Pixelate Image
Break any photo into square pixel blocks. Hide faces and details in a way nobody can read, or give your picture a retro 8-bit style.
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Accepted formats: .JPG, .JPEG, .PNG, .WEBP, .AVIF, .TIFF, .TIF, .BMP, .HEIC, .HEIF (máx. 25 MB)
How it works
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Upload your images
Add JPG, PNG, WEBP, HEIC or other common formats.
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Choose the block size
Small blocks keep the shapes recognisable, large blocks hide almost everything.
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Download
Your pixelated images keep their original dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
Around 8–12 pixels keeps shapes visible for a stylised look. From 24 pixels up, faces and text become unrecognisable.
Pixelation for privacy and for style
Pixelation is the classic way to anonymise an image. By replacing detail with large solid squares, it makes faces, number plates and text unreadable while the overall scene stays recognisable. News outlets and courts have used the effect for decades.
It is also a popular creative style. Large pixel blocks recall the graphics of early video games and give avatars, posters and thumbnails a bold, retro character.
The effect is applied on our servers without changing the image dimensions. Uploads are permanently deleted after 2 hours.