Censor an Image Online
Blur, pixelate, or black out anything you don't want shared — faces, names, numbers — free and in your browser.
Drop an image to blur
Drag & drop, paste, or pick a file
PNG · JPG · WebP · GIF · BMP — obscured on your device
Three ways to censor
Censoring an image means hiding the parts you don't want others to see. This tool gives you all three common methods in one place: a soft blur, a block mosaic (pixelate), and a solid bar (redact). Pick whichever fits — and mix areas freely across a single image.
Drag a box over each thing to censor — a face, a home address, a card number, a chat name. The pixelate default gives the familiar 'censored' mosaic, but you can switch any time. Everything outside your boxes stays sharp and full-resolution.
How to censor an image
- Open your image. Drag it onto the tool, choose a file, or paste it.
- Select what to hide. Drag a box over each sensitive area. Add as many as you need.
- Choose a style and download. Pick blur, pixelate, or a solid bar, then download in your original format.
Use a solid bar for the truly secret
Blur and pixelation can occasionally be partly reversed at light settings. For anything that must never be read — a password, a signature — use the Redact bar, which paints solid pixels over the area.
How censor image works
- What it does
- Blur, pixelate, or solid bar — your choice
- How the tool does it
- All three obscuring methods are in one editor: a multi-pass blur, a block mosaic, and a solid colour bar; you can apply different methods to different boxes across the same image, and everything outside your boxes stays sharp.
- What it's for
- Censoring is for hiding the parts of a screenshot or photo you don't want shared — a face, a home address, a card number, a chat name — while keeping the rest of the image intact.
- Can it be reversed?
- Blur and pixelation average the pixels and can be partly reversed at light settings, whereas the solid bar (redact) overwrites them and leaves nothing to reconstruct — pick the bar for anything that must never be read.
Tip: Match the method to the risk: a bar for secrets like passwords or signatures, and blur or mosaic for faces and backgrounds where a natural look matters more.
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Frequently asked questions
What's the best way to censor a phone number or address?
Use the Redact (solid bar) mode. It paints over the pixels completely, so the text can't be reconstructed — unlike a light blur or pixelation.
Can I censor several things at once?
Yes. Drag a box over each item; every box is censored independently, and you can mix areas across the same image.
Does censoring change the rest of the photo?
No. Only your selected areas are altered; the rest stays at full resolution. The result is baked into the downloaded file.
Where is my image processed?
The blurring happens in your browser, so the new file is created on your own device. How any data associated with the tool is handled is described in our privacy policy.
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