Blur a whole image with a soft or strong radius

Drop a photo, choose how soft it should look, and download. Width and height stay the same. The file stays in this tab.

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  1. Choose file
  2. Set options
  3. Get result

Your file never leaves your device. Processed locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded. Location and camera metadata (EXIF) are removed from the result.

The whole picture is blurred. Width and height stay the same. Blur face covers one region instead.

How to blur an image

1. Drop one or more photos. Audio and PDF files are refused here. 2. Leave Soft for a light veil, or pick Strong when the picture should be hard to read. 3. Press “Blur image” and open the download next to the original.

The radius is in pixels of the result. A tiny icon is capped so it does not become one flat color. Save PNG when you need a sharp file of the soft picture. JPG is smaller and a little softer again.

This is not the face tool

Blur face covers a rectangle you drag, and it can pixelate instead of blur. This page softens every pixel. Use it for a background, a spoiler, or a photo you do not want sharp.

The blur is three passes of a box filter, which is the usual stand-in for the Gaussian blur in CSS. It does not add a tint. Sepia image is the brown page. Grayscale image removes color without softening edges.

The photo stays in this tab

The canvas draws the new file here. Camera location is not copied into the result. Close the tab and the picture is gone.

How to judge the blur before you send the photo

1. Open the download at the size the other person will see it. 2. If a detail is still readable, run again at Strong. 3. If the whole picture is a smear and you only needed one area covered, use Blur face instead.

The radius is the same on every pixel. A small icon hits a cap so it does not turn into one color. PNG keeps the soft picture cleaner than JPG. Nothing is uploaded.

Frequently asked questions

Will a 28 px blur hide a license plate?

On a large photo, 28 px is a strong veil, not a guarantee. Zoom in on the download. If you can still read it, crop that area or use Blur face on the plate.

Can I blur only the background?

Not on this page. Every pixel is softened by the same radius. Blur face is the one with a box.

Does the size in pixels change?

No. A 1000 by 800 photo stays 1000 by 800. Only the colors of neighboring pixels mix.

Is the photo uploaded?

No. The blur runs in this tab.

Why does a tiny image barely change at Strong?

The radius is capped at about a third of the short side. Otherwise a 30 px icon would become one blob.

Can I stack two blurs?

Yes. Drop the download and run again. Each pass mixes neighbors again, so the picture gets softer.