Hide private text in a screenshot
Before posting a screenshot, look beyond the main window. Your email address might also appear in a tab, a sidebar or a notification. The text finder can help you spot words, but you'll need to check the rest of the picture too.
1. Start with the part you need
Close unrelated windows and notifications before taking the screenshot if you can. Crop away anything that doesn't help explain the issue. Keep the original private. Screenshot text redactor accepts PNG, JPEG and WebP files up to 12 MiB and 12 million pixels, with no side longer than 6,000 pixels.
2. Open the picture and find text
Choose your screenshot and press Open image. Pick the main language in the picture, then press Find text. The choices are English, Bengali, Hindi, Arabic, Spanish, French and German. The chosen language file comes from this site, and the text reading happens on your device. You can draw boxes yourself without using Find text.
3. Choose the words to hide
Under Review areas, tick each word you want covered and check where its black box appears. Nothing starts selected. Text recognition can misread words or miss small writing, so don't rely on the list alone. Select all areas covers all the detected words, including ones you may want to keep.
4. Add boxes for anything it missed
Drag a rectangle over a missed name, a face, a barcode or a QR code. You can also use the Left, Top, Width and Height fields, measured in image pixels, then press Add rectangle. Leave enough space around the text to cover every letter. Check repeated names and details in tabs, address bars and side panels.
5. Open the saved picture
Choose Download redacted PNG and open that download in another viewer. It is a new picture with the selected areas covered by solid black boxes; the original file's saved details aren't copied over. Zoom in at the edges of each box. Read the details still showing, and make sure the picture still explains what you need it to.
Good to know
The text finder can miss words, and covering one area won't hide clues elsewhere. Your original screenshot may still be in your clipboard, screenshot folder or synced photo library. Share the new download, and check that its filename doesn't give away something private.