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Pixelate & redact a photo.

Hide license plates, faces, names, and document numbers. Drag boxes over the parts to cover, then pixelate, blur, or black them out. The redaction is permanent in the downloaded file and nothing is uploaded.

Auto-blur faces instead →Strip metadata too →
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  • Files never leave your device
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  • GDPR & CCPA friendly
Pixelate & Redact

Drop a photo to redact

JPG, PNG, WebP, or HEIC. Drag boxes over faces, license plates, names, or numbers. The photo never leaves your device.

What you can hide

Cover anything you do not want seen.

Pixelate, blur, or black out plates, faces, names, signatures, and numbers, permanently and entirely in your browser.

Pixelate, blur, or black bar

Three ways to hide an area: mosaic pixelation, a soft blur, or a solid black bar for things that must be fully unreadable.

Cover license plates and faces

Drag a box over any plate, face, badge, or sign. Add as many boxes as the photo needs.

Permanent at full resolution

The hidden detail is destroyed in the exported file, not just covered, so it cannot be recovered.

Strips metadata on export

Export as PNG and the original EXIF (including GPS) is gone, so nothing leaks alongside the image.

Adjustable strength

Dial the block size or blur amount up until the detail is completely gone.

Private by design

No upload, no account. The photo is redacted in your browser and never leaves your device.

FAQ

Common questions about pixelating and redacting.

How do I pixelate part of an image?
Drop the photo onto the tool, then drag a box over the area you want to hide. Choose pixelate, blur, or a solid black bar, adjust the strength, and add as many boxes as you need. Download the result. The redaction is burned into the exported image, not a removable overlay.
How do I blur a license plate in a photo?
Upload the photo, drag a box over the plate, and pick blur or pixelate. The covered area is permanently obscured in the downloaded file. Useful before selling a car, posting a dashcam shot, or sharing a photo that shows plates.
Can I censor faces or names this way?
Yes. Drag a box over each face, name badge, street sign, or document number and apply pixelate, blur, or a black bar. You can cover several areas in one photo. For automatic face detection, use our blur faces tool instead.
Is the pixelation permanent and safe?
Yes. The tool re-renders the image with the covered areas destroyed at full resolution, so the hidden detail cannot be recovered from the exported file. Exporting as PNG also drops the original EXIF metadata, so location and camera data do not leak.
Does my photo get uploaded?
No. Everything runs in your browser using canvas. The photo never leaves your device, which matters when you are redacting sensitive documents, IDs, or plates.
What is the difference between pixelate, blur, and black bar?
Pixelate replaces the area with large blocks (the classic mosaic look). Blur softens it so the shape is still visible but the detail is gone. A black bar fully hides the area and is the safest for text, numbers, and IDs that must be unreadable.
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