spipm/Depixelization_poc

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4551 stars · 367 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Depix is a proof-of-concept tool that recovers plaintext from pixelized screenshots by matching pixelated blocks against a rendered font search image. It demonstrates that pixelation is not a safe redaction technique for sensitive text.

Use cases

• recover text from a pixelated screenshot
• test whether pixelation redaction is reversible
• demonstrate why pixelation should not be used to hide passwords
• deobfuscate censored credentials in shared images
• audit redaction practices in leaked documents

When to choose

• you need to recover text redacted with pixelation using common fonts
• you want to demonstrate the insecurity of pixelation-based redaction
• you are doing security research on redaction techniques

When to avoid

• the text was redacted with blurring or solid boxes instead of pixelation
• the font, size, or rendering of the original text is unknown or unusual
• you need a production-grade redaction tool rather than a research PoC

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

image-processing computer-vision ocr privacy privacy security image-processing computer-vision python cli cross-platform depixelization pixelation-recovery redaction screenshots poc

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markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="spipm/Depixelization_poc")