Pixelate an image
Pixelate any image in seconds: drag the slider to set the pixel size and download it at full size. Your image never leaves your device.
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What people pixelate images for
- A retro, 8-bit look for social posts, posters and album art.
- Blurring a background or a face in a casual photo. For anything sensitive, cover it completely instead.
- Planning a craft: big blocks make it easy to see shapes before you turn a picture into a bead pattern or a cross stitch chart.
For true pixel art with a limited palette, use the image to pixel art converter.
Questions
How do I pixelate an image?
Upload the image above and drag the pixel size slider: every block of that many pixels becomes one flat colour. Download the result as a PNG at the same size as your original.
Is pixelating safe for hiding faces, names or numbers?
Not always. Heavily pixelated faces are hard to recognise, but small pixel sizes can sometimes be reversed, and text such as numbers or passwords can be guessed. To hide sensitive information, cover it with a solid box instead.
Will the image get smaller?
No. The pixelated picture keeps the same width and height as your original; only the detail changes.
What is the difference between pixelate and pixel art?
Pixelating keeps the picture at full size with big square blocks. Pixel art shrinks the picture to a small number of pixels with a limited palette, like a retro game sprite. For that, use the image to pixel art converter.
Is my image uploaded?
No. Everything happens in your browser and your image never leaves your device. It is free with no watermark.