Blur image online,
Drag over faces, names or card numbers in any photo or screenshot. Blur, pixelate or black it out, then download. Free, no sign-up.
- No upload. Pixels are processed in this tab; open DevTools → Network to check.
- No account, no watermark.
- Metadata stripped on every download.
Which effect actually hides text?
Blur and pixelation look final, but they are filters: they smear the original pixels rather than removing them. On a photo that is fine. On a screenshot of a one-time code, where the font and spacing are predictable, it can leave enough behind to guess the characters back.
Try the three methods on a sample card number. Push the strength down and notice how the digit shapes survive a light blur.
The rule of thumb: blur for looks, solid box for secrets. If you want to see a guessing attack run against your own settings, the can you unblur an image page has a live demo.
How to blur part of a picture
- Open the image. Drop it on the editor, paste a screenshot straight from the clipboard, or tap Choose image on a phone.
- Pick an effect. Blur, Pixelate, Solid box or Emoji. The strength slider applies to the box you have selected.
- Drag over each sensitive area. Move a box by dragging it, resize it from the round corner handle, and delete it with the button or the Delete key. Undo works with Ctrl/⌘+Z.
- Zoom out and check. Look for the same detail repeated elsewhere: a name in the header and again in a signature, or an email address in a URL bar.
- Download or copy. The export is a fresh PNG or JPEG drawn from pixels only, so location and camera data from the original file are gone.
What to hide before you share a screenshot
| Screenshot | Easy to miss | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Email or chat | Sender address, profile photos, other people's names in the thread, the tab title | Solid box for addresses, blur or emoji for photos |
| Invoice or receipt | Last card digits, billing address, order and customer numbers, QR codes | Solid box |
| Code or terminal | API keys, tokens in URLs, internal hostnames, your username in the prompt path | Solid box, and rotate the key anyway |
| Social post | Handles and avatars of people replying, location tags, timestamps that pin down a place | Blur or emoji |
| Medical or legal document | Record and case numbers, date of birth, barcodes, signatures | Solid box only |
| Photo of a street or car | Faces in the background, licence plates, house numbers | Blur or pixelate |
Built for people who check the network tab
BlurShot is a static page. Your image is read into a canvas, edited with ordinary JavaScript and saved with the browser's own encoder. You can load the page, switch off Wi-Fi and it still works. The single network feature, AI area finding, is off until you press its button and agree to what it sends. Details are on the privacy page.
Need something more specific? There are tuned versions of the editor for pixelating images, blurring faces and permanent redaction, plus a metadata remover for photos you are not editing at all.
Pick the tool for your photo
- Blur textNames, emails, card numbers in a screenshot
- Blur facesBystanders and kids, with blur, mosaic or emoji
- PixelatePart of a picture or the whole image
- RedactSolid boxes that cannot be reversed
- Licence platesCar listings and dash-cam stills
- Remove GPS & EXIFStrip location from photos you are not editing
Questions people ask
Is my screenshot uploaded anywhere?
No. The image is decoded and edited with the canvas API inside your browser tab. The only exception is the optional "Find areas with AI" button, which asks for confirmation and then sends a downscaled copy to a vision model to get box positions back.
Can someone unblur what I blurred?
Sometimes. A light blur or small-block pixelation over short text in a known font can be matched by guessing. For passwords, card numbers, account IDs and anything legal or medical, use the Solid box effect, which replaces the pixels completely.
Does BlurShot remove EXIF and GPS data?
Yes. Every download and copy is re-drawn from pixels only, so camera model, location, timestamps and editing history in the original file are not carried over.
Can I blur part of a screenshot on my phone?
Yes. Open blurshot.io in Safari or Chrome, tap Choose image, pick the screenshot from your photos, then drag a finger over the area to cover. Download saves it back to your files or photos.
How do I blur part of a photo online for free?
Open the photo above, choose Blur, drag a box over the part you want hidden and press Download PNG. Add as many boxes as you need, each with its own strength. It is free, with no watermark.
Is there a watermark, limit or sign-up?
No watermark, no account and no image limit. The editor handles images up to 5000 pixels on the long side; larger ones are scaled to fit.
Which effect should I use for what?
Blur keeps a screenshot readable while hiding faces or background detail. Pixelate is the classic "censored" look. Solid box is for anything that must be unrecoverable. Emoji is a friendly way to hide faces in social posts.