Blur Faces in Photos Online, Free
Blur faces automatically, or draw a region to blur license plates, text, screens, and bystanders. Gaussian blur, pixelate, or solid black fill. No account, no watermark, and the full-resolution download is free.
Upload a JPG, PNG, WebP, or GIF. Faces are detected automatically; draw rectangles over anything else you want hidden. Free, no account required, files deleted after 1 hour. Works on your phone too.
Auto-detects faces. Draw regions to blur anything.
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JPG · PNG · WebP · GIF · Up to 25MB
No sign up needed. Just drop your image.
Faces are detected automatically. Draw regions to blur anything else.
Draw a region to blur anything
Click and drag over license plates, text, screens, or bystanders. Faces are detected automatically when the toggle is on. Drawing is optional.
No regions drawn yet. Faces will still be auto-detected.
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No account required
Just upload and go. Nothing to sign up for, no email, no credit card.
No watermark, ever
Your image comes back with faces and regions blurred and nothing else added. No watermark, no logo, no low-resolution preview.
Files deleted in 1 hour
Your image does not live on our servers. Privacy by default.
How It Works
Upload your image and pick a style
JPG, PNG, WebP, or GIF up to 25MB. Drag and drop or click to browse. Choose Gaussian blur, pixelate, or solid black fill, and whether to export the original format, PNG, or JPG.
Draw regions or let it auto-detect faces
With auto-detect on, a face detection model finds and blurs every face. Draw rectangles over anything else you want hidden: license plates, on-screen text, addresses, or bystanders. Both work together in one job, and it all runs server-side, so it works on your phone too. Want the details? Learn how VidClean works technically.
Download your blurred image
Ready in seconds, at full resolution, as the original format, PNG, or JPG. No watermark, no account, files deleted after 1 hour.
When to use solid fill vs blur
Here is the honest version. Gaussian blur and pixelation both look private, but they only scramble the original pixels rather than remove them. Researchers have shown that AI models can partially reconstruct a blurred or pixelated face, license plate, or block of text, especially when the blur is light. If someone really wants what is under there, blur is not a guarantee.
Solid black fill is different. It replaces the pixels with black, so there is nothing left to recover. It cannot be reversed. Use Gaussian or pixelate when you want a softer look and the content is not truly sensitive. Use solid black for anything that would cause real harm if exposed: faces of minors, home addresses, ID numbers, medical details, or full license plates.
Working with video instead? Try our Remove Silence and Transcribe tools, same deal: free, no account, no watermark.
Who uses this
Privacy protection
Blur strangers and bystanders before you post a photo publicly.
Tutorials and screenshots
Hide API keys, emails, and account details in YouTube tutorials and docs.
Legal safety and GDPR
Creators redacting identifiable people to stay on the right side of privacy rules.
License plates and dashcam
Redact plates and faces in dashcam footage stills before sharing them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about blurring faces and objects.
Are my images stored? expand_more
No. Images are processed on a private server and automatically deleted 1 hour after the job finishes. We never view, share, train on, or store your content.
Is Gaussian blur really reversible by AI? expand_more
Yes, in some cases. Gaussian blur and pixelation keep a mathematical trace of the original pixels, and AI models have been shown to partially reconstruct blurred or pixelated faces and text. For anything truly sensitive, choose the solid black fill, which replaces the pixels entirely and cannot be reversed.
Can I blur license plates and text, not just faces? expand_more
Yes. Draw one or more rectangles over anything you want hidden: license plates, screen content, addresses, bystanders, or on-screen text. Each region is blurred with the style you pick, and you can combine drawn regions with automatic face detection in one job.
What image formats are supported? expand_more
JPG, PNG, WebP, and GIF up to 25MB per image. You can keep the original format or export as PNG or JPG. Animated GIFs are processed as their first frame.
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Last updated: July 9, 2026