Pixelcut
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Black Box Over a Face Generator

Trusted by 70 million people
171,800 Reviews
Developer API
Available on iPhone & Android

How to Add a Black Box to Your Photo

  1. 1

    Upload your image

    Start by uploading the photo you want to edit. Choose any image file from your device where you need to hide a face.

  2. 2

    Enter your prompt

    In the text box, describe your request. Be clear and simple, like 'Put a black box over his face' or 'Add a censor bar across her eyes.'

  3. 3

    Generate your edit

    Click the generate button and let our AI get to work. In just a moment, it will process your image and apply the black box as requested.

  4. 4

    Download your photo

    Your edited photo is ready. Download the final image as a high-resolution, watermark-free PNG file.

Forget clumsy manual editors where you have to draw and resize shapes. With Pixelcut, you just tell the AI what to do. Upload your photo and type a prompt like 'place a black rectangle over the eyes' or 'cover the face with a black box.' Our AI interprets your command and precisely applies the edit, saving you time and effort. This conversational approach to photo editing makes protecting privacy or achieving a certain aesthetic simpler than ever. Just ask, and the AI will handle the rest for you.

AI-Powered Photo Censorship

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In a world where sharing images is constant, protecting identities is very important. Our tool provides a quick and effective way to anonymize photos. Whether you're a journalist protecting a source, a researcher sharing data without revealing subjects, or just someone posting a group photo on social media while respecting a friend's privacy, you can obscure a face in seconds. It’s a simple solution for maintaining confidentiality in any picture before you share it publicly, ensuring peace of mind for everyone involved.

Instant Anonymity and Privacy

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While a standard black box is great for censorship, our AI tool allows for more creative interpretations. Experiment with different prompts to get unique results. Try asking for 'a glitchy, pixelated black bar over the eyes' or 'a smudged charcoal block hiding the face' to add an artistic or edgy style to your image. This flexibility transforms a simple privacy tool into a creative one, giving you the power to match the censorship style to the mood of your photograph, from mysterious to modern.

Creative Control Beyond a Simple Box

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It’s Fast: Go from a regular photo to a censored one in seconds. It’s Easy: No more struggling with complex editing software. Simply upload your photo and type your request. AI-Powered: Our tool intelligently understands your prompts to apply edits accurately. Customizable: Request a simple black box or describe a more artistic style of censorship to match your needs. High-Quality Downloads: Every edited photo can be downloaded in a high-resolution PNG format, ready for professional or personal use.

Why use Pixelcut's AI Black Box Tool?

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Protecting Minors: Quickly cover the faces of children in photos before sharing them online to ensure their privacy and safety. Journalism and Activism: Anonymize the identities of sources, protestors, or sensitive individuals in documentary photography. Artistic Projects: Use the black box as a stylistic element in creative photography to evoke mystery, anonymity, or social commentary. Social Media Posts: Respect your friends' privacy by easily hiding their faces if they don't want to be shown in a group picture.

Black Box Over Face Use Cases

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Frequently Asked Questions

Pixelcut is loved by over 2 million people

  • My favorite app

    Great app, easy to use. Helps our small business save time and money to create different marketing materials professionally. Thank you.
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    It's amazingly easy and gives the perfect results for my bags and accessories. It looks like it was done by a professional photographer.
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