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

  1. 1

    Choose your photo

    Open a JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, or HEIF. Detection starts only after you select a file.

  2. 2

    Review detected faces

    Check every highlight. Leave some faces visible or adjust boxes when needed.

  3. 3

    Download a protected copy

    Face pixels are rewritten with strong blocks before the file is saved.

Before & after

Group photo after strong automatic face pixelation
Group photo before face pixelation
Before Protected

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. 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 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 selecting a file. Strong is the recommended default for sharing.
Is Pixhide free?
Yes. Pixelate faces online with no account and no watermark on the download. Batch mode covers up to 20 images per selection; when a batch finishes you can start another.
Does it work on mobile?
Yes in modern iPhone and Android browsers. JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC and HEIF are supported. The first HEIC open can briefly load a local decoder.

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