

Pixelate Image Online — Blur Faces and Plates in a Photo Free
Select an area or use face detection, then apply pixelation or blur before downloading.
- Select any area to pixelate or blur — no cropping
- Auto-detect and hide every face in one tap
- Applied in your browser · free to use · no watermark
Works with JPG, PNG, WEBP
Drop a photo — mark what to hide and download the censored copy
Tips for the best result
• Pixelate for a solid, un-reversible censor; blur for a softer look
• Raise the strength for faces and IDs so no detail is recoverable
• Add several boxes to hide multiple faces, plates or names at once
About the Pixelate & Blur tool
Redact anything you do not want shared — faces, house numbers, licence plates, ID cards, screen contents or private text. Draw a box over each area and the tool covers it with a pixel mosaic or a soft blur, or detects every face automatically. The pixel-level censoring runs entirely in your browser on a canvas, so previews are instant and the downloaded image keeps its full, original quality.
How It Works
1. Upload the photo you want to censor
2. Drag a box over each area, or tap Auto-detect faces
3. Choose pixelate or blur and set the strength
4. Download the censored photo — clean, full quality, no watermark
Perfect For
• Hiding faces before posting to social media
• Blurring licence plates, house numbers and addresses
• Redacting names, IDs and card numbers in screenshots
• Protecting bystanders and children in shared photos
What you can do with Pixelate & Blur Image
Review the main capabilities before you begin.
- Blur faces to protect people's privacy
- Pixelate license plates in a photo
- Hide names, addresses and sensitive details
- Auto-detect faces and censor them fast
- Draw over any area you want to obscure
- Adjust how strong the censoring looks
Settings reference
5 settings
Available controls for Pixelate & Blur Image.
- Processing modePresets
- Process one input, or switch to Premium batch mode to process multiple inputs with shared settings. Available input types depend on the tool.Options: Single imageBatch
Adjust
- EffectPresets
- Choose how selected areas are censored: Pixelate covers them with a blocky mosaic for a solid redaction, while Blur softens them for a gentler look.Options: PixelateBlur
- Censor strengthSliderRange: 0–1 · Default: 0.7
- Sets how heavy the pixelation or blur is, from Subtle to Strong; raise it for faces, plates and IDs so no detail remains readable.
Areas
- AreasDraw on image
- Drag a box over each face, plate, name or other detail you want hidden; add up to 24 boxes and remove any box individually.
- Auto-detect facesOne-click
- Finds every face in the photo and adds a censor box over each one automatically, so you can hide all faces in one tap.
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Try it nowFrequently Asked Questions
Upload your image and use the pixelate controls to adjust the intensity. This online image pixelator preserves quality and helps create images for social media, websites, and print with a pixelated effect. Supports JPG, PNG, WEBP, GIF, SVG formats.
usageYes. Use the pixelate controls to select and pixelate specific areas of the image. This is useful for creating images that hide sensitive information or focus on specific elements.
featuresWe support JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, and TIFF formats. The output format will be the same as the input format, preserving quality and transparency.
technicalPixelation intentionally changes fine detail while keeping the image aspect ratio. Free downloads use the web-size resolution limit; Premium unlocks the original-resolution result.
qualityYes. Use the pixelate controls to adjust the intensity to the desired level. This is useful for creating high-resolution images for printing.
featuresYes. Uploads are removed under our Security policy and never shared, and you can download the clean web-size pixelated image immediately. Premium unlocks the original-resolution result for confidential client assets and brand images.
privacyYes — use auto-detect faces and the tool finds each face in the picture and covers it for you, which is much faster than drawing boxes on a group shot. You can switch between pixelate and blur modes, adjust the strength, remove any detected area you want to keep visible, and then download.
featuresUpload the photo, draw a box over the license plate, name, address or any text you want hidden, and choose blur or pixelate. You can add multiple areas in one image and set the strength high enough that the detail cannot be read. Files are processed on secure servers and deleted automatically after processing.
usageYes — Pixoate supports batch and bulk processing. Switch to Batch mode, add up to 60 images on Premium or 200 on Pro, set your options once, and every image is processed with the same settings before you download a single ZIP. Bulk processing is a Premium feature; the output uses the same quality and settings as single mode.
featuresYes — with bulk processing you configure the settings a single time and they apply to every item in the batch — up to 60 images on Premium or 200 on Pro. There is no need to repeat the setup per item, and Temporary uploaded and generated files are processed securely and deleted automatically.
usageAlmost always one of three things. The file is over the 11 MB free upload limit — Premium takes 50 MB and Pro 120 MB. The format is not one this tool accepts, so check the list shown on the upload panel. Or the file is not really the format its name says: renaming a file does not change what is inside it, and that is the reason a valid-looking image gets refused.
troubleshootingCropping, rotating, resizing and framing keep your original pixels — quality loss almost always comes from somewhere else. The two usual causes are enlarging a small image past the resolution it actually has, and re-saving a JPG over and over, because each save throws away a little more. Start from the largest original you still have, and export PNG when the image contains text, screenshots or flat color.
troubleshootingPixelate & Blur Image supports free standard use within the published processing allowances. Free downloads are clean — no watermark. No signup is required for standard tool use. Photo effects and AI edits have a web-size limit on Free, with the original-resolution result available through Premium or one credit. Crop, resize, rotate, compress and convert stay full size. Premium supports batches of up to 60 files, with the applicable plan limits shown before processing.
pricingNo — Pixelate & Blur Image runs in the browser on desktop and phone. There is nothing to install, no trial to start, and no license to buy before you can see whether it does what you need. Try it on the file you are actually stuck with rather than a sample.
troubleshootingHow Pixelate & Blur Image helps you get it done
Real problems it solves every day — for businesses, creators, and everyday tasks. Find the use case that fits you and start.
Redact Screenshots for Work & Support
Pixelate names, emails, order numbers and account details in screenshots before sharing them in tickets, docs or public posts — draw a box over each sensitive area and download a clean copy.
Blur Faces Before Posting Group Photos
Auto-detect every face in a group shot and blur or pixelate the people who did not agree to be posted — a quick privacy step for schools, events and social media.
Hide License Plates in Car Photos
Selling a car or posting street photography? Blur the license plate in seconds so your plate number is not exposed on marketplaces and social feeds.


