Black Out
Black Out is a macOS image redaction app that helps you permanently cover sensitive parts of screenshots and photos before sharing them.
What is Black Out?
Black Out is a macOS utility for redacting sensitive information in screenshots and photos. It is designed for people who need a quick, reliable way to hide private details before posting or sending an image. The app lets you place solid black boxes over names, messages, account details, or other content you do not want visible in the final image. It also removes embedded image metadata, which helps prevent accidental disclosure of details such as capture time or location. Black Out can be useful for sharing support screenshots, work conversations, receipts, and social posts more safely. It is published by Sindresorhus and focuses on a simple, desktop-first workflow for preparing images for sharing on Mac.
Key features
- Redact parts of an image with solid black boxes
- Remove image metadata before sharing exported files
- Open screenshots and photos for quick privacy cleanup
- Prepare images for sharing on the web or in messages
- Use a focused Mac workflow for simple screenshot redaction
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
Black Out is a legitimate Mac utility for editing images before you share them. Access to photos or files is normal for its purpose because it needs to open images you choose and save redacted copies. Its privacy-focused design is helpful for screenshot sharing, but you should still review the final exported image to make sure every sensitive area is fully covered before sending it.
Recommendation: Keep Black Out if you regularly share screenshots or photos and want a simple way to redact private details and strip metadata. If you no longer use it, removing the app is generally fine and only affects your ability to use its image-redaction workflow.
Common paths
/Applications/Black Out.app
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