Black Highlighter makes it easy to hide text in images you want to share. Black Highlighter’s “Magic Highlighting” feature automatically detects text in images and helps you make nice, even redactions in your photos and screenshots.
App Integrations
Black Highlighter works with your favorite apps to hide text from anywhere.
Shortcuts
Black Highlighter supports the X-Callback-URL scheme to perform actions from within shortcuts built in the Shortcuts app.
Highlight Last Screenshot is an example shortcut that finds the last screenshot that was taken on your iPhone or iPad and opens it in Black Highlighter.
Check our our page on Shortcuts integration for more in-depth integration help.
Privacy Policy
Black Highlighter keeps your private information private. More information is available in our privacy policy.
Latest Release
2026.0 — November 9, 2026
iPhone Duo Support
- Introducing support for iPhone Duo! Black Highlighter is built to look and work great on Apple’s newest iPhone. Open any image on your iPhone Duo to get started.
Bug Fixes
- Auto-hidden words redact only the lines that contain a matching name, address, or phone number, so images with no matches open without unsaved edits.
- Settings displays its title in the correct font.
- Navigation titles display in the correct color in light mode.