Redact an image or screenshot in your browser

Drop in a screenshot, drag over anything private, and download a clean copy. The image never leaves this tab: there is no upload, no account and no watermark.

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  • Never uploaded
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Image redactor

Box, blur or pixelate any part of an image

Drop an image, paste a screenshot, or choose a file

PNG, JPEG, WebP or GIF. It opens in this tab and is never uploaded.

  • Never uploaded
  • No sign-up
  • No watermark

Stays on your device.

Updated October 2026

Quick answer

To redact an image safely, cover the sensitive area with a solid box and export a new flat image. A solid box replaces the pixels, so nothing underneath survives in the file. Blur and pixelation only smear them, and light settings on text can be reversed. This tool paints the mask into the pixels and re-encodes the image, which also strips its EXIF and GPS metadata.

Skip the editing step

Blur the page before you take the screenshot

Most screenshots that need redacting are of a web page: a dashboard, an inbox, an invoice. Blurr.ing blurs any part of the live page in Chrome, so every screenshot, screen share and recording only ever contains blurred pixels. Drawing blurs is free and unlimited.

  • Draw a box, select text or click an element. Free and unlimited.
  • Screenshots come out with the blurs already in the picture. 5 free, unlimited on Premium.
  • Auto Blur, Blur Text and Tab Privacy hide things for you on every page. Try each one free.
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Free to install, for Chrome on a computer.

How it works

How to redact an image online

  1. 1

    Open your image

    Drop an image onto the tool, paste a screenshot with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V, or choose a file. PNG, JPEG, WebP and GIF all work.

  2. 2

    Pick a mask

    Choose Solid box for text you must hide completely, or Blur or Pixelate for a softer look on faces and backgrounds.

  3. 3

    Drag over what to hide

    Drag a rectangle across each sensitive area. Every area is painted into the pixels as you release; Undo removes the last one.

  4. 4

    Download or copy

    Download a PNG, JPEG or WebP, or copy the image straight to your clipboard. The file is created on your device.

Box, blur or pixelate

Which mask actually hides the data

Blur and pixelation look secure, and on short text they sometimes are not. Pick the mask for what is underneath, not for how it looks.

MaskSafe for text?LookUse it for
Solid box Yes Hard edge Passwords, keys, card and account numbers, any text
Blur (strong) Usually Soft haze Faces, photos, backgrounds, long passages
Pixelate (big blocks) Usually Mosaic Faces, avatars, thumbnails
Light blur or small blocks No Subtle Nothing secret: short text can be reconstructed

Why there is no upload

A redaction tool should not see your secrets

Most online editors upload your screenshot to a server to process it, including the parts you are about to hide.

No upload, ever

The file is read by your browser and drawn into a canvas on your device. This page sends no image data anywhere.

Pixels, not layers

Each mask is painted into the image itself. The download has no hidden original under a shape, unlike PDF or slide annotations.

Metadata dropped

The download is a fresh encode, so EXIF details from the original, such as GPS location and camera model, are not copied over.

Keep exploring

More ways to keep private data out of images

Blur part of an image

The same tool set to blur first, for faces, photos and backgrounds.

Remove EXIF data

A redacted photo can still carry GPS location and device details. See them and strip them.

How to redact a screenshot

Which masks hold up, which leak, and how to redact before the capture so there is nothing to fix.

FAQ

Redacting images, answered

Is it safe to redact an image online?
It is safe when the tool never uploads the image. This one runs entirely in your browser: the file is opened into a canvas on your device, the redaction is painted into its pixels, and the download is created locally. You can disconnect from the internet after the page loads and it keeps working.
What is the safest way to redact a screenshot?
A solid, opaque box over the sensitive area, saved as a new flat image such as a PNG. The box replaces the original pixels, so there is nothing underneath to recover. Avoid drawing a shape in an editor that keeps layers or annotations (PDF markup, Keynote, Google Slides), because the original stays in the file under the shape.
Can blurred or pixelated text be recovered?
Sometimes. Researchers have recovered pixelated text with tools such as Depix and Unredacter when the block size was small and the font was known. Strong blur or big pixel blocks are far harder to reverse, but a solid box is the only mask with nothing left to recover. Use blur or pixelation for faces and backgrounds, and a box for text.
Does redacting an image remove its metadata?
With this tool, yes. The download is a brand new encode of the edited canvas, so EXIF data such as GPS location, camera model and capture time from the original file is not carried over.
Can I redact an image on my phone?
Yes. The tool works in mobile Safari and Chrome: choose a photo or screenshot, drag your finger over what you want to hide, then download or copy the result.
Is this image redaction tool free?
Yes, completely: no sign-up, no watermark and no limit on images. It is made by the team behind Blurr.ing, a Chrome extension that blurs sensitive data in the web page itself before you take the screenshot.

Blur it before you share it.

Free on the Chrome Web Store. Works on any site, no account needed.

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