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How to Blur Faces and Licence Plates in Photos Instantly Without Uploading
Magic Privacy Blur lets you hide any personal information in a photo in seconds — faces, licence plates, ID numbers, addresses. Everything runs inside your browser. No account, no upload, no data leaves your device.
Upload Your Photo
Drag and drop a photo, or click "Choose File." On mobile, pick from your camera roll. JPG, PNG, and WEBP — up to 20 MB.
Paint Over Private Areas
Click and drag over any face, plate, or info you want hidden. The orange mask shows what will be blurred. Use Undo or Clear Mask to fix mistakes.
Apply & Download
Choose Gaussian Blur (smooth) or Pixelate Mosaic (blocky), set the strength, and click Apply Blur. Then copy or download your privacy-protected photo.
🔒 100% Private — Your photos never leave your device
All blurring happens locally in your browser. No image data is ever sent to a server. Your download also removes all hidden metadata, including GPS location — so the file itself reveals nothing.
🎯 Tips for Better Privacy Protection
Cover the full licence plate
Paint generously over the entire plate — including any edges or partial characters visible at the frame border. Pixelate Mosaic with strength 30+ works great for plates.
Use Gaussian Blur for faces
Gaussian Blur produces a natural, diffuse look that blends with the photo. Strength 25–50 is enough to make a face unrecognisable while keeping the photo aesthetic.
Pixelate is perfect for text and numbers
ID numbers, addresses, and phone numbers are best hidden with Pixelate Mosaic. Use a block size of 20–40 so individual digits become unreadable.
Size the brush to the target
Use a large brush to cover faces quickly, and shrink it for precise coverage around a plate edge. The brush size slider adjusts in real time — no need to re-upload.
Apply multiple passes for stronger protection
Click Apply Blur, then paint over the same area again and apply once more. Each pass increases the anonymisation — useful if a first pass still looks recognisable.
Download strips GPS and EXIF data
Posting the original file can leak your location via EXIF GPS tags. Downloading through this tool re-encodes the image and removes all metadata automatically.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, completely. Magic Privacy Blur runs 100% inside your browser — no image data is ever sent to a server. Your photos stay on your device at all times. Close the tab and everything is gone immediately.
Yes. When you download the result, the image is re-encoded by your browser, which removes all hidden metadata — including GPS location, camera model, and timestamps. Your downloaded file has no location data in it.
Gaussian Blur creates a smooth, out-of-focus look — natural and visually appealing, ideal for blurring faces in portrait or street photos. Pixelate Mosaic replaces the area with large solid blocks — the classic censorship effect, perfect for licence plates, ID numbers, and addresses. Both are equally effective for privacy protection.
Yes. Paint over all the areas you want to hide, then click Apply Blur — everything is processed at once. You can also apply multiple times for a stronger effect without re-uploading.
Yes. Works on Android and iOS in Chrome and Safari. Use your finger to paint over the areas you want to blur. For large photos, processing may take a few extra seconds on mobile — the page stays usable while it works.
Yes, completely free. No sign-up, no payment, no limits on use. Everything runs in your browser so there are no server costs on our end — just open the page and start blurring.