# Screenshot Scrubber: Remove Personal Info From Screenshots

> Remove personal info from screenshots before you share them: OCR plus pattern and face detection, review every finding, then download a redacted copy. Free, no account, nothing ever leaves your device.

*Interactive tool: enter your values at https://toollantern.win/remove-personal-info-from-screenshots/ and results update instantly in your browser.*

## Frequently asked questions
### Does Screenshot Scrubber upload my screenshot?

No. OCR, pattern checks, and face detection all run in your browser on your device. The page security policy blocks connections to every outside server. Your screenshot is never uploaded, recorded, shared, or stored, and closing the tab drops it.

### What secrets does it find?

Emails, phone numbers, US Social Security numbers, card numbers validated with the Luhn checksum, AWS keys, GitHub tokens, Slack tokens, Stripe live keys, JSON Web Tokens, URLs with passwords inside, IP addresses, labelled secrets such as api_key = ..., and long high-entropy strings that look generated. It also finds faces, as boxes only.

### Does it identify the people in my screenshot?

No. The face detector only draws boxes around faces so you can decide whether each one should stay. It does not recognise faces, identify anyone, or compare faces to anything.

### Can I trust the scrubbed image?

Trust it only after your own review. The scan can miss handwriting, tiny text, stylised fonts, faces at angles, and secrets split across lines. That is why Download stays disabled until you have seen every finding and ticked the confirmation. Reduces risk, never guarantees.

### What if an API key in my screenshot was already shared?

Scrubbing the screenshot is not enough. Revoke or rotate the secret: revoke the key or token and create a fresh one, change the password, or ask the bank to replace the card. Check the service for unexpected usage, and assume a shared secret is copied.

### Does it work offline?

Yes, after your first visit. The app, the OCR engine, the English model, and the face detector are saved on your device, so it works with no network at all. The Offline proof panel lets you simulate a fully offline session to prove it.

### What image types can I load?

PNG, JPG, and WebP. Paste with Ctrl+V, drag and drop a file, or click the drop zone to choose one. Images are capped at 4000 pixels on the longest side to keep OCR fast; most screenshots are well under that.

### Can I delete my progress?

Yes. Open Offline proof on the home page and press Delete all my data, or open Settings and press Clear progress. Everything is stored only in your browser on your device, and your screenshots are never stored at all.

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Interactive version: https://toollantern.win/remove-personal-info-from-screenshots/