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Blur Face / Region

Blur faces, plates, and screens before an image leaves your device. Free, no account - and your file never leaves this browser tab.

Drop your image here

or click to browse — pasting a screenshot works too

JPG, PNG, WEBP up to 25MB · one file at a time
Processed on this device. Never uploaded.
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How it works

Blur Face / Region in 4 steps

  1. Drop a photo onto the tool or click Choose File.

  2. Faces are found automatically as the photo loads - drag a box over anything else you want hidden.

  3. Pick pixelate, blur, or blackout and set the strength - the result updates live.

  4. Download the anonymized copy. Your original stays untouched.

When to use it

Blur faces, license plates, screens, and anything else you'd rather not publish - without handing the un-blurred photo to a server first. Both the face detection and the blurring run locally in your browser, which is rather the point: the reason you're blurring is that the image shows something sensitive.

  • Blur bystanders' and children's faces before posting photos publicly.
  • Pixelate license plates and house numbers in marketplace and dashcam shots.
  • Black out screens, documents, and name badges visible in workplace photos.

Format & quality notes

  • Face detection runs on your device: Google's open-source MediaPipe face detector (about 11 MB) loads automatically with your first photo. It finds clear, reasonably close faces - drag a box manually for profiles and small faces in crowds.
  • Pixelate is the safest choice for anonymization: a coarse mosaic destroys the detail underneath. Weak gaussian blur can sometimes be partially reconstructed, so if you prefer blur, use high strength.
  • The download is re-encoded from raw pixels, so EXIF metadata (GPS location, device model) is dropped as a side effect.
FAQ

Questions about the Blur Face / Region.

Is my photo uploaded to detect the faces?

No. The face detector is a small AI model that loads into your browser and runs on your device - the photo itself never leaves your machine. You can disconnect from the internet after the detector loads and it still works.

Should I use blur, pixelate, or blackout?

Pixelate is the best default: a coarse mosaic discards the underlying detail. Blackout is the bluntest and most certain. Gaussian blur looks the most natural, but weak blur on a high-resolution face has been partially reversed in research settings - crank the strength if you use it.

Why didn't it find every face?

The local detector is tuned for clear, reasonably close faces. Turned heads, small faces in crowds, and partly hidden faces can be missed - drag a box over anything it skipped, it takes a second.

Can a blurred face be recovered from the download?

Not from a strong pixelation or a blackout - the pixel information is destroyed and the file is re-encoded with no hidden original inside. The one case to avoid is a very light blur on a large, sharp face.

Does blurring also remove the photo's metadata?

Yes, as a side effect: the output is rebuilt from raw pixels, so EXIF blocks like GPS coordinates and camera model aren't carried over. You can verify by dropping the result into the EXIF Viewer.

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