Blur email address in a screenshot
Sharing a screenshot from your inbox, a CRM, a chat, or a settings page? Email addresses are usually the most identifiable thing in the frame. Redacted finds them automatically and masks them for you.
Why blur emails before sharing
- Stop screenshots from leaking customer or coworker contact details
- Avoid pulling personal addresses into public bug reports
- Keep marketing list signups out of social posts and demo videos
- Reduce GDPR / privacy exposure on internal Slack and Notion docs
How to blur emails in a screenshot
- Paste the screenshot into Redacted (Cmd / Ctrl + V), or drop it in.
- Click Detect text — every email address on screen gets a mask.
- Add manual masks for anything the detector missed, like obscured or stylised text.
- Choose blur for casual context, or black box if the address must be unreadable.
- Download the screenshot.
Blur or black box for an email?
A black box guarantees the email cannot be recovered. A heavy blur is usually fine for casual sharing. Avoid light blur on small text — it can sometimes be read at low confidence by OCR or a careful viewer.
Privacy
The email detector runs in your browser. No screenshot is uploaded, no addresses leave your device.
FAQ
Will it find emails that wrap onto two lines?
Yes — as long as the OCR reads each part. Very small or very stylised text may be missed; add a manual mask for those.
Does it work on emails inside images, not just text overlays?
Yes. Redacted detects text from any pixels in the image, including emails inside a photographed document or a UI mockup.
Can I export the result back to the clipboard?
Yes. Once you finish redacting, copy the result back with Cmd / Ctrl + C and paste it where you want.