Hide a Face in an Image
Cover a selected face area with a solid box. Runs entirely in your browser, so your data never leaves your device.
Drop a file here, or click to browse
Files never leave your device
Output
The result appears here as you type.
How to use Hide a Face in an Image
- 1. Drop in an image. Add the photo containing the face you want hidden, in any common format. The full image loads so you can position the box accurately over the face.
- 2. Set Face left, top, width, height and Box color. Enter the pixel coordinates and size of the region covering the face, then pick a Box color, typically solid black, to completely obscure it.
- 3. Download the redacted image. Click generate and download the result. The specified rectangle is filled solid, permanently hiding whatever was underneath it in the original photo.
When to use Hide a Face in an Image
Hide a Face in an Image covers a selected face area with a solid box, permanently obscuring it rather than just blurring it. It is meant for situations where you need to anonymize a person completely and unambiguously in a photo before sharing it.
- Anonymizing bystanders in a public photo. A street photo or event picture includes people who did not consent to be identifiable, and covering their faces with a solid box before publishing protects their privacy.
- Redacting a face in a screenshot for a bug report. A screen recording still shows a video call participant's face in the background, and covering it with a black box before filing the bug report keeps the person anonymous.
- Preparing a training example for a computer vision dataset. A dataset of photos needs faces reliably obscured for privacy compliance, and a solid box gives an unambiguous redaction that a blur might not fully guarantee.
Examples
Anonymize a person
Input
image.png + drag a box over the face
Output
image.png with the face covered by a solid box
About the Hide a Face in an Image tool
Hide a Face in an Image runs as plain JavaScript in your browser tab, with no server behind it. Cover a selected face area with a solid box. Whatever you put in stays on your device from start to finish.
The tool is part of EditSafely's Image Tools section, 200 single-purpose utilities built around the same idea: open the page, get the result, keep your data to yourself.
You can shape the output with 5 settings, including Face left (px), Face top (px), Face width (px) and Face height (px), and the result refreshes the moment you change one. The finished file is put together in browser memory and saved with the Download button, so it never touches a server on the way to your disk. A worked example further down the page shows exactly what the tool produces for a real input.
That local-first design has practical benefits beyond privacy. The tool keeps working on a flaky connection once the page has loaded, results are instant because nothing round-trips to a server, and it is safe to use with confidential material.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hide a Face in an Image free to use?
Yes, it is completely free. All 2,658 tools on EditSafely work without an account, a subscription or usage limits.
Are my files uploaded to a server?
Everything happens locally. Your browser downloads the tool's code once, then does all the processing itself; nothing you enter is transmitted, stored or logged. You can even go offline after the page loads and it will still work.
Which files does Hide a Face in an Image accept?
It accepts images in any common format (PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF and more). There is no file size cap imposed by a server; very large files are limited only by your device's memory.
Do I need to sign up or install anything?
No. The tool works in any modern browser on desktop, tablet or phone. There is no account to create, no extension to add and no software to install.
How do I save the output?
Click the Download button once the result is ready. The file is built in your browser's memory and handed straight to your downloads folder, without passing through a server.