Blur or pixelate part of an image
Blur or pixelate parts of an image to hide faces, names, licence plates or account numbers before sharing. Free and private: nothing is uploaded.
- Files never leave your device
- Free, no sign-up
- No watermark
About Blur & Pixelate Image
Hide sensitive details before you post or send a picture. Draw boxes over faces, names, licence plates, addresses or account numbers and choose blur or pixelate, then download the redacted image. Because the redaction happens in your browser, the original unredacted picture is never uploaded anywhere, which is exactly what you want when the point is privacy.
How to use Blur & Pixelate Image
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Drop the image that contains something to hide.
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Draw a box over each area you want to cover.
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Choose blur or pixelate and adjust the strength.
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Download the redacted image.
Why use this tool
- Blur or pixelate any number of regions.
- Adjustable strength for light or heavy redaction.
- Ideal for screenshots, receipts, IDs and street photos.
- The original never leaves your device.
- Free with no watermark.
Frequently asked questions
Use a strong setting. Light pixelation of large text can sometimes be guessed, so make blocks big enough that letters are unreadable.
The blurred pixels are written into the new image, so the hidden content is not stored in the file.
Yes, if location matters. Run Remove EXIF Data to strip GPS information.
Yes. Draw as many boxes as you need before downloading.
No. Your images are processed by your own browser and never sent to CodeMites or any other server.
Yes. There is no account, no watermark and no usage limit. The tool runs in your own browser, so there is no server cost to charge you for.
Yes. It runs in any modern browser on Android and iOS as well as on Windows, macOS and Linux, with nothing to install.
Pixelation is the classic choice for faces and text. Blur looks softer and works well for backgrounds and licence plates.
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