There are quite a few online tools to anonymize or blur photos and parts of images. It's always handy to have one on hand when you want to share photos or images where you want to remove faces or details.
So this is exactly what the site offers to do for you. Redact.photo.
No frills, very few options, this site allows you to blur parts of your photos and nothing more! But this tool works very well and really does the job!
Anonymize a photo with Redact.photo
The interface of this free utility is really very simple. On the menu, a "Redact" button to use the blurring tool and a "Crop" button to crop your image.
Regarding the blur tool (Redact), it is really very easy to use. Click on the button and select an area of your photo to blur. The blur area can be moved, resized using the blue circles at the four corners and you can rotate it using the white point. It is also possible to duplicate the blur layer or delete it.
You can add as many blur areas as you want. And the cool thing is that at any time you can edit any area you've already added.
Then, the crop option actually hides several very useful tools. Indeed, beyond the classic cropping you will be able to do rotate your image, flip it horizontally (mirror effect) or zoom in.
Once you are done working on your photo, the button Download allows you to recover your edited image in JPG format.
Don't forget to remove metadata from your photos!
It's great to remove faces or sensitive elements from the images you share, but don't forget that it's also important to remove metadata from your photos (EXIF). Here's how to do it from your computer or using a online tools.
Article updated on January 5, 2025 by Byothe
