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Pixelate, blur, or black-bar anything in an image.

Drag a box over the part you want gone. Faces, license plates, addresses, that one open tab. Your image is processed on your device — it never touches a server.

0 uploads 0 accounts 0 watermarks EXIF stripped on export
Drop an image here
or click to browse · or paste with CTRL+V
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· Nothing uploads. Processing happens in this tab.

How to pixelate part of an image

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Open your image

Drop a JPG, PNG, or WebP on the page — or paste a screenshot straight from your clipboard with Ctrl+V.

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Mark what should disappear

Drag a box over the area, or switch to the brush for irregular shapes. Choose pixelate, blur, or a solid bar, and tune the strength.

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Download

Export as PNG or JPG, or copy straight to your clipboard. The file is re-encoded, so EXIF metadata — GPS, timestamps, device info — is gone.

Why this one

Your image never leaves your device. Most online censor tools upload your photo to a server, process it there, and hand it back. That is a strange workflow for an image you are specifically trying to make more private. BlurThat does the work in your browser with the HTML5 canvas — you can load the page, go offline, and it still runs.

The right tool for the job, honestly labeled. Pixelation and blur look good and are fine for faces and plates at strong settings — but researchers have recovered text from weak pixelation. That's why there's a solid bar tool sitting next to them, and why our screenshot redaction guide tells you when to use which.

No rake to step on. No signup wall after you've done the work, no watermark in the corner, no "3 free images per day." It's a canvas and some math; charging rent on that would be embarrassing.

Questions people ask

How do I pixelate my picture?
Open the image above (drop it on the page or paste with Ctrl+V), drag a box over the area you want hidden, and download. Switch to the brush to paint over irregular shapes, and use the BLOCK slider to control how chunky the pixelation is.
How do you pixelate a picture for free?
This tool is free — no signup, no watermark, no daily limit. Because processing happens in your browser rather than on a server, there's no cost for us to pass on.
Does BlurThat upload my image anywhere?
No. The image is opened and edited entirely in your browser. You can verify this: load the page, disconnect from the internet, and the tool keeps working.
Can pixelated or blurred text be unblurred?
Sometimes — tools exist that reconstruct text from light pixelation and mild blur. For text that genuinely must be unrecoverable (card numbers, addresses), use the BAR tool, which replaces the pixels entirely. Details in the redaction guide.
Does the export keep GPS or other EXIF metadata?
No. Exports are re-encoded from the canvas, which strips EXIF automatically — location, timestamps, camera model, all of it. You download only the pixels you can see.
What formats work?
JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, and BMP open directly. HEIC (iPhone default) can't be decoded by browsers — share the photo as JPG first. Exports are PNG or JPG.

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