Supported File Formats

AnonDocs supports anonymizing multiple document formats to help you protect sensitive information across different file types.

Document Formats

PDF Files

• Extension: .pdf
• Features: Full text extraction and anonymization
• Max Size: 25 MB
• Output Format: Plain text
• Note: Document formatting is not preserved - PDFs are converted to plain text

Microsoft Word Documents

• Extensions: .doc, .docx
• Features: Text extraction with formatting preservation
• Max Size: 25 MB
• Output Format: Plain text with preserved structure
• Note: Document formatting is preserved - paragraph breaks, line spacing, and structure are maintained

Plain Text Files

• Extension: .txt
• Features: Direct text processing
• Max Size: 25 MB
• Best For: Quick anonymization of text content

Processing Notes

• All document formats are converted to text during processing
• The anonymized output is provided as plain text
• DOCX files: Original formatting (paragraph breaks, line spacing, structure) is preserved
• PDF files: Formatting is not preserved - text is extracted without layout structure
• TXT files: No formatting to preserve
• Multiple files can be processed in batch

Limitations

• Maximum file size: 25 MB per file
• Images and embedded content are not processed
• PDF files: Formatting and layout are lost during text extraction
• DOCX files: Complex formatting (tables, images, special styles) may be simplified
• PDFs with scanned images (OCR) are not supported - only text-based PDFs work