Protect your privacy by obscuring sensitive details or create artistic soft-focus effects with our free online gaussian blur tool.
Global: Blurs the entire image.
Selective: Click and drag on the image to blur specific areas.
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In an era where digital privacy is paramount, being able to blur image background or faces online is a vital skill. Whether you are sharing a photo on social media and want to hide a stranger's face, or you need to obscure a license plate or house number, our tool provides a quick and secure solution. Unlike complex software, this tool runs entirely in your browser, meaning your sensitive data never touches our servers.
Sometimes you don't want to blur the whole image—just the sensitive parts. Our "Selective Area" mode allows you to draw boxes over specific details. This is perfect for professionals who need to remove image metadata and then visually obscure identifying features before publication. It’s a common practice for journalists, real estate agents, and privacy-conscious parents.
Beyond privacy, blurring is a powerful aesthetic tool. By applying a light global blur, you can create a "dreamy" or "soft focus" look. If you find your image is too sharp or grainy, a slight blur followed by using our image sharpen tool can sometimes help balance the texture. It’s also great for creating background textures for graphic design projects or social media posts.
For the best results, start with a high-resolution image. If your file is too large for certain platforms, you can use our image cropper first to focus on the subject. When blurring faces, use a higher intensity (20px or more) to ensure features are completely unrecognizable. For background bokeh effects, a lower intensity (5-10px) usually suffices to create that professional depth-of-field look.
Yes, the Image Blur Tool is 100% free with no hidden costs, subscriptions, or watermarks on your downloaded images.
We support all standard web formats, including JPG, PNG, WebP, and BMP. The output is typically saved as a high-quality PNG or JPG depending on your original file.
While you are editing, you can use the "Reset Image" button to start over. However, once you download the image, the blur is permanent and cannot be removed from the saved file.