Blur / pixelate / black-out image regions

Select what to hide, pick Gaussian blur / pixelate / solid black — burned into pixels

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Drag an image here, or click to choose

Processed locally in your browser — never uploaded

How it works

Select a phone number, ID, license plate or face, choose blur, pixelation or solid black, and export the processed pixels as a new image. Blur and pixelation can retain recognizable clues; use a complete solid cover for sensitive text. Inspect the actual output and its filename before sharing. Processing stays in your browser; images are not uploaded.

  1. 1.Drop an image — processed locally, never uploaded
  2. 2.Draw one or more regions to cover
  3. 3.Choose blur / pixelate / black; the mask is burned into pixels on export
  4. 4.Download and review the output; blur or pixelation may leave recognizable clues. Prefer a complete solid cover for sensitive text.

The exported image contains processed pixels. Different masking methods retain different information; finishing the operation does not replace reviewing the output and its surrounding context.

Questions & limits

Which is safer, blur or solid black?

Prefer a complete solid cover for sensitive text. Blur and pixelation can still reveal character shapes, length or other clues; they do not guarantee that text is unrecognizable.

Can the original be recovered after masking?

This tool makes no irrecoverability guarantee. A solid mask replaces the covered output pixels, but missed content, context and copies of the original still need your review and care.

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State privacy rights

Deletion laws near this workflow

These source-checked rows connect local redaction and PII cleanup to state privacy deletion rights. The cluster is staged noindex until final legal review.

Updated 2026-07-08 · PrivScrub

Method and limits

PDF output checks apply to supported text, document metadata and structures only. Redacted pages are images; no OCR is run. Visually review the downloaded output and any stated limits before sharing.

Read the processing and verification method