Screenshots
How to redact a screenshot safely
Screenshots leak context. Tabs, browser chrome, avatars, notifications, environment names, and URL tokens can reveal as much as the content you intended to share.
Scan the whole frame
Review the edges before the center. Browser tabs, bookmarks, account menus, clocks, and notifications are common accidental disclosures.
- Names and avatars
- Email addresses and ticket IDs
- Private URLs and access tokens
- Customer data visible behind a modal
Use removal, not blur
Blur and pixelation are presentation effects. A safe workflow replaces the source pixels, exports a new image, and removes metadata.
- Use opaque fills
- Export a newly encoded file
- Reopen the result before publishing
Make the review repeatable
A tool can surface likely problems, but the person sharing the image should make the final decision. FreeRedact groups repeated entities so one decision can cover every occurrence.
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