Photo privacy guides
What actually protects a photo before you share it, and what only looks like it does.
- 6 min read Can a blurred license plate be unblurred? What deblur tools can and cannot recover, and which redaction style actually holds up. Read the guide
- 5 min read Why do people blur license plates? The real risks of posting a readable plate, and when blurring it is worth it. Read the guide
- 7 min read How to remove EXIF data on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac Built-in steps for every device, what each method misses, and a one-click option. Read the guide
- 5 min read Can a redacted image be unredacted? How redactions fail in screenshots and PDFs, and how to make one that cannot be reversed. Read the guide
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- Blur license plates Detect license and number plates automatically and pixelate them, one photo or 20 at a time.
- Blur faces Find faces in group, event and street photos and hide them before you post.
- Pixelate faces Face pixelator with strong mosaic blocks, a safer choice than soft blur.
- Redact an image Black out names, addresses, emails and numbers in screenshots and photos.
- Anonymize a photo Hide faces and plates and strip metadata in a single pass before sharing.
- Remove EXIF data Strip EXIF, IPTC and XMP tags such as camera, date, serial number and GPS.
- Remove GPS location Check whether a photo reveals where it was taken and download a copy without it.
- Photo metadata viewer Inspect GPS, device and capture details stored in an image before you share it.
- Remove photo metadata Remove hidden metadata from JPG, PNG, WebP and HEIC files in one clean export.