Image Redactor
Black out or pixelate parts of an image — for real.
Runs entirely in your browser — nothing you enter is uploaded, logged, or tracked.
Drag boxes over the parts of an image you want gone — faces, names, license plates, account numbers — and the tool overwrites those pixels with solid black or a coarse pixelation, so the information is genuinely destroyed (unlike a black rectangle layered in a PDF or doc, which can be removed). Re-encoding also strips EXIF/GPS metadata. All in your browser; the photo is never uploaded.
Frequently asked questions
Is the redaction actually permanent?
Yes. The selected pixels are overwritten on a canvas before export, so the exported image truly no longer contains them — there’s no hidden layer to peel back.
Black-out vs. pixelate — which is safer?
Solid black is safest (the region becomes a single color). Pixelation looks less harsh but, for text/faces, can sometimes be partially reconstructed — use a coarse block size, or black-out for anything sensitive.
Does it remove metadata too?
Yes. Exporting re-encodes the image through a canvas, which drops EXIF, GPS, and other embedded metadata.
Is my image uploaded?
No. It’s loaded, edited, and exported entirely in your browser.