Blur, pixelate & censor faces, how-to guides
Step-by-step guides for hiding a face, whatever the effect, device or app. Every method is free, needs no sign-up, and runs entirely in your browser.
By task
Hide a face, your way
Blur a face in a photo
Hide any face in a picture in seconds, free and online.
Read guide →Hide faces in photos
Blur, pixelate or bar out any face in a picture, free and private.
Read guide →Blur a face on iPhone
No app to install, do it in Safari and save to Photos.
Read guide →Blur faces in a video
Track and blur faces across every frame, then export.
Read guide →Pixelate a face
Prefer a mosaic look? Pixelate any face online.
Read guide →Censor a face
Add a classic black bar over the eyes or whole face.
Read guide →Redact a face
Black out, blur or pixelate people in screenshots and documents.
Read guide →Anonymize a photo
Strip identities from an image, every face blurred or blacked out.
Read guide →AI face blur
Detect and hide every face automatically, no manual selecting.
Read guide →Black bar over eyes
The classic censored look, a solid bar across the eyes.
Read guide →Emoji over a face
Cover a face with an emoji sticker, playful and quick.
Read guide →By app
How to blur a face in your favourite tool
The real steps for each app, plus a faster one-click way that needs no software.
Blur a face in Photoshop
The Gaussian Blur / Mosaic steps, plus a one-click alternative.
Read guide →Blur a face in CapCut
Mosaic + masking + keyframes, or auto-track it here instead.
Read guide →Blur a face in Premiere Pro
Mask a blur effect and track it, or auto-track it here.
Read guide →Blur a face in iMovie
iMovie can’t really blur a face, here’s what to do instead.
Read guide →Blur a face in Canva
Canva blurs the whole photo, here’s how to hide just a face.
Read guide →Blur a face on TikTok
TikTok’s effects blur the whole screen, do it before posting.
Read guide →Who it’s for
Journalism & activism
Protect sources, bystanders and protesters before publishing photos or footage.
Social media
Share group photos without exposing friends, kids or strangers who didn’t consent.
Privacy & GDPR
Anonymize personal data in images to comply with GDPR and internal policies.
Video & vlogging
Track and hide faces across a clip before uploading, no editing suite needed.
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