How It Works
Exact math, not generative guessing
OverlayMend restores the pixels beneath a visible overlay instead of inventing new ones.
1. Detect
We scan likely corner placements at multiple scales and score each candidate with normalized cross-correlation across luminance, inverse-luminance (for bright backgrounds) and gradient edges. The best match sets the region of interest and a confidence score.
2. Unblend
Visible AI overlays are alpha-blended: watermarked = original × (1 − α) + 255 × α. Since the mask (α) is known, we solve for the original: original = (watermarked − α × 255) / (1 − α). This only touches the detected region.
3. Tune
Detection seeds the tuner (Strength, Size, X, Y). When a source has been cropped or resized, small adjustments align the mask precisely. Reset to Auto restores the detected values.
4. Export
Images export as lossless PNG; video re-encodes to MP4 with audio preserved when possible. Everything happens on your device — there is no upload step, by design.
Privacy by architecture
There is no server endpoint that accepts your media. You can verify this in your browser’s network inspector: selecting a file triggers no upload request.