Wipe out the parts you must not show — before you share a screenshot.
Redact Shot is a menu-bar "gate" you pass screenshots through before posting them to Slack, email, tickets, or PRs. Drag a shape over anything sensitive — an email address, an API key, a token, a customer name, an internal URL, someone's DM, a figure — and it's hidden.
How it works
Bring an image in (drag and drop, the Open panel, or paste from the clipboard). Drag a shape (rectangle, ellipse, or freehand) over what to hide. Save the result as a PNG. Capture, hide, share.
The black box is irreversible
The black box physically overwrites the original pixels, so it can't be recovered. The output is a single flat PNG — there are no layers to peel back. Pixelate and blur are available for looks, but for truly safe hiding, use the black box (the app says so too).
Never uploaded — that's the point
Uploading a screenshot full of secrets to an online image editor or a generative-AI service breaks the rules at most workplaces. Redact Shot does everything on your Mac and sends your images nowhere. Zero network, zero data collection, no notifications, no account.
One-time purchase. No subscription, no ads. Requires macOS 14.0 or later.