On-device processing
Detection runs on your device using Vision and on-device text scanning. Redaction is applied locally.
On-device privacy by default
iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Kage
Redact sensitive information from images with ease and confidence.
On iPhone, iPad, and Mac, Kage can suggest redactions for faces, barcodes, phone numbers, emails, addresses, and more with Vision and on-device text scanning. Reviewable, editable, and never sent anywhere.
- Photos never leave your device
- No analytics, no crash reports
- Metadata removed by default
Photos never leave your device
Kage does not collect or share your photos, analytics, crash reports, or debug logs.
Metadata removed by default
Location, camera, and timestamp metadata is stripped from exports unless you opt in.
Apple platforms
Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
The same private image-redaction workflow stays on device across supported Apple platforms.
How it works
From photo to safely shareable, in four steps.
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Choose a photo
Choose from Photos or Files, then review one image or a selected set of photos.
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Kage analyzes it
Kage uses Vision and on-device text scanning to suggest faces, codes, numbers, emails, links, and other sensitive content.
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Review and refine
Accept the suggestions, adjust regions, or paint your own with Bar, Pixelate, Blur, Hide, Mark, or Emoji Mask.
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Export, share, or save
Save back to your library, share, or replace the original. Metadata is removed by default.
Detection
Recognizes the things people most often forget to hide.
All detection runs on your device. Suggestions are reviewable, and you decide what gets redacted before export.
Faces
Barcodes & QR
Phone numbers
Email addresses
URLs & links
Postal addresses
Names
IP addresses
Identifiers
Numbers
Text
Organizations
Places
Monetary amounts
License plates
Manual tools
Eight ways to cover what shouldn't be seen.
Auto
Apply suggested redactions in one tap.
Bar
Solid black bars for the cleanest cover.
Pixelate
Mosaic blocks that obscure detail while preserving shape.
Blur
Gaussian blur for soft, natural redaction.
Hide
Match the surrounding background to make a region disappear.
Mark
Highlighter-style marks to draw attention rather than hide.
Emoji Mask
Cover faces or text with a chosen emoji.
Watermark
Add a discreet watermark to shared images.
Built for the way you work
From a single screenshot to a stack of photos.
Selected review sets
Bring in several photos at once and step through them with the same tools and decisions.
Library grid modes
Switch between compact and expanded grids to scan large sets quickly before you commit.
Flexible import
Start from Photos or Files, then keep the same review and redaction flow through export.
Privacy
Privacy Policy
Kage does not collect or share your personal data, including photos, analytics, crash reports, or debug logs. Your photos are processed on your device. If you enable EXIF location maps, Apple Maps may load map tiles for the location already embedded in your photo.