Spot What Could Identify a Participant
Anonymizing an interview starts with finding every detail that points to a person: their name, but also the town, the employer, the unusual job title and the story only they could tell. Reading a long transcript for all of those is tedious, and one missed detail is enough.
Upload the recording or transcript and ask ScreenApp to list them. You get a list with the speaker and the time for each detail. ScreenApp does not redact or anonymize the file for you, and the list is a first pass that you check, not a guarantee.
A List to Work From
Names, places, organizations and job titles gathered in one place.
Where Each One Is
The speaker and timestamp, so you can find the line.
Edit the Transcript
ScreenApp supports transcript corrections, line removal and speaker reassignment saved to the recording.
Export Your Version
Download the edited transcript as PDF, DOCX, TXT, SRT and VTT.
How the Check Works
It lists candidates
The AI reads the transcript and lists details that could point to a person, including indirect ones like a rare job or a small town.
You choose what changes
Which detail to replace, generalize or remove depends on your ethics approval and consent terms. That judgment stays with you.
What You Get Back
The speakers, quotes and times in this table are made up for the example, and real results depend on your recording.
| Time | Speaker | Detail | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03:15 | P02 | ”Greenfield Primary” | Organization |
| 07:48 | P02 | ”my sister Anna” | Name |
| 19:30 | P02 | ”the only vet in town” | Indirect |
How to Use It
- Add the interview. Upload the file or paste a link using the box above.
- Ask for the list. Use the prompt provided or add your own categories.
- Edit and re-check. Change the transcript, then ask again to see what remains.
What You Can Do With It
Prepare data for sharing
Review a transcript before it goes into an appendix or a data archive.
Remove names from a draft
Find the names and places you replaced with codes.
Review a set of interviews
Ask the same question of each transcript so none is skipped.
Check a colleague's work
Run a second pass over a transcript someone else anonymized.
This tool is one of the research interview tools, built around a recording, a transcript and the questions you ask of it.
Once the details are handled, tidy the layout with the transcript formatter.
Questions to Ask
What It Can and Cannot Do
Good at
- Collecting names, places and organizations into a list
- Pointing to the moment each one is said
- Giving you a second pass after you edit
Not built for
- Automatic redaction: it does not blank out the audio or the file
- Catching every identifier, so a human read is still needed
- Replacing your ethics approval, consent terms or your institution's rules
Who Uses It
Qualitative researchers preparing transcripts for appendices or archives.
Student researchers following an ethics condition to anonymize their data.
Evaluators who report on small programs where people are easy to recognize.
Research assistants who check each other’s transcripts before sharing.
