Some details in a photo are better kept hidden — a face, a number plate, or a private note in the background. This free image blur and pixelate tool lets you blur or pixelate a photo before you share it. Your photo never leaves your browser, so it is never uploaded to a server and stays private on desktop and mobile.

How to Use the Image Blur and Pixelate Tool

Three quick steps — no signup, no cost.

1Choose your image

Drop your image into the box above, or click it to pick a file from your device.

2Choose blur or pixelate

Pick the effect, set the strength, and apply it to the photo.

3Download the result

Download the edited image with the sensitive detail covered.

Why Choose Our Image Blur and Pixelate Tool

Built to be fast, private, and free — on any device.

Hide sensitive details

Soften or block out a photo before posting it.

Two ways to hide

Soften a spot with blur or block it out with pixelation.

Private by design

Your photo never leaves your device, because everything runs in your browser.

Works everywhere

Any modern browser, on phone or computer.

Image Blur and Pixelate Tool FAQs

Short, direct answers to the questions readers ask most.

Yes, completely free, with no account and no hidden limits.

Blur softens a detail into a haze, while pixelate turns it into large blocks. Both hide what is underneath.

The whole photo. If you only want one area covered, crop that area first, apply the effect, and share the result.

Yes. Open this page on your phone’s browser, pick a photo from your gallery, and download the edited result.