student data, research data, and administrative records while maintaining GDPR and FERPA audit fit. Designed for educators with no technical skills needed — upload or paste a document, click anonymize, share safely.
Parent Platform: Built on the anonym.legal engine. Finding uses Microsoft Presidio with deterministic regex-based pattern matching — no AI/ML, same input produces same output every time, fully audit-fit for rule-set audit fit.
Schools Handle Sensitive Data Every Day
Student names, grades, health records, contact info — touchy data lives across schools, registrars and research teams. The platform anonymises it before it leaves the institution.
Student Information
Names, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, student IDs, home addresses — auto found and protected.
Staff Records
Employee names, tax IDs, bank account numbers (IBAN), social safety numbers — keep personnel data private.
Academic Documents
Anonymize transcripts, evaluations, and reports before sharing with outside parties or using with AI tools.
International Schools
48 languages supported including Arabic, Chinese, and Hebrew. Works with any student population.
Three Simple Steps
Three simple steps to protect private info. No training needed.
- Upload or Paste — Open a document (PDF, Word, Excel) or paste text directly. Drag and drop works too.
- Click Anonymize — The system finds all private data auto. Choose how to protect it: replace, hide, or encode.
- Share Safely — Download the protected document or copy the text. Ready to share without privacy worries.
Choose Your Tool
Other ways to protect data — pick what works best for your school. All tools use the same powerful PII strip engine.
Desktop App FREE
Works on your computer. No internet needed.
Drag-and-drop document processing. Batch processing for multiple files. Local encoded vault. Perfect for teachers who need quick safety. Windows (macOS and Linux coming soon).
Office Add-in
Word, Excel & PowerPoint.
Works inside Microsoft Office. Select text and click anonymize. Perfect for grading and administrative work. Works offline.
OpenOffice Add-in
LibreOffice & OpenOffice
For schools using free LibreOffice or OpenOffice. Same powerful safety, zero cost software. Works offline.
MCP Server Pro+
Claude, Cursor & VS Code.
Use AI tools like Claude without sending student data. Auto safety before AI sees text. Needs Pro or Biz tier.
| Feature | Desktop App. | Office Add-in. | OpenOffice Add-in. | MCP Server. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | FREE | Included | Included | Pro+ tiers. |
| Works Offline. | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Best For. | Quick PII strip. | MS Office users. | Free software users. | AI tool safety. |
| Platforms | Windows (Mac/Linux soon) | Word, Excel, PowerPoint. | LibreOffice, OpenOffice. | Claude, Cursor, VS Code. |
320+ Entity Types
320+ types of private info auto found in your docs. No manual marking needed.
Personal Identifiers
Full names, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, age, gender, nationality.
Financial Information
Credit card numbers, IBAN, BIC/SWIFT codes, bank accounts, tax IDs, VAT numbers.
Government IDs
Social Safety numbers, national IDs, passports, driver's licenses, health insurance IDs.
Location Data
Street addresses, cities, postal codes, countries, GPS coordinates.
Digital Identifiers
IP addresses, URLs, usernames, device IDs, MAC addresses.
Education-Specific
Student IDs, enrollment numbers, institutional IDs, academic records metadata.
5 Protection Methods
Choose how to protect each type of private data. Mix and match methods within a single document.
Replace
Substitute with placeholder labels like [STUDENT] or [EMAIL]. Keeps document readable while removing IDs.
Redact
Full removal of found items. The info is gone entirely.
Hash (SHA-256)
One-way cryptographic hash. Track patterns across docs without knowing real identities.
Encrypt (AES-256-GCM)
Reversible encoding. Deanonymize later with your key when needed.
Mask
Partially hide info. Show enough structure to be useful while protecting the actual data.
Real Education Scenarios
Sharing Student Records
Problem: You need to share student files with outside evaluators or contractors.
Solution: Replace real names with fake ones. Keep academic data readable.
Using AI for Grading Help
Problem: You want to use ChatGPT or Claude but cannot share student names with AI companies.
Solution: MCP Server removes all names before AI sees the text. Get AI help safely.
Publishing Research
Problem: Research involves student data that cannot be published with real identities.
Solution: Hash IDs for tracking patterns without knowing real names.
Student Data Protection
Anonymize student records for sharing with third parties. Protect personally identifiable info in reports. FERPA and GDPR audit fit.
Research Data
Anonymize survey responses and interview transcripts. Protect participant data in published research. IRB audit fit support.
Administrative Records
Anonymize employee and staff data. Protect financial records. Secure document sharing with outside parties.
Trusted by Educational Institutions
GDPR Compliant
Full audit fit with EU data safety rules. Designed for European educational institutions handling student private data.
FERPA Aligned
Matched with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Protects student education records and personally identifiable info.
ISO 27001-Aligned
Hosted on Hetzner data centers in Germany (ISO 27001-certified systems). 100% EU-based. Uptime targets logged on the status page; no contractual SLA.
Zero-Knowledge Architecture
Zero-knowledge sign-in with Argon2id. 24-word BIP39 recovery phrase. AES-256-GCM encoding. TLS 1.3 in transit. We never see actual data.
Simple Pricing for Schools
Free Desktop App included with every plan. Educational discounts ready for institutions.
Free
€0/month
200 tokens per month.
- Desktop App included.
- 48 languages
- TXT files (web)
- Perfect for individual teachers.
Basic
€3/month
1,000 tokens per month.
- All Free features.
- All file types.
- Office & OpenOffice add-ins.
- Perfect for regular use.
Pro Best Value
€15/month
4,000 tokens per month.
- Everything in Basic.
- MCP Server access.
- All file types.
- Perfect for active schools.
Business Enterprise
€29/month
10,000 tokens per month.
- Everything in Pro.
- 50-text batch processing.
- Priority support.
- Perfect for universities.
How anonymize.education Differs
anonymize.education is the education-specific portal built on the anonym.legal platform. While our other platforms serve developers, enterprises, and broad consumers, anonymize.education is designed namely for schools, universities, and research institutions.
Key differences: simplified language for non-technical educators, education-specific use cases (student records, grading, research), FERPA fit alongside GDPR audit fit, OpenOffice/LibreOffice add-in for schools using free software, and educational institution pricing. The underlying finding engine and safety design are shared with anonym.legal.
Start Protecting Student Privacy Today
Download the free Desktop App or create a free account. No credit card needed.
Related Platforms: anonym.legal — Zero-Knowledge PII PII strip | anonym.plus — Offline desktop app | anonym.today — Consumer privacy tool
Best fit and known limitations
Best for
Schools, universities, and EdTech vendors that need GDPR-audit-fit, FERPA-matched PII strip for student records, research datasets, and comms across 48 languages with 320+ item types.
Not the right fit
Broad-purpose firm-wide PII pipelines outside the education vertical (use anonym.legal or cloak.biz); single-user consumer scrubbing (use anonymize.today).
Known limitations
Built on anonym.legal so feature parity tracks the parent product; FERPA fit is a setup profile, not a third-party audit cert; OpenOffice add-in coverage lags the Microsoft Office add-in by one minor version.
Need data protection for your school or university?
Let's discuss how anonymize.education can help protect student privacy across your institution.