Does my image get uploaded to blur it?

No. The blur runs inside your browser on your own device — the image never leaves your computer and never reaches a server. That is the whole point: a tool that hides a sensitive part of a photo shouldn't first send the un-blurred photo to someone else's server, which is exactly what the upload-based tools do.

Can it blur things other than faces?

Yes — anything you draw a box around. Face-only tools leave the rest of the image untouched, so a licence plate, an ID or bank number, a home address on a parcel, a name badge, or a screen stays readable. Here you choose the areas, so you can hide any of those, and as many as you need in one image.

What's the difference between blur and pixelate?

Blur softens the area so detail dissolves; pixelate replaces it with coarse blocks, each filled with the average colour of the pixels under it, so fine detail is removed entirely. Pixelate is the stronger choice when you want the detail genuinely gone rather than just smeared. Both come in light, medium, and strong.

Does it change the rest of my image?

Every pixel outside the areas you draw is left exactly as it was — for PNG, identical to the last bit. JPG and WebP have to be re-encoded once (that's how those formats work), so the tool re-encodes at high quality and shows you the measured quality score of the result. The edges of each area are softened, so there's no hard box outline giving away what you hid.

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Blur Image

Blur or pixelate any part of a JPG, PNG, or WebP — a face, an ID number, a licence plate, an address — without uploading it anywhere. Draw the areas, pick blur or pixelate, and it runs in your browser. The file keeps its format and the measured quality is shown. No account, no email.

Frequently asked questions

Does my image get uploaded to blur it?: No. The blur runs inside your browser on your own device — the image never leaves your computer and never reaches a server. That is the whole point: a tool that hides a sensitive part of a photo shouldn't first send the un-blurred photo to someone else's server, which is exactly what the upload-based tools do.
Can it blur things other than faces?: Yes — anything you draw a box around. Face-only tools leave the rest of the image untouched, so a licence plate, an ID or bank number, a home address on a parcel, a name badge, or a screen stays readable. Here you choose the areas, so you can hide any of those, and as many as you need in one image.
What's the difference between blur and pixelate?: Blur softens the area so detail dissolves; pixelate replaces it with coarse blocks, each filled with the average colour of the pixels under it, so fine detail is removed entirely. Pixelate is the stronger choice when you want the detail genuinely gone rather than just smeared. Both come in light, medium, and strong.
Does it change the rest of my image?: Every pixel outside the areas you draw is left exactly as it was — for PNG, identical to the last bit. JPG and WebP have to be re-encoded once (that's how those formats work), so the tool re-encodes at high quality and shows you the measured quality score of the result. The edges of each area are softened, so there's no hard box outline giving away what you hid.

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