Cover selected faces in a short clip
Use this tool to mask faces in an event excerpt, a street clip or a short video you want to share. Automatic detection provides a starting point. You choose the tracks to cover and repair missed or misplaced masks without sending the original video to a processing server.
How to blur faces in a video
- Choose a local video. The limit is 60 seconds and 100 MiB. For a longer source, trim the video first.
- Detect and select tracks. Found tracks start enabled. Deselect the ones you want to leave visible; a new track number can belong to a face seen earlier.
- Review and correct the masks. Scrub through the clip. Draw a manual rectangle where needed, move or resize it, and add keyframes and start/end times to control its coverage.
- Choose the look and sound. Select blur, mosaic or solid cover. Adjust padding and strength, and decide whether to keep the audio.
- Export and check the complete result. Watch the downloaded video from beginning to end. Correct any missed face or exposed frame and export again before sharing.
Pay attention to entrances, turns and cuts
Check where a face enters or leaves the frame, turns sideways, passes behind an object or appears after a cut. Short face tracks do not provide persistent identity recognition, and one selected track may not cover every appearance of the same person. Leave useful margin around the face and inspect the motion between your keyframes.
Face blurring changes the covered picture area. It does not remove a name on clothing, an address elsewhere in the image or a recognizable voice. You can cover other visible details with manual rectangles and choose a muted export, but the final file still needs your review.
Export settings and related tools
The video is re-encoded at up to 1080p and 30 fps, in MP4 or WebM when supported. Higher-resolution or faster-frame-rate inputs may be reduced. Detection and export speed depend on your device and browser; keep this tab open and download the result before leaving.
For background softening with the person left visible, use video background removal and replacement. If you only need silence, remove the audio track. You can also compress a finished video; review that final version before sharing. Find more free browser tools.