What Pixelate Image does
Pixelate Image applies a mosaic pixelation at an adjustable block size across the whole image or a region.
- Pixelate Image
How do I pixelate an image?
Pixelate Image lets you pixelate an image by uploading an image; the tool applies a mosaic pixelation at an adjustable block size across the whole image or a region. Preview the result and download it. Everything runs in your browser, so your photo is never uploaded.
- The tool applies a mosaic pixelation at an adjustable block size across the whole image or a region
- Instant live preview
- Download as JPG, PNG or WebP
- 100% client-side
What is
Pixelate Image
A tool that applies a mosaic pixelation at an adjustable block size across the whole image or a region in the browser.
Image Tools
Related terms
pixelatemosaic
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, completely.
Pixelate Image is free with no signup, watermark or limits.
No unnecessary loss.
The effect is applied at full resolution and exported without extra recompression unless you choose a lossy format.
No.
The effect is applied locally with the Canvas API in your browser.
Detailed Explanation
How it works
The image is downsampled and scaled back up with nearest-neighbour sampling on a canvas.
- Canvas pixel processing
Use cases
Censor sensitive details, create retro pixel-art looks, or anonymise faces.
- Photo editing
Limitations
The effect is applied uniformly in the browser; results depend on the source image and cannot recover detail that is not present.
- Source-dependent
Privacy
The image is processed entirely in your browser with the Canvas API; nothing is uploaded to a server.
- 100% local
- No upload