tool · beta · on-device
Drop a patch on the canvas, drag it where you need it. Soft Gaussian blur, mosaic pixelate, or a solid black bar — pick per patch. Drag to resize, stack as many as you need. Nothing uploads; the redacted pixels are baked permanently into the export. For multi-photo edits, grab a proper app.
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where a redaction earns its keep
for faces
Posting a photo from a party, an event, or a school spread? Anyone in the background hasn't consented to being in your post. Drop a blur patch over each face. Soft Gaussian — feels designed, not censored — and the rest of the photo stays sharp.
for plates
Selling a car on Marketplace, sharing a road-trip photo, posting your driveway? License plates are a privacy weak point — pixelate the patch over the plate so the photo reads natural but the digits don't.
for screenshots
Sharing a Google Maps screenshot, an email thread, a banking confirmation? A solid black bar is the legal-ese standard for redaction. Drop bars over names, addresses, account numbers — the structure is preserved, the data is not.
for kids
Many parents prefer to keep kids' faces off the public internet. Pixelate mode at a chunky block size (40–60px) reads as deliberate stylization — same kid in every photo, but no facial features. Easier than cropping them out of the frame.
for crime
Documentary photographers blur identifiable elements as a matter of editorial standard. Two strong blur patches — one on the plate, one on the bystander's face — and the photo stays publishable. Drag-to-resize lets you tighten the patch to the subject.
for screens
Sharing a how-to screenshot that includes a phone unlock pattern, a 2FA code, an email preview? Solid black bar over the sensitive area, save, post. Faster than reshooting with the area covered.
in case you're wondering
No. Every patch is rendered on a canvas in your browser. Your photo never touches our servers — we don't run an image pipeline at all. Open DevTools → Network and watch: nothing leaves your device.
Blur looks softest and most editorial; works for faces in casual photos. Pixelate reads as deliberate stylization; popular for kids' faces and license plates. Solid bar is the strongest visual signal that something is being redacted; use it for legal/forensic contexts.
No. Each patch is rendered into the exported pixels — the original data underneath is replaced with the blurred/pixelated/blacked-out result. There's no metadata, no hidden layer. Once exported, the obscured area cannot be recovered.
For faces, a blur strength of 30–50px or pixel blocks of 30–60px is usually unrecognizable. For license plates, go higher — text shapes can be reconstructed from light blurs. When in doubt, increase strength and check from arm's length.
Yes. Click any empty area on the canvas to drop a new patch. Each patch has its own type, strength, position, and size. The side panel lists every patch — click to switch which one you're editing.
JPG at 92% quality and full source resolution. So a 4000×3000 phone photo exports at 4000×3000 with all the patches baked in. The result is a normal JPG that any app can open.
Pixelate at low block sizes (4–8px) and gentle blur (under 10px) can occasionally be reversed by adversaries with the right tools. For sensitive material, use solid black bars or bump strength to 40+.
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