Why We're Building FilePreflight

A file can contain more than what you see

A document may show the information a person expects while still containing other details in metadata, comments, revision history, hidden sheets, notes, or embedded content. Visible names, customer details, credentials, and identifiers can also be overlooked when a file is prepared manually.

That creates a practical gap. Teams want to use AI for summarizing, comparing, and analyzing business information, but the last check before a file leaves the organization is often slow and inconsistent.

A local-first preparation step

FilePreflight is designed as a Windows step between a business file and an AI tool. It inspects supported content, applies the selected processing policy on the device, and creates a separate output copy without changing the original.

The output is then reopened and checked against supported rules before it is presented to the user. Keeping that workflow local reduces the need to send the original file or extracted content to another service just to prepare it for AI use.

• Process supported content locally on Windows
• Keep the original file unchanged
• Create a separate copy for review
• Reopen and verify the output against supported checks

Clear limits matter as much as useful automation

Automated detection is best-effort. Results depend on the file structure, selected policy, supported formats, and available rules. FilePreflight can reduce manual work, but no automated tool should be treated as a guarantee that a file contains no sensitive information.

We therefore want the product to make its scope visible: what it checked, what it changed, what it could not verify, and when a person should review the result before sharing it with an external service.

A focused product from AI Labs

AI Labs develops AI products and related businesses around practical work. FilePreflight is one focused example: a small, understandable step that helps people use AI with business files more deliberately.

The first Windows release is currently in preparation. Product features, supported formats, and release information are maintained on the FilePreflight website.