Blur, pixelate, or black bar — which censors best?

They hide differently. Blur is subtle and photographic; pixelation is loud and clearly deliberate; a solid bar removes the region's pixels entirely and leaves nothing to squint at. For maximum safety pick Solid fill; for tone, pick what fits the photo — and if it's specifically a face, the Blur faces and Pixelate a face guides go deeper.

Is a black censor bar really unrecoverable?

Yes. Solid fill replaces every pixel in the region at export — flat color in, image data gone. Unlike PDF redaction, which notoriously hides text without removing it, a rasterized bar has nothing underneath.

Can I censor several spots in one photo?

Yes — up to 100 regions per image, each with its own style. Blur one face, pixelate another, drop a bar over a name tag, all in one pass.

Do I need a censor app for iPhone or Android?

No — Blurify runs in the mobile browser on both, with touch controls. Nothing to install, no account, and the export carries no watermark.

Can it censor video or GIFs?

No — Blurify censors still images (JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC/HEIF); animated GIFs and video aren't supported. For a video, export the frames you plan to share and censor those.

Censor a photo online — blur, pixelate, black bar

Open the editor How it works

Cafe photo with one face softly blurred, one behind a solid black censor bar, and one pixelated — Blurify result — Three censor styles in one photo — a soft blur, a solid black bar, and hard pixel blocks.Photo · Unsplash

Cafe photo with one face softly blurred, one behind a solid black censor bar, and one pixelated — original — Three censor styles in one photo — a soft blur, a solid black bar, and hard pixel blocks.Photo · Unsplash

How it works for censor.

Drop the photo
JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC/HEIF — up to 20 MB. Faces, plates, documents and screens are auto-detected the moment the upload lands.
Pick regions — found or drawn
Auto-detected regions appear outlined on the canvas. Add your own by dragging a rectangle over anything else that shouldn't be public.
Choose the censor style, export
Gaussian blur, Pixelate, Solid fill (the black bar), or a color overlay — set per region, with live preview. Export bakes it in and strips EXIF metadata.

Questions, honestly answered.

Blur, pixelate, or black bar — which censors best?: They hide differently. Blur is subtle and photographic; pixelation is loud and clearly deliberate; a solid bar removes the region's pixels entirely and leaves nothing to squint at. For maximum safety pick Solid fill; for tone, pick what fits the photo — and if it's specifically a face, the Blur faces and Pixelate a face guides go deeper.
Is a black censor bar really unrecoverable?: Yes. Solid fill replaces every pixel in the region at export — flat color in, image data gone. Unlike PDF redaction, which notoriously hides text without removing it, a rasterized bar has nothing underneath.
Can I censor several spots in one photo?: Yes — up to 100 regions per image, each with its own style. Blur one face, pixelate another, drop a bar over a name tag, all in one pass.
Do I need a censor app for iPhone or Android?: No — Blurify runs in the mobile browser on both, with touch controls. Nothing to install, no account, and the export carries no watermark.
Can it censor video or GIFs?: No — Blurify censors still images (JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC/HEIF); animated GIFs and video aren't supported. For a video, export the frames you plan to share and censor those.