Blur face online: automatic face blur

Blurring is good practice whenever someone in a photo hasn't agreed to be shared — bystanders at events, children at school activities, or people in the background of a street photo. Many platforms and workplaces also expect faces to be hidden in screenshots of chats or video calls.

Choose pixelate for a clearly censored look and blur for a softer result that keeps the photo pleasant. Set the strength high when anonymity matters: light blur can sometimes be partly recognized, especially for people you know.

Faces that are very small, turned sideways or covered by sunglasses and masks can be missed by detection. Check the preview before downloading, and use a higher-resolution photo if a face wasn't found.

Because the tool works offline after the first load, you can blur face online even on a slow connection: once the model is cached, nothing else needs to download. Large photos are resized to 2000 pixels on the longest side before blurring, which keeps the browser fast while staying sharp enough for social media and documents.

Blurring also helps with documents. Before sharing a screenshot of an ID, a team photo or a classroom picture, hide every face that isn't yours to share. The download keeps the original framing, so the image still makes sense to whoever receives it, and you can switch between blur and pixelate until it looks right.