Blur & Pixelate Image

Covers faces, license plates, names, phone numbers and other details in a photo or screenshot with pixelation, blur or a solid box. Use it before you post or send a picture that shows personal information.

How to use

1. Drop a photo onto the box or click to choose one. A screenshot can be pasted with Ctrl+V.
2. Under "How to hide", choose "Pixelate", "Blur" or "Solid box" and set the "Strength" or the color.
3. Choose "Rectangle", "Ellipse" or "Brush" and drag on the photo to mark what to hide. Tap a drawn area to move it, or use its corner handles to resize it.
4. Choose "Save as" and press "Save at full size".

How it works

• Light pixelation or blur can sometimes be reversed. A "Solid box" is the safe choice for ID numbers, card numbers, addresses and other important details.
• You can draw several areas and remove them one by one with "Undo". When an area is selected, changed settings apply only to that area.
• The "Find faces" button appears only in browsers that support face detection. Check afterwards that no face was missed.
• The picture is saved at its original resolution, and the saved file contains no EXIF data. The photo is not uploaded.

Questions and answers

How do I pixelate part of a photo?

Open the photo, choose "Pixelate" and drag over the part to hide to draw a rectangle or an ellipse. A higher "Strength" makes the blocks larger and harder to read.

Can pixelated text be read again?

With small blocks or a light blur, the original text can sometimes be guessed. Use "Solid box" for numbers, addresses and other important details.

Can it hide faces automatically?

In browsers that support face detection, a "Find faces" button appears and covers each face it finds with an ellipse. Without that button, draw the areas yourself.

Does saving make the picture smaller?

No. "Save at full size" keeps the original pixel size. Only a picture too large for the browser to handle is saved smaller, and the page says so.