How do I blur a face in a photo?
Choose Blur, then drag a box over the face. Add as many boxes as you need, adjust the strength, and download. The blur is permanent in the saved file.
Blur or redact part of an image
Hide faces, plates and private details before you share.
Your files never leave this device.
Hide faces, license plates, addresses or account numbers in a photo or screenshot. Draw boxes over the areas and choose blur, pixelate or a solid box. When you download, the changes are flattened into the pixels and metadata is removed, so the hidden parts cannot be restored from the file.
How to use
- Drop or paste the image you want to share.
- Choose blur, pixelate or solid box.
- Drag over each area you want to hide.
- Download the redacted image.
Frequently asked questions
Can a blurred or pixelated area be undone?
Not from the saved file, because the original pixels are replaced. However, light blur or large pixel blocks over text can sometimes be guessed, so use a solid box for passwords, card numbers and other text.
How do I hide a password or IBAN in a screenshot?
Choose Solid box and drag it over the text. A solid box removes the characters completely, which is safer than blur for anything someone could try to read.
Which is safer: blur or a black box?
A solid box is the safest, because nothing of the original remains. Blur and pixelation are good for faces and backgrounds, where the goal is to stop recognition rather than reading.
How do I hide a license plate?
Choose Pixelate or Solid box and drag over the plate. For plates, a strong pixelation or a box is better than a light blur, which can leave the characters readable.
Does the downloaded image keep location data?
No. The redacted image is saved as a new file without EXIF data, so the GPS location, camera and date from the original are not included.
Blur, pixelate or solid box: which one should I use?
A solid box is the safest, because nothing of the original remains under it. Use it for passwords, card numbers, IBANs and any text someone could try to read. Blur and pixelation suit faces and backgrounds, where the goal is to stop recognition rather than reading. For license plates or small faces, pixelating an image with large blocks works well.
Strength matters. A light blur over big text can still be readable, so raise the strength until you cannot guess a single character yourself.
How do I hide text in a screenshot?
Paste the screenshot, choose the solid box and drag it over the text. Cover the whole line with a little margin, not just the middle of the words. Check the result at full size before you download. The areas are chosen by hand, so there is no automatic detection to miss something for you, and also none to catch it.
What else should I check before sharing?
Look beyond the obvious. Reflections in glasses and windows, name tags, notification previews, browser tabs, an address on an envelope and the background of a video call can all give someone away. A QR code or barcode in the picture can hold data too; you can see what it contains with the QR Code Scanner and then decide whether to cover it.
The downloaded image is a new file with no camera, date or location data. For the photos you share without blurring, Remove Metadata does the same cleaning.
What are the common mistakes?
Covering only half of a face or only part of a line of text is the most frequent one. Another is sharing the original next to the edited copy, so keep the original private. Redact first and add arrows or notes afterwards with Annotate Image, not the other way around. Very large images above about 16 megapixels are reduced in size, which is fine for sharing but not for printing.
How it compares
| This tool | Upload-based services | |
|---|---|---|
| Do files leave your device? | No | Yes |
| Account required | No | Often |
| Daily limit | None | Often |
| Watermark | None | Sometimes |
Limits and privacy
- Faces and text are not detected automatically; you choose the areas yourself.
- Light blur over large text may still be readable; use a solid box for sensitive text.
- The result is saved as PNG or JPEG without metadata; images above about 16 megapixels are reduced to that size.