Image Blur Tool

Upload a photo and brush over anything you want hidden. Blur or pixelate faces, names, addresses, and license plates, then download the result. Everything happens on your device — your image is never uploaded.

Hide what should stay private

Before you share a screenshot, a photo of a document, or a picture with other people in it, there is usually something to hide: a face, a license plate, an address, an email, a name in a chat. Upload the image, pick blur or pixelate, set the brush size and strength, and paint over anything that should not be public. Download the result as a new file.

The original file is never uploaded. The editing runs entirely in your browser, which makes this safe for sensitive screenshots.

Blur or pixelate?

Blur softens an area and looks natural on photos, which makes it the usual choice for faces and backgrounds. Pixelation replaces the area with large blocks and is the better choice for text, because heavy pixelation destroys the letter shapes completely. For anything genuinely sensitive, turn the strength up; a light blur can sometimes be reversed.

  • Blur and pixelate effects with adjustable strength
  • Brush-based, so you can cover irregular shapes
  • Undo mistakes and re-download as often as you like
  • Works with PNG, JPG, and WebP images

Common uses

Hiding faces of bystanders and children before posting, redacting order numbers and addresses in customer screenshots, blurring a license plate in a car photo, and cleaning up a screen recording frame before it goes in a tutorial.

Frequently asked questions

Is my image uploaded to a server?

No. Everything happens in your browser. The image never leaves your device, and closing the tab discards it.

Can blurred text be recovered?

Light blur on text can sometimes be partially reversed. For anything sensitive, use pixelate at a high strength, or blur with the strength turned all the way up.

Does it reduce image quality?

Only the areas you paint are changed. The rest of the image is saved at its original resolution.

Is the image blur tool free?

Yes. No account, no watermark, no limit.

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