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  • A photo where the face is blurry, soft or out of focus
  • Faces with some detail left recover best
  • JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 10 MB

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Unblur Face

Unblur face photos in one click: upload a soft or out-of-focus portrait, press the button, download a sharper one. One free image, no sign-up.

Original: Out-of-focus photo of a woman in her early 30s: Unblur FaceBefore
Unblur Face result: Out-of-focus photo of a woman in her early 30s: Unblur FaceAfter

Example result. Upload your photo to make yours.

What it means to unblur a face with AI

A blurry face has lost the small marks that make it read as a person: the edge of the eyelids, the line of the lips, the texture of skin and hair. This tool does not bring those marks back from a hidden copy. It is an AI image model that looks at what is left and redraws the face sharper.

That is why the result can look like a real photo, and also why it can differ from the real person. It is a reconstruction, not a recovery.

Use it where the face is the point of the photo: a selfie with a missed focus, a portrait shot at dusk, a snapshot of a child who would not hold still, a scan of an old print.

After you unblur face details, check the result

A face is the part of a photo people judge fastest, so look at it first. Put the original beside the result and compare the eyes, teeth, ears, hairline and any jewelry. The tool aims to keep the same face and expression, but nothing checks it, so a face that looks a little different has drifted.

One limit matters most: you cannot unblur a face that someone hid on purpose with a mosaic or a heavy blur. There is nothing to read, so the tool would invent a face instead of revealing one.

Unblur face: AI tool vs sharpen slider vs retoucher

Pick by how much detail the blurry face still has and how much time you have.

This toolSharpen sliderRetoucher
What it doesRedraws the face from what is leftRaises contrast on existing edgesRepaints details by hand
Soft focusCan rebuild eyes and skin detailMostly adds grain and halosPossible, slowly
LikenessAims to keep it; you compareUnchanged, but still softControlled by the artist
Skill neededNone: upload, press, downloadSome, to avoid over-sharpeningHired, not learned
SettingsNone to setAmount and radiusBriefed in words
Best forOne face with some detail leftA photo that is only slightly softA face that must match exactly

How to unblur face photos in three steps

There are no presets or sliders: the photo is the only input.

  1. 1

    Pick the frame with the largest face

    One free image is all you get, so choose the shot where the face is biggest and still faintly readable. Upload a JPG, PNG or WebP up to 10 MB.

  2. 2

    Press Unblur Face

    The tool redraws the face and sharpens the rest of the photo to match. There is no text box and no preset, so pressing Unblur Face is the whole job.

  3. 3

    Compare the face, then download

    Check the eyes, teeth and hairline against your original beside the result. If it still looks like the same person, press Download. The result is about 1024 px on the long side, so a large photo comes back smaller.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, your first image is free, with no sign-up and no credit card. That one free image is per visitor across the whole site, not per page. After it, you can leave an email and we tell you when more images are available.

It aims to keep the same face, age and expression, but it redraws the face, so small features can still shift. Compare the result with your original before you share it. The more detail the blurry photo has left, the closer the redraw stays to the person you know.

It is built for a photo whose main subject is a face. In a group shot, small faces in the back have little detail to rebuild, so they improve least. For a group, upload the frame where the faces are largest and compare each one with the original.

Slight to moderate blur works best: a missed focus, a shaky hand, a slow shutter. If eyes and lips are still faintly visible, there is something to build on. A smear with no features gives the AI nothing to work from, and it may draw a face that was never there.

No. A mosaic or a heavy blur applied to hide a person throws the detail away. The tool cannot read it back, and anything it draws there is invented, not the real face. It fixes accidental blur, not hidden identities.

You can upload one, but the face is redrawn, so the result may not match the original closely enough for an official document. Check the rules of whoever asks for the photo, and take a sharp retake when you can. Treat the result as a clearer picture, not as an official record.

It works on any photo where a face is the main subject and some detail is left, so you can unblur face shots from a selfie or a scanned print. An old scan with scratches and fading may still look worn, since this page only works on sharpness. A photo restoration tool is the better first step there.

Your photo is only used to create your images and is never used to train AI models. The result sits beside your original so you can check it before you download it. Nothing is added to it: no watermark, no text.

No. This page has no presets, no strength setting and no text box. Upload the photo and press the button. Motion blur, camera shake and soft focus all take the same route, so there is nothing to get wrong.

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