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Pixelate or Blur Parts of an Image

Mosaic / blurBeta

Pixelate or blur one or more areas of a photo to hide faces, license plates or ID numbers. Adjustable strength. Runs in your browser and strips EXIF data.

Files are not uploaded · processed in your browser

Choose or drop an image
or drop files here (files are processed locally, never uploaded)JPG, PNG, WebP and more. One image at a time

Choose an image first.

How to use

  1. Choose or drop an image.
  2. Drag over each part you want to hide. You can add several areas, and select one to move or resize it.
  3. Choose “Pixelate” or “Blur” and set the strength. The editor shows the effect live.
  4. Click “Create image”, check the result and download it.

Tips

  • For text such as phone numbers, license plates or chat screenshots, use pixelate. Blurred text can sometimes still be read.
  • Zoom in before sharing to make sure everything is covered.

Privacy

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FAQ

Is my image uploaded?

No. Everything happens in your browser, and the original image never leaves your device.

Pixelate or blur: which should I use to hide text?

Pixelate (mosaic) splits the area into blocks and fills each with its average color, so the original pixels are gone and can't be recovered. Use it for phone numbers, addresses and ID numbers. Blur only softens the image; large text or a low strength may still be readable, which is why pixelate is the default.

What does strength do?

It sets the block size (or how strong the blur is). Blocks grow automatically with the area and the image size. Around a line of text, blocks are close to the text height, and even small areas get a minimum block size that makes them unreadable. Higher means stronger; the default is 60.

Can I hide several areas?

Yes. Drag on an empty part of the image to add an area, up to 50. Tap an area to select it, then move it or drag a corner to resize; remove it with “Remove selected” or the Delete key. You can also use “Add area”.

Does the saved image keep camera or location data?

No. The image is re-encoded with no EXIF, GPS location, camera model or other metadata. The format is kept: JPG stays JPG (quality 92%), PNG and WebP stay the same, other formats become PNG.

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