Blur Face
Auto-detect and blur faces, or manually draw regions to blur. Free, private, no server upload.
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or click to browse · PNG, JPG, WebP supportedAuto-detect and blur faces, or manually draw regions to blur. Free, private, no server upload.
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or click to browse · PNG, JPG, WebP supportedBlurring faces is an essential privacy practice across many real-world situations. Journalists blur witnesses and sensitive subjects in news photography. HR teams anonymize employees in public-facing content. Social media managers blur bystanders and children in event photos before posting. Under GDPR in the EU, publishing identifiable faces of individuals without consent may constitute a data protection violation — face blurring is the standard technical solution. With TinyPNG Now's face blur tool, you can protect identities in seconds, directly in your browser, with no image upload required.
The face blur tool uses TensorFlow.js with the BlazeFace model for face detection — running fully inside your browser via the Canvas API. In Auto Detect mode, the tool automatically identifies all faces in the image and applies a Gaussian blur over each region. In Manual mode, you draw rectangles over any region you want blurred, giving you full control over what gets anonymized. Blur intensity is adjustable from 5 (light) to 40 (heavy pixelation). The finished image downloads as a PNG with no watermark.
No. All processing is done entirely in your browser using JavaScript and the Canvas API. Your images never leave your device and are never sent to any server. Privacy is guaranteed by design — the same approach used across all TinyPNG Now tools.
Yes. Auto Detect mode uses TensorFlow's BlazeFace model to identify all faces in the image automatically. Click "Auto Detect Faces" and every detected face will be blurred in one step. You can also use Manual mode to add extra blur regions on top of the auto-detected ones.
JPG, PNG, and WebP are supported as input formats. The blurred image is downloaded as a PNG file to preserve full quality without additional compression artifacts.
Yes. The Blur Intensity slider lets you choose from 5 (light blur, face partially visible) to 40 (heavy pixelation, face fully anonymized). For legal or journalistic use, a value of 25 or above is recommended to ensure the face cannot be identified.
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