Is my image uploaded to blur it?

No. The blurring happens entirely in your browser. The original, unredacted image never leaves your device — which is the whole point of a privacy tool.

Can the blur be reversed?

No. Blur, pixelation and redaction are baked into the exported image’s pixels. The hidden information cannot be recovered from the downloaded file.

What is the difference between blur, pixelate and redact?

Blur softens the area, pixelate replaces it with coarse blocks, and redact covers it with solid black. For maximum certainty on text (like account numbers), redaction is the safest choice.

Can I adjust a region after drawing it?

Yes. Click any region to select it, then drag to move it, use the handles to resize, or press Delete to remove it. Ctrl+Z undoes your last change.

Hide a face in a photo

Cover a face in a photo in whichever style fits — soft blur, pixelated mosaic, or a solid black bar. Drag over the face, adjust, export. The original never leaves your browser.

Privacy-first: every image is processed locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, stored or transmitted to any server.

Three ways to hide a face

A soft blur looks natural and keeps the photo’s mood; a pixelated mosaic signals deliberate anonymization, broadcast-style; a solid black bar is the bluntest and most absolute. All three are modes of the same selection here — pick per face, and mix styles within one photo when hiding several people.

Hidden means unrecoverable

Whichever style you choose, the tool destructively replaces the pixels in the selected region before export — a face hidden here can’t be restored from the file, because the identifying detail no longer exists in it. That matters: cosmetic overlays and weak filters have been reversed before. Strength and block size are adjustable until it’s properly gone.

Anonymized without being uploaded

Protecting someone’s identity by sending their unobscured face to a third-party server is a contradiction. This tool does the whole job — load, hide, export — inside your browser, so the recognizable original is never transmitted anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

Is my image uploaded to blur it?: No. The blurring happens entirely in your browser. The original, unredacted image never leaves your device — which is the whole point of a privacy tool.
Can the blur be reversed?: No. Blur, pixelation and redaction are baked into the exported image’s pixels. The hidden information cannot be recovered from the downloaded file.
What is the difference between blur, pixelate and redact?: Blur softens the area, pixelate replaces it with coarse blocks, and redact covers it with solid black. For maximum certainty on text (like account numbers), redaction is the safest choice.
Can I adjust a region after drawing it?: Yes. Click any region to select it, then drag to move it, use the handles to resize, or press Delete to remove it. Ctrl+Z undoes your last change.
Which formats can I download?: PNG (lossless), JPG and WebP.

All image tools

Image Compressor — Shrink JPG, PNG & WebP without the quality loss you can see.
Image Converter — Convert between JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF and BMP — HEIC input supported.
Image to PDF Converter — Turn images into a PDF — or PDF pages into images.
Image Resizer — Resize by pixels or percentage with ready-made presets.
Image Cropper — Crop, rotate, flip and straighten with precision.
Background Remover — AI background removal & blur — right on your device.
Image to Text (OCR) — Extract text from images and screenshots — locally.
Image Rotator — Rotate and flip many images at once by any angle.
Image Editor — Crop, rotate, flip, annotate, add text and blur — in one editor.
Remove Image Metadata — View and strip EXIF, GPS and location data.
Privacy Blur — Blur, pixelate or black out sensitive info in seconds.
Image Watermark — Add text or logo watermarks — single images or whole batches.
Color & Image Analyzer — Dominant colors, palettes, histogram and contrast.