Screenshot Redaction Assistant
Redact screenshots locally with batch recipes, previews, interactive review, opt-in OCR suggestions, and detailed audit manifests.
The problem it solves
Screenshot Redaction Assistant [](https://github.com/loganpendragonmultiverse/screenshot-redaction-assistant/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
Who Screenshot Redaction Assistant is for
- People who need a small, purpose-built utility instead of a broad platform.
- Users working with screenshots, redaction, privacy who want the documented v1.1.0 behavior.
- People who prefer an open-source release with visible limitations, source, and license terms.
Intended result
Redact screenshots locally with batch recipes, previews, interactive review, opt-in OCR suggestions, and detailed audit manifests.
This summary is reconciled from the current catalog and repository documentation.
Features in v1.1.0
Capabilities below come from the current project README and release documentation.
[](https://github.com/loganpendragonmultiverse/screenshot-redaction-assistant/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
Redact screenshots locally into flattened PNG files with visual previews and detailed audit evidence. Version 1.1 supports one image, explicit job batches, recursive directories, reusable rectangle recipes, terminal review and correction, and optional local OCR suggestions for email addresses, phone-like text, IP addresses, and token-like strings.
Verified examples
Screenshots are shown only when the current README references a local source image. Otherwise, repository example files are linked directly.
Platforms and implementation
The public release claims only the cataloged platforms and technologies.
Supported platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Built with
- Python
- Pillow
Quick start
The shortest documented path into the current release.
python -m pip install .
redact-screenshot examples/sample.json --preview-dir previews --output audit.md
redact-screenshot --input-dir screenshots --output-dir redacted --recipe examples/recipe.json --recursive --reviewInstall .[ocr] plus a local Tesseract executable to use --suggest-ocr. OCR candidates are never silently applied: use --review to keep, skip, replace, or add rectangles. Preview images outline rectangles without flattening them; only final outputs permanently cover pixels.
Current limitations
These boundaries are part of the product and prevent the page from implying unverified capability.
The tool runs locally and does not upload images, include telemetry, or require an account. OCR uses the operator's local Tesseract installation. Redaction is permanent only in the exported flattened PNG. OCR can miss sensitive text or produce false positives; recipes can be wrong for images with different dimensions; rectangle pixel totals can overlap. Operators must inspect every final image and avoid sharing originals or previews.
Privacy and licensing
Review the actual data boundary before using a tool with sensitive inputs.
Privacy and safety
The tool runs locally and does not upload images, include telemetry, or require an account. OCR uses the operator's local Tesseract installation. Redaction is permanent only in the exported flattened PNG. OCR can miss sensitive text or produce false positives; recipes can be wrong for images with different dimensions; rectangle pixel totals can overlap. Operators must inspect every final image and avoid sharing originals or previews.
License and release
Screenshot Redaction Assistant is published under MIT. The current cataloged release is v1.1.0, published 2026-08-03.
Related projects
Related projects are selected deterministically from shared catalog tags, category, and implementation technologies—not popularity or paid placement.
Screenshot Redaction Assistant v1.1.0
Use the tagged release for downloads and release notes. Use the repository for source, issues, contribution guidance, security reporting, and complete documentation.
Page source: current Forge catalog plus README and CHANGELOG from the canonical local repository. Fingerprint: f2e556f9b6882e59.