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

2025.2 — July 14, 2025

Black Highlighter 2025.2 adds several ways to quickly get to the document scanner, expands Shortcuts integration, and improves the purchase experience.

Document Scanner Quick Control

Add Black Highlighter’s document scanner to Control Center for easy access. A quick tap opens Black Highlighter ready to scan documents for redaction.

Document Scanner Shortcuts Action

A new “Open Document Scanner” Shortcuts action opens Black Highlighter’s document scanner, perfect for workflows that need to capture and redact documents.

Auto-Hidden Words in Redaction Action

The unified “Redact Image” Shortcuts action now includes an option to use your auto-hidden words list for redaction. Automatically redact any words from your custom list without specifying them each time.

Improved Paywall Design

The subscription screen shows clearer information about available free trials and pricing options.

Bug Fixes