Personal data only
Hide just the emails, phone numbers, links, addresses, card numbers and IBANs, and leave the rest of the text readable.
Hider
Share the screenshot. Keep details private.
Drop photos or screenshots onto Hider and it finds the faces and text in them, down to emails, phone numbers and card numbers, and covers them in the style you pick. Check the result, click a box to keep something visible, and export. Everything happens on your Mac.
macOS 12 or later
Works on your Mac. Exports new files; originals stay unchanged. Check every result before sharing.
What it does
Keep what should stay visible
Click a box to turn it off, drag to add your own, rectangle or oval. Every change can be undone.
No location, no camera info
Exported photos lose their GPS position and camera details by default. The format and colour profile stay, and the originals are never overwritten.
All features
- Faces and text, found for you — Apple Vision finds faces, even small ones in a crowd, and lines of text. Detection sensitivity is adjustable. (Lite)
- Personal data only — Hide just the emails, phone numbers, links, addresses, card numbers and IBANs, and leave the rest of the text readable. (Lite)
- Keep what should stay visible — Click a box to turn it off, drag to add your own, rectangle or oval. Every change can be undone. (Lite)
- Pixelate, blur or fill — Pixelate, Gaussian Blur and Solid, an opaque fill with nothing left to unblur, with adjustable strength. (Lite)
- Compare with the original — Hold Space or click Compare to see the photo as it was. (Lite)
- No location, no camera info — Exported photos lose their GPS position and camera details by default. The format and colour profile stay, and the originals are never overwritten. (Lite)
- Screenshots, Photos and Finder — Paste a screenshot with ⌘V and copy the result with ⌘C, drag photos straight from the Photos app, or open them from Finder. (Lite)
- Export All — Save every photo of the set in one click. Hider tells you what it skipped. (Hider)
- Four more styles — Crystallize, Pointillize, Box Blur and Hexagonal. (Hider)
- Motion Blur and Disc Blur — All nine styles, for faces and text. (PRO)
Compare versions
Compare the features in each version.
| LitePixelate, Gaussian Blur and Solid. Unlock the rest inside the app. | HiderSeven styles and Export All. | PROAll nine styles, one purchase. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Export All | Not included | Included | Included |
| Four more styles | Not included | Included | Included |
| Motion Blur and Disc Blur | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Price | FreeApp StoreGet | $1.99App StoreGet | $4.99App StoreGet |
Hider Lite Full, a one-time purchase inside Lite, unlocks everything in PRO. The three are separate apps: buying one doesn't unlock another.
Privacy
Hider doesn't collect personal information.
Details
- Requires
- macOS 12 or later
- Category
- Graphics & Design
- Price
- Lite: FreeHider: $1.99, one-time purchasePRO: $4.99, one-time purchase
Support
What's the difference between Lite, Hider and PRO?
All three find and hide faces and text, with Personal data only, manual regions, Compare and metadata removal. Lite is free with Pixelate, Gaussian Blur and Solid. Hider and PRO are one-time purchases: Hider has seven styles and Export All, PRO all nine. Hider Lite Full, bought inside Lite, unlocks everything in PRO.
Can I fix areas the app missed?
Yes. Drag on the photo to add a region, rectangle or oval, or click a box to turn it off. Backspace deletes a region and ⌘Z undoes.
Are my photos uploaded anywhere?
No. Detection and the styles run on your Mac, and the app works without internet.
Which files does it open?
JPEG, PNG and HEIC, one by one or a whole folder. Results are saved in the original format, or as JPEG or PNG.
Something else?
Write to [email protected]. Include your macOS version and what you were doing when the problem appeared.
Hider
Hides faces and personal details in photos and screenshots, on your Mac.
