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How to Use Local AI to Keep Sensitive PDFs Off the Cloud with Foxit PDF Editor
This video tutorial shows you how to use Local AI in Foxit PDF Editor to get AI assistance on sensitive documents while keeping their content entirely on your device. You'll see how to switch to On-Device processing, download a local model, choose the right hardware, and confirm supported tasks run fully offline.
Cloud-based AI isn't always the right fit for privileged, confidential, or regulated documents. Foxit PDF Editor's Local AI processes supported requests entirely on-device — no document content is sent to a cloud AI service — so legal, healthcare, and government teams can get AI assistance without compromising on data-handling requirements.
Get AI Assistance Without Sending Files to the Cloud
This video is ideal for:
- Legal teams handling privileged or confidential documents
- Healthcare organizations protecting patient records
- Government agencies with strict data-handling requirements
- Security and compliance teams evaluating AI tools for sensitive data
- Anyone who needs AI assistance without sending files to a cloud service
Video Timestamps
0:00 — Introduction: See how Local AI keeps sensitive PDFs off the cloud.
0:17 — Choosing Between Cloud, On-Device & Custom Models: Open AI Settings and see the available processing options.
0:31 — Downloading Runtime Components and a Local Model: Set up On-Device AI for the first time.
0:52 — Selecting Hardware & Testing Offline Processing: Choose GPU, CPU, or NPU and disconnect from the internet.
1:07 — Processing Requests Locally Without the Cloud: Ask the local model a question about the document.
1:18 — Working Offline & Switching Back to Cloud Mode: Confirm offline support, then switch back when needed.
Key Takeaways
- Open AI Settings to choose between Cloud, On-Device, and Custom model options
- Switch a document to On-Device processing to keep its content off the cloud
- Download the runtime components and a preferred model the first time you use On-Device AI
- Choose GPU, CPU, or NPU based on the hardware available on your machine
- Confirm supported AI tasks run fully offline, with no internet connection required
- Switch back to Cloud mode anytime local processing isn't needed
- Apply Local AI to protect privileged, patient, or government records from cloud exposure
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