How to Hide Text from Screenshots on Windows 11

Windows 11’s new screenshot tool lets you capture screenshots and provides text actions. With Text Actions, you can easily extract text from screenshots. The snipping tool provides different modes for capturing screenshots, extracting texts, and more.

Text Actions in Snipping Tool

Another useful feature of the new Snipping tool is hiding text from screenshots. Since the app supports OCR technology, you can easily extract text from screenshots. Not only that, but you can even redact text from screenshots as well.

Today, we will discuss how to redact sensitive information from a screenshot. Let’s get started. To use the text removal feature of the Snipping Tool, follow these simple steps.

1. Open the Snipping Tool on your Windows 11 computer. To open the Snipping tool, press the Windows + Shift + S button on your keyboard.

2. This will open the Snipping Tool on your computer. Select the capture mode and capture the screenshot.

3. Click the Text Actions button at the top toolbar.

4. The Snipping Tool will automatically extract the text. Select the text you want to hide.

5. Right-click on the text you want to hide and select the Redact Text option.

6. If you want to hide emails & phone numbers, you can click on the Quick Redact button.

7. As you click on the Redact Text or Quick Redact option, your text will be hidden.

8. To remove the redactions & to bring back the texts, choose the Remove all redactions option on the Text actions menu.

Several OCR apps are available for Windows 11 that provide you with text extraction options. However, most of them require a premium purchase. So, using the Snipping tool for text extractions from images is best.

1. Press the Windows + Shift + S key on your keyboard. This will open the Snipping Tool on your keyboard.

2. Capture the screenshot. Once captured, click on the Text Actions button at the top toolbar.

3. The Snipping tool will automatically select the text. You can manually select the text & copy it from the context menu.

This guide explains how to hide text from screenshots using the Snipping tool for Windows 11. This feature is great and can eliminate third-party image editing tools.