Blur License Plates Online

Automatically detect and pixelate license plates and number plates in photos. Free, private browser processing with no signup, upload or watermark.

How it works

  1. 1

    Choose your photo

    Open a JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, or HEIF of a vehicle, listing shot, or street scene.

  2. 2

    Review detected plates

    Pixhide highlights license plates. Adjust boxes or hide a plate manually if detection misses one.

  3. 3

    Download a protected copy

    Pixelation is baked into the image and private metadata can be removed.

Before & after

Car photo after automatic license plate pixelation
Car photo before license plate pixelation
Before Protected

License plates were detected and permanently pixelated. No image was uploaded to a server.

When to blur a license plate

  • Blur license plates before posting a car online
  • Car marketplace and dealership inventory photos
  • Social media and street photography
  • Insurance documentation and claim photos
  • Any listing where a readable number plate is unnecessary

How to blur a license plate in a photo

Open this page, choose a photo, and let automatic plate detection mark each license plate or number plate it finds. Review the boxes, strengthen pixelation if needed, then download the protected image.

If a plate is only partly visible, angled or distant, add a manual rectangle so the characters are fully covered before you share the file.

Automatic detection for multiple plates

Street scenes and parking lots often contain more than one plate. Pixhide can detect multiple license plates in a single pass so you do not have to black out each car by hand, but you should still scan the preview before publishing.

License plate blur on iPhone and Android

You can blur license plates from a phone browser, including iPhone HEIC photos. Processing runs on-device, so the original stays private. For large images, keep the tab open until export finishes.

Privacy

Your photo stays on your device. Pixhide processes images directly in your browser. The original image, detected areas and exported file are not sent to our servers.

Limits

Automatic detection may miss small, partially hidden or heavily blurred plates. Always review the highlighted areas before downloading. Supported formats are JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC and HEIF. HEIC opens in your browser (Safari may decode natively; other browsers use a local converter loaded only when needed). Downloads are JPG, PNG or WebP. Batch mode can protect up to 20 images at once in your browser. There is no account quota: after one batch finishes, you can start another whenever you like. The limit is per selection, not per day, and nothing is stored as a remote counter.

FAQ

How do I blur a license plate in a photo?
Open a car or street photo on this page. Pixhide detects license plates and number plates automatically, applies strong pixelation, and lets you download a protected copy. Review the highlights and adjust any missed plate with the rectangle or brush tools.
Can Pixhide automatically detect multiple license plates?
Yes. The detector can mark several plates in one image, useful for street scenes, dealership lots and marketplace galleries. Always review results; small, angled or distant plates can still be missed.
Should I blur license plates before posting a car online?
Yes, if you want to reduce plate-based identification on marketplaces, social posts or inventory listings. Pixelate plates before publishing, then review the export so nothing readable remains.
Does license plate blur work on iPhone and Android?
Yes in modern mobile browsers. JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC and HEIF are supported. Processing stays on your device — no app install and no files sent to Pixhide servers. The first HEIC open can briefly load a local decoder.
Can a pixelated license plate be restored?
Soft blur can sometimes be partially reversed. Pixhide defaults to strong pixelation that rewrites plate pixels, which is harder to recover than a temporary overlay or light Gaussian blur.
Are my photos uploaded?
No. Detection and export run locally in your browser. Your car photo never leaves your device.
Is Pixhide free?
Yes. You can blur or pixelate license plates and number plates online without creating an account or paying for a watermark-free download. Batch mode covers up to 20 images per selection; when a batch finishes you can start another. There is no daily account quota.
Does Pixhide remove GPS data?
Yes. When metadata removal is enabled, GPS and other privacy-sensitive EXIF fields are stripped from the downloaded file.

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