Image Tools
Image Censor
Blur, pixelate, or black out sensitive parts of photos
Runs in your browser Your input never leaves your device.
Drop an image here, or .
Drag over the areas you want to hide.
About this tool
Hide private details in a screenshot or photo, such as names, numbers or faces. Load an image, pick a Style (Black box, Pixelate or Blur) and drag a rectangle over each area. The change is applied when you release the mouse, and Undo steps back one censor at a time. Download saves the whole image as censored.png. The image is edited on a canvas in your browser and is never uploaded. A black box fully replaces the pixels, so it is the safest style for sensitive text. Pixelate and Blur work by shrinking and re-enlarging the region, which can leave text partly guessable.
How to use it
- Drop an image or choose a file.
- Pick Black box, Pixelate or Blur.
- Drag over each area you want to hide.
- Use Undo if you make a mistake, then press Download.
Common problems
- Hidden text can still be read
- Use Black box for passwords, IDs and account numbers; blur and pixelate only reduce detail.
- The rectangle did not apply
- Very small selections (under 2 pixels) are ignored. Drag a larger area.
- Output is PNG only
- The file is always saved as PNG, so it may be larger than the original JPG.