Pixelate Faces in Photos
Automatic face pixelator with strong pixelation locked as the default.
Better privacy than a soft blur when you need faces permanently unreadable.
How it works
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Upload your photo
Drop, paste, or choose a JPG, PNG, or WebP. Nothing leaves your device.
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Review the detected areas
Check highlighted regions and adjust or add manual covers if needed.
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Download a protected copy
Pixels are rewritten permanently and private metadata can be stripped.
Before & after
Faces were detected and permanently pixelated with strong blocks — harder to reverse than soft blur. No image was uploaded to a server.
Use cases
- Publishing photos of crowds
- Protecting children in shared albums
- Reducing re-identification risk vs soft blur
- Compliance-minded internal documentation
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 faces and plates. Always review the highlighted areas before downloading.
Why pixelate instead of blur?
Soft blur can leave recoverable structure. Strong pixelation replaces facial detail with coarse blocks that are harder to reconstruct — a better default when privacy matters.
Light pixelation — softer look, less privacy
Strong pixelation — recommended for sharing
FAQ
- How is this different from blur faces?
- This page locks pixelation as the protection style and explains why strong pixel blocks are often preferable to soft blur for privacy.
- Can Gaussian blur be reversed?
- Research and practical demos show that ordinary blur can sometimes be partially reconstructed. Properly configured pixelation rewrites region averages and is typically harder to undo.
- Are my photos uploaded?
- No. The automatic face pixelator runs in your browser after you select a file.
- Can I change strength?
- Yes. Choose Light, Strong, or Maximum after upload. Strong is the recommended default for sharing.
- Is Pixhide free?
- Yes. Pixelate faces online with no account and no watermark on the download.
- Does it work on mobile?
- Yes in modern iPhone and Android browsers that support canvas export.