Redact a receipt online
Sharing a receipt for an expense report, a refund request, or a giveaway proof? You usually only need to show the merchant, the date, and the total — not your card, your address, or the cashier's name. Redacted finds the personal parts and masks them automatically.
What's safe to leave visible
- Merchant name
- Date and time
- Item lines and totals (helpful context, rarely sensitive)
- Approval code (varies — review before sharing)
What Redacted hides for you
- Last-four card numbers (when present as full card numbers)
- Cardholder name
- Email and phone number printed on the receipt
- Loyalty / member account numbers
- Address blocks at the top or bottom of the receipt
How to redact a receipt
- Photograph or scan the receipt and drop it into Redacted.
- Click Detect text. The personal fields get masked.
- Add manual masks over anything else you'd rather not share.
- Download the redacted receipt.
Long thin receipts
Tall receipts photograph best straight-on with even lighting. The OCR is more accurate when the text is sharp, so a flatbed scan works better than a quick phone snap.
Privacy
Receipts contain a surprising amount of identifying information. Redacted processes them entirely in your browser — no upload, no logging.
FAQ
Does it work on thermal-printed receipts?
Usually yes, as long as the print is still legible. Faded thermal print is hard to OCR and may need manual masks.
Can I redact a folded or wrinkled receipt photo?
The OCR works best on flat, well-lit images. For a wrinkled photo, expect more manual cleanup.
Are merchant logos detected?
Logos are images, not text — they aren't masked automatically. Add a manual mask if needed.