Burn-In Fixer — Screen Burn and Image Retention Tool
Image retention is a temporary ghost of a static image that fades on its own. Burn-in is the permanent version, caused by sub-pixels ageing unevenly. This page cycles the panel rapidly through full-intensity colours, which is the standard approach to clearing the temporary kind — and the honest answer is that it cannot undo the permanent kind.
What people use the burn-in fixer for
Clear temporary image retention
A ghost of a taskbar, a game HUD or a channel logo after hours of static display usually fades with 10–60 minutes of rapid colour cycling.
Refresh an OLED phone or laptop
OLED panels age per-sub-pixel, and blue ages fastest. Cycling all channels at full intensity exercises them more evenly than a static desktop does.
Test whether damage is permanent
If a ghost survives a long cycle and is still visible on a flat grey field afterwards, it is burn-in, not retention. That distinction matters for a warranty conversation.
How to use the burn-in fixer
- 1Press F for fullscreen and set the display to a moderate brightness — not maximum.
- 2Start the cycle and leave it running. Ten minutes for light retention, up to an hour for stubborn ghosting.
- 3Check afterwards against a flat grey or white field, which shows residual ghosting most clearly.
- 4Repeat if the ghost has faded but not gone. If several long runs change nothing, it is permanent.
- 5Going forward: hide static taskbars, use a screensaver, and vary what sits on screen for hours at a time.
Frequently asked questions
Can burn-in actually be fixed?+
Temporary image retention, usually yes. True burn-in, no — it is physical, uneven ageing of the sub-pixels themselves, and no software can un-age them. Some OLED TVs include a 'pixel refresh' routine that rebalances the whole panel down to the level of the worn areas, which reduces the visible contrast of the ghost rather than removing it.
How long should I run this?+
Start with 10–20 minutes and check. Stubborn retention can take a few hours across multiple sessions. If three or four long runs produce no change at all, further running will not help.
Do I need to install anything?+
No. Everything on whitescreen.studio runs inside the browser tab you already have open. There is nothing to download, no extension and no account.
Is it free?+
Yes, all of it, with no sign-up and no usage limit.