Blur & Redact Image
Hide faces, number plates, addresses, or account numbers before you share a photo. Drag a box over anything you want gone and choose blur, pixelate, or a solid blackout. It runs in your browser, so the image never leaves your device.
Blur, pixelate, or blackout — which is safe?
Blur and pixelate are the right choice for faces, house numbers, backgrounds, and anything you just want obscured. They keep the look of the photo natural while making the detail unreadable.
For text — account numbers, ID numbers, addresses, email addresses — use blackout. Blur and pixelation are reversible transformations of the original pixels, and for a small character set like digits it has been shown that the original can sometimes be reconstructed. A solid black box discards those pixels completely, so there is nothing left to recover. When it genuinely matters, black it out.
One more thing worth knowing: a photo also carries hidden location and camera data. Redacting here removes it automatically, because the edited copy is redrawn from scratch — so what you download is clean in both senses.
How to blur or redact an image
- Upload your image (JPG, PNG, or WebP).
- Choose an effect — pixelate, blur, or blackout.
- Drag a box over each area you want to hide. Add as many as you need.
- Tap Apply & download to save the redacted copy.
Blur & Redact — FAQ
How do I blur part of an image?
Upload your image, pick an effect, then drag a box over anything you want to hide. You can add as many areas as you need, undo the last one, or clear them all. Tap Apply & download to save the edited copy.
Should I use blur, pixelate, or blackout?
Blur and pixelate are fine for faces, backgrounds, and anything you simply want to obscure. For text — account numbers, addresses, ID numbers, email addresses — use blackout. Blurred and pixelated text can sometimes be reconstructed, but a solid black box removes the pixels entirely, so there is nothing left to recover.
Can blurred text be un-blurred?
Sometimes, yes. Blur and pixelation are mathematical transformations of the original pixels, and for a limited character set like digits, researchers have shown it is possible to reverse them. That is why a solid blackout is the safer choice for anything genuinely sensitive.
How do I hide a face or a number plate?
Drag a box over the face or plate and apply pixelate or blur. Cover a little more than you think you need — edges of a face or the frame of a plate can still be identifying.
Does this remove the photo's metadata too?
Yes. Because the image is redrawn to produce the edited copy, the saved file carries no EXIF, GPS, or camera data. If you only want to strip metadata without editing the picture, use the Remove Metadata tool instead.
Is my image uploaded to a server?
No — and for this tool that matters more than most. The image you are redacting is the one you least want on someone else's server. It is processed entirely inside your browser and never leaves your device.
Other privacy tools
To strip EXIF and GPS data without editing the picture, use Remove Metadata. To trim the frame instead of hiding part of it, use the crop tool.