BlindSpot

Redaction overlays for Windows. Draw boxes over anything on screen: they track the window as it moves and resizes.

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Download

1. Go to the Releases page
2. Click the latest release
3. Under Assets, download blindspot.zip (or blindspot.exe)
4. Run it

Requires Windows 10 or 11.

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How it works

1. Press Ctrl + Win + R to enter draw mode
2. Click a window to target it
3. Drag to draw a box over what you want hidden
4. Press Escape — done

The box will follow that window wherever it goes. Draw as many as you need.

To edit: press the hotkey again, click a box to select it. Drag to move, drag corners to resize, click the center X to delete.

To clear everything: Ctrl + Win + Shift + R

To exit app Open your system tray and simply right click the icon to open its menu. Press Quit.

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Features

• Tracks window movement, resizing, minimize, and snap in real time
• Smart corner anchoring — boxes stay correctly positioned when windows resize
• Three fill styles: solid color, animated noise/static, or a custom image
• Configurable hotkeys and redaction style
• Runs on startup (optional)
• Runs in background with almost 0% utilization until needed.

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Build from source

# Requires Rust stable + MSVC build tools
cargo build --release

Output: target/release/blindspot.exe

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Support

BlindSpot is free and open source. If it's been useful, a tip is always appreciated but never expected.

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License

MIT — free to use, modify, and distribute.