FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What happened to DocAnonymizer? Is Anomicore the same product?
Yes. Anomicore is the new name for the product we were building and referring to internally as "DocAnonymizer" (DA). Same document-anonymization app, same focus on local, human-reviewed redaction — just a new, permanent brand name as we get ready to launch.
What exactly does Anomicore do?
It scans Word, PDF, Excel, image, and text files for identifying information — names, organizations, addresses, dates, amounts, and more — and lets you review and replace each one with an anonymized stand-in or a solid redaction box, producing a clean output file and an audit log.
Does Anomicore upload my documents anywhere?
No. Detection and redaction both happen locally on your machine. See Security & privacy for the full picture, including how the (still unreleased) licensing system is being designed to minimize what it ever needs to know.
How accurate is the automatic detection?
Automatic detection gets you most of the way, but it isn't presented as the final word — every candidate goes through a review step where you accept, decline, or correct it before anything is changed. That review step exists specifically because no automated detector should be trusted blind on documents this sensitive.
What file formats are supported?
Word (.docx), PDF (including scanned or image-only pages via OCR), Excel (.xlsx), common image formats, and plain text. See the full feature list.
Is Anomicore available for Mac or Linux?
Not currently. Anomicore is a native Windows desktop application. If demand for other platforms grows, we'll revisit it — let us know if that matters to you.
How will licensing and activation work?
The plan is a license key delivered by email after purchase, activated inside the app on up to a few machines, with a generous offline grace period so a lost internet connection never blocks you mid-task. See Pricing and Security & privacy for more detail — this hasn't launched yet, so treat it as our current design rather than a live feature.
Will there be a free trial?
We haven't decided yet. If we add one, it'll show up here and on the pricing page first.
Can I use one license on more than one computer?
Yes — the plan allows activation on a small number of devices per license (a desktop and a laptop, for example), with self-service transfer if you retire or replace a machine.
What happens if Anomicore gets something wrong — a false positive or a missed entity?
Because every detection goes through your review before anything is changed, a false positive is just something you decline, and anything Anomicore missed can still be handled manually. We're also continuing to tune detection specifically against legal, financial, and healthcare document patterns, since those are the documents where getting it right matters most.
How do I get in touch?
Email hello@anomicore.com for general questions, or support@anomicore.com once you're an active customer.