Hide the faces.
Keep the photo.
Auto-detect faces where your browser supports it, or draw boxes yourself — then download the blurred result. Nothing leaves your device.
How do I blur faces in a photo online? Add the photo, press "Detect faces" (Chrome-based browsers) or drag a box over each face, set the blur strength, and download. The image never leaves your browser.
Face blur
Drag on the photo to add a blur box; drag again to add more. On browsers without built-in face detection, manual boxes do the same job — the blur strength slider is the same either way.
How to blur faces in a photo
- Add the photo — it renders locally; nothing is uploaded.
- Find the faces — press Detect faces in Chrome-based browsers, or drag a box over each face manually (boxes snap to your drag, add as many as you need).
- Set the strength and download — 16px is a good default for full-resolution photos; heavier blur for larger images.
Blur vs pixelate vs cover
- Blur — natural-looking, good for casual privacy (group photos, social posts)
- Solid cover — strongest; researchers have "unblurred" faces from weak blur in controlled cases, so for high-stakes anonymity cover the face completely
- Why not both? For most everyday sharing, a strong blur (20px+) on a high-resolution photo is unrecognizable to people and matching software alike
Good to know
The blur is baked into the downloaded copy — the original file on your device is untouched. Photos shared afterward can still carry EXIF metadata (including GPS); the EXIF viewer shows what's inside and can strip it. Need the file smaller for sharing? Run it through the 1 MB compressor or JPG to WebP — both also drop metadata.
How do I blur a face in a photo?
Add the photo, then either press Detect faces (supported in Chrome-based browsers) or drag a box over each face. Adjust the blur strength and download. Everything happens in your browser.
Does auto-detect work in every browser?
Face detection uses your browser's built-in detector — available in Chrome and other Chromium browsers. In Safari and Firefox, draw the boxes manually; the blur itself works everywhere.
Is blurring enough to protect identity?
A strong blur makes a face unrecognizable to people and to most automated matching. For high-stakes anonymity, cover with a solid shape instead of blur — extreme unblurring research targets blur specifically.
Is the photo uploaded?
No. Detection, blurring, and downloading all happen in your browser tab.