Understanding the underlying technology helps users choose the right tool. AI inpainting for text removal works through a sophisticated process:
When you use a brush tool (like the black marker on iPhone or Android) to cover text, the original pixels are replaced by new solid color pixels. The data underneath is deleted from the file. No AI can "see through" solid paint because the information no longer exists.
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How to combine results (simple recipe)
Unredact explicitly states that it "does not reveal hidden text" but instead "produces a ranked list of candidates — some may be correct, many won't be". All results are probabilistic guesses dependent on imperfect font detection, approximate width matching, and heuristic scoring. While useful for research and security awareness, it should never be relied upon for definitive reconstruction. approximate width matching
For the best results, use a high-resolution screenshot and follow these manual "hacks" within an AI editor like Exposure/Brightness
While the above tools are the best, sometimes "unhiding" painted text isn't about removing the paint to see the text again; sometimes, we hide text by painting over it but want to retrieve the original copy.