Blur Face Here, by Brush, or on an Uploading Site
Three ways to hide a face in a photo, and what each one asks of you.
| This page | Brush in a photo editor | Site that uploads your photo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finding faces | A detector finds them and reports how many | You paint or draw over each face | Depends on the site |
| Where the photo goes | Stays in your browser | Stays in the editor you use | Sent to a server to be processed |
| A face is missed | No brush here, so cover it in another tool | Not a problem: you choose the spots | Depends on the site |
| Effects | Blur, Pixelate, Black box | Blur, mosaic, shapes | Depends on the site |
| Group photo | One press, then check every face | One stroke per face | Depends on the site |
| Account | None, and no use counter on this page | Depends on the editor | Depends on the site |
| Best for | Many faces, fast, and private | A few faces that need exact placement | Quick jobs where the upload is acceptable |
How to Blur Face in a Photo in Three Steps
Nothing to install: the whole job runs in the browser tab.
- 1
Add the photo
Drop one JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 50 MB, onto the tool, or click to pick it. To blur face on a phone shot or a screenshot, the steps are the same. The photo is opened in your browser and stays there.
- 2
Choose the style and press Blur Faces
Style is Blur, Pixelate or Black box. Strength runs from 1 to 100 percent and starts at 60. Area around face starts at 30 percent and grows each box past the chin, hairline and ears. The page says how many faces it found.
- 3
Check, then download
Move Strength or Area around face and the result follows at once, no second run. Hold to see the original to compare. Download renders the full photo again: JPG in gives JPG out, any other format gives PNG.
Where People Blur Face Before Sharing a Photo
Pick the style by the job: Blur looks natural, Black box is the firmest.
Kids at school events
Blur faces in school-event photos before you share them with other parents. Pixelate reads as an obvious privacy choice, which suits a class photo.
Street and event shots
Strangers in the frame did not agree to be online. Raise Area around face if hair or a hat should go under the blur too.
Workplace photos
A team picture for the intranet may include a visitor or a colleague who opted out. Blur face with Black box when nobody should doubt it is covered.
Selling something online
A listing photo can catch a person in the background. Blur the face and keep the item sharp for the buyer.
Screenshots and stills
A frame from a video call or a camera still often shows people who are not part of your point. Cover them before you send it to a forum or a support thread.
Protecting your own face
Want to post without a face search finding you? Choose Black box at a high Strength, then check the downloaded file, not only the preview.
What Happens to Your Photo and What This Can't Promise
The photo is not uploaded
The face detector and the blur both run in your browser, so the photo never leaves your device. The detector file loads once from this site when you first press the button.
Free, no sign-up, no use counter
This page asks for no account and counts no uses, so blur as many photos as you like. Other tools here that run an AI model on a server have their own free allowance.
Blur is not a guarantee
A low Strength leaves features you can still recognize. Black box paints a solid box over the area, so pick it when the face must not be recognizable. Clothes, a location or a caption can still identify someone.
Faces can be missed
The detector works best on clear, front-facing faces. In our test, a 383 by 512 and a 4000 by 5333 portrait each had one face found. Small faces in a large frame can be missed, so count the faces and check the whole photo before you post.