Censor & pixelate
Cover license plates, faces, bank details, and confidential documents with black bars or pixelation before sharing photos online.
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Censor and pixelate faces, license plates, and private data in photos
When sharing photos online, on social media, or in work reports, protecting the privacy of minors, bystanders, car license plates, or documents displaying phone numbers and addresses is essential.
With this tool, you can obscure sensitive areas using secure pixelation blocks or solid black redaction bars. It also includes face detection to locate and censor faces in a single click.
When you will need to censor an image
Protect the identity of minors and family
Pixelate faces of children before sharing family snapshots on public social media or educational portals.
Street photography and vehicle sales
Black out car license plates and background pedestrians captured in street scenes before listing vehicles online.
Invoices, IDs, and credit cards
Hide signatures, account numbers, and CVV codes before sharing support screenshots or billing documents.
Frequently asked questions about censoring photos
No. The pixelation permanently overwrites the original pixel color values in the image canvas. Nobody can unpixelate or recover the hidden details.
Both are irreversible when processed client-side. Solid black bars provide the strictest standard for banking data, tax IDs, and legal documents.
The detector reliably identifies forward-facing and slightly angled faces. You can also use the manual drawing box to censor any other custom area.