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Pixelate a Face Online

Censor any face in a photo instantly. No Photoshop required.

🔒 No upload · Runs in your browser · Instant download
Face mosaics are a one-minute fix when you are on a borrowed laptop or phone. Open this page, enable Pixelate, and cover each identity you need hidden. When you are finished, grab the PNG — no desktop app license required.
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How It Works
1

Upload

Drop your image in or paste from clipboard.

2

Pick Mode

Black Box, Blur, or Pixelate.

3

Select Areas

Rectangle, oval, or freehand lasso — then hide what you selected.

4

Download

Hit Download PNG. Done.

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Pixelate Face Online — Fast Web-Based Face Mosaic

HideShot helps you pixelate face online by sampling colors inside your selection and expanding them into visible blocks. The rest of the portrait — background, clothing, props — stays sharp.

Content creators use face pixelation before posting reaction clips converted to stills, while HR teams mosaic employees in internal training captures shared externally.

If a face is off-center, rotate or crop the source image first in your gallery app, then upload here for easier boxing.

Frequently asked questions

How do I pixelate only the face and not the background?

Draw a tight rectangle around facial features. Background pixels outside the box remain unchanged.

Can I edit a frame exported from video?

Yes. Save the frame as JPG or PNG, upload it, pixelate, then download — ideal for thumbnail scrubbing.

Is there a maximum image size?

Very large photos may be slower to process because everything runs in browser memory, but typical phone photos work fine.

Can I switch to blur after pixelating?

Use Undo to step back, change mode in the toolbar, and redraw. Earlier mosaic passes are removed when undone.