Blur an Image — or Just the Parts You Choose
Drag a box over faces, number plates, names or addresses to blur, pixelate or black them out — or blur the whole photo for a soft background. Done in your browser, so the private details never leave your device.
Updated September 2026 · Free · Works entirely in your browser
What people blur, and why
- Faces of children, bystanders or anyone who did not agree to be posted.
- Number plates in car sale photos and dash-cam clips.
- Names, addresses and account numbers in screenshots of emails, bills, parcels and chats.
- Screens and documents in the background of a photo of your desk or office.
Blur, pixelate or black box?
| Effect | Looks | How safe |
|---|---|---|
| Blur | Soft and natural | Good for faces at high strength. Weak blur on text can leak its shape. |
| Pixelate | Obvious mosaic | Good with large blocks. Small blocks on predictable text (plates, card numbers) can be partly reversed. |
| Black box | Blunt | Complete — the pixels underneath are replaced, nothing is left to recover. |
For anything that could be used against someone — a full card number, an ID document, a home address — use the black box. Blur and pixelate hide things from a casual look; a black box removes them.
Don't forget the hidden data
Blurring the visible picture does nothing about the metadata inside the file. Photos from phones often carry GPS coordinates of where they were taken. This tool re-encodes the image, which drops that metadata, but if you share originals elsewhere, check them with the EXIF viewer and remover and read what EXIF data reveals.
Blurring the whole photo
Switch to Whole image for a soft background: slides, quote cards, phone wallpapers, or a blurred version of a photo placed behind the sharp original. Pair it with the Instagram resizer, which uses exactly that effect to fit a photo into a square or story frame without cropping it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about image conversion.