Permanent redaction
Blackout, blur, and pixelate sensitive details. Effects are flattened into your exported copy.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
More than Paint.
Built to protect.
Prepare, annotate, and permanently redact screenshots and PDFs in one familiar local workspace.
100% localNo AINo cloud
Redact fasterClick a PDF word or draw over a section.
Stay in controlMove, resize, undo, and review before export.
Share safelyExport a newly flattened copy—not the original.
SECURE EXPORT
The original text does not travel with the export.
Blackout Studio rebuilds a secure PDF as flattened image-only pages. Original selectable text, searchability, links, annotations, and source metadata are not included in the finished copy.
ONE SIMPLE WORKFLOW
Open. Protect. Explain. Export.
A Paint-style ribbon keeps the essentials familiar, while privacy-focused tools make preparing documents much quicker than a general image editor.
CAPABILITIES
Everything you need before you share.
PDF word click
Choose a privacy tool and click a word in a PDF to place an accurately sized redaction.
Clear annotations
Add arrows, boxes, highlights, text, numbered steps, colours, and freehand marks.
Editable until export
Select, move, resize, rotate, cut, copy, paste, undo, and redo while you work.
Images and PDFs
Open files, drag and drop, paste screenshots, use the multi-page strip, crop, zoom, and export.
Local by design
No account, no upload, no cloud processing, and no AI. Your files stay on your device.
SIMPLE, ONE-TIME PURCHASE
£2.49 once. Full access.
Less than a typical coffee. No subscription, recurring fees, or high-commitment costs. Buy once through Microsoft Store, with updates and support included. Regional Store prices may vary.
BLACKOUT STUDIO FOR WINDOWS
Protect the detail. Keep the context.
Made for the moment before a screenshot, invoice, form, or PDF leaves your device.