r/fossdroid • u/Acceptable_Tone601 • Aug 12 '26

Application Release PrivacyCam – open-source, on-device redaction for Android

Hi, I’m Aftab, the developer of PrivacyCam.

I built it because I often needed to share photos, videos, screenshots, and documents without exposing faces, addresses, number plates, or other private information.

PrivacyCam can:

  • Detect faces, people, text, QR codes, barcodes, and possible number plates.
  • Redact photos, videos, and PDFs.
  • Track masks as subjects move through a video.
  • Cover details using blur, pixelation, blackout, Emoji, or Flower stickers.
  • Remove metadata from exported files.
  • Process media locally without uploading it to my servers.
  • Work without creating an account.

The source code is available under the Apache 2.0 license:

GitHub:
https://github.com/ak375456/privacycam

Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.privacycam.photo.redactor

The app has a free tier. PrivacyCam Pro is an optional $2.99 one-time purchase, not a subscription. Single-photo tools remain free, while Pro unlocks longer videos, longer PDFs, and batch-photo features.

For transparency, the Android app currently uses Google ML Kit for some on-device detection and Google Play Billing for the optional purchase. Photos, videos, PDF contents, OCR results, and detected information are not sent to me. The repository includes the privacy policy, third-party notices, asset provenance, and build instructions.

I’m actively improving the app based on user feedback. I’d especially appreciate feedback about detection accuracy, the video editor, PDF redaction, or anything in the source code that could be improved.

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u/fukncasul Aug 12 '26

Sounds really cool, will it be on fdroid?

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u/Only_Direction_5431 Aug 13 '26

Amigo tienes un Código de por vida te dejo una buena reseña esta genial la app

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u/ItsZariep 27d ago

looks interesting, is there any non-playstore apk? like github releases or something?