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Blur, mosaic, black-box, stickers, text, AI Auto-Censor, video and GIF tools. No account, no watermark, nothing uploaded. Pick a topic below or take the 30-second tour.

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Quick start

  1. Load a photo, GIF or video Tap Upload, drag files onto the page, or paste a link. Up to 10 items at once. Nothing is uploaded: everything stays on your device.
  2. Let AI censor it, or draw your own Use AI Auto-Censor in AI Mode, or switch to Creative Mode and drag on the picture to add a censor region.
  3. Pick a style and fine-tune Choose Blur, Mosaic, Black Box, Text, Skin Effect and more, then nudge the sliders with the ◀ ▶ buttons.
  4. Export Press Export (or Enter) to download your censored file. Free, no watermark, no account.

Getting started

Load media, choose a mode, and save your work.

# Load photos, GIFs and videos

Open images, animated GIFs and videos from your device, a whole folder, or a direct link.

The Select Files card with Upload, Choose Folder and Paste a Link

How to

  1. Tick the age and terms box to open the editor.
  2. Press Upload (or drag files onto the page) and pick up to 10 images, GIFs or videos.
  3. Or press Choose Folder… to load every supported file in a folder.
  4. Or paste a direct image or video link into Paste a Link and press Import.

Tips

  • Videos can be up to 512 MiB each.
  • With several items loaded, tap a thumbnail under the canvas to switch between them.
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# AI Mode and Creative Mode

AI Mode holds the Auto-Censor controls. Creative Mode holds every manual tool, Global FX and Crop.

The AI Mode and Creative Mode switch

How to

  1. After loading, use the AI Mode / Creative Mode switch in Controls (just under Open Media…).
  2. AI Mode keeps manual drawing out of the way so a stray tap cannot add a region.
  3. Switch to Creative Mode to draw, style and adjust regions by hand.

Tips

  • You can mix both: run Auto-Censor first, then switch to Creative Mode to touch up.
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# Draw, select and edit regions

Drag on the picture to add a region, then move, resize or rotate it.

A selected censor region with resize handles on a sample image

How to

  1. In Creative Mode, drag on the canvas to draw a region with the current tool.
  2. Click a region to select it. Drag it to move, or drag its handles to resize and rotate.
  3. Press Esc to deselect, Delete to remove, and Ctrl+Z (or Undo) to step back.

Tips

  • Rulers and Fit Canvas to Window help with large images. Export always uses the full original size.
  • Press Enter to export.
  • Tick Disable Background Animation to stop the floating bubbles while a file is open, which helps on slower devices.
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# On your phone

Long-press a region for its menu, pinch to zoom, and use big ◀ ▶ buttons for fine control.

The editor on a phone-sized screen

How to

  1. Long-press a region to open its quick menu.
  2. Pinch with two fingers to zoom and pan. Double-tap or press the reset button to fit again.
  3. Hold a ◀ or ▶ button to keep stepping a slider.

Tips

  • Add BetaSafe to your home screen to use it like an app.
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# Export and download

Download the censored result in a format that matches your file.

The Export button at the top of Controls

How to

  1. Press the Export button at the top of Controls (or press Enter).
  2. Photos save as JPG, PNG or WebP to match the source. Animated GIFs export as GIF.
  3. Videos export from the same button (MP4 where your browser supports it).
  4. With several images loaded you can export them all as one ZIP.

Tips

  • Transparent WebP files keep their transparency.
  • You can cancel a video export from the progress window.
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# Save Over Original

Replace the original file on disk with the censored version, in Chrome or Edge.

How to

  1. In Chrome or Edge, open your files with Upload or Choose Folder… and allow access when asked.
  2. Censor as usual, then press Save Over Original and confirm.

Tips

  • This overwrites your file. Use Export if you want to keep the original.
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# Private by design

Your photos and videos are edited on your device and never uploaded.

How to

  1. Everything, including AI Auto-Censor, runs inside your browser.
  2. Close the tab and your media is gone. Nothing is kept on a server.
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AI Auto-Censor

Let BetaSafe find and cover areas for you, then review and fine-tune.

# AI Auto-Censor

Scan a photo, video or animated GIF on your device and add censor regions automatically.

The AI Auto-Censor card

How to

  1. Load your media. It opens in AI Mode.
  2. Pick a preset, then press Auto-Censor Image, Auto-Censor Video or Auto-Censor GIF.
  3. Review the regions it adds, then switch to Creative Mode to adjust any of them.

Tips

  • The first run downloads the AI files once. After that they load from your device.
  • Find Small People scans overlapping tiles to catch people far from the camera. It is slower, so turn it on only when you need it.
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# Batch and Folder Batch

Auto-Censor many files in one go, and optionally save the results straight into a folder.

How to

  1. Load two or more items. Batch (N) runs Auto-Censor on all of them.
  2. In Chrome or Edge, use Choose Folder… with edit access, then Batch AI Censor+Overwrite Folder.
  3. Pick where results go: overwrite the originals, copy next to them, or copy into a censored subfolder.

Tips

  • Save To Folder writes your current edits with the same choices, without scanning again.
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Censor tools

Pick a tool in Censor Tool, then pick its style. Every tool works on photos, GIFs and videos.

# Blur and Mosaic

The classic censor: soft blur or chunky pixel mosaic over any area.

Mosaic and blur regions on a sample image

How to

  1. In Creative Mode choose Shape (Blur / Mosaic) and pick Blur or Mosaic.
  2. Drag on the picture to add the region.
  3. Adjust Blur Strength or Pixel Harshness and Opacity with the sliders or ◀ ▶.

Tips

  • Region Shape can be a rectangle or circle, and mosaic cells can be rectangles, hexagons or crystal polygons.
  • Edge Softness feathers the edge for a smoother look.
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# Paint Brush, Lasso and Edge Fill

Censor any shape: paint it, trace around it, or fill an area by color.

How to

  1. Paint Brush: paint over the area. Set Brush Size first.
  2. Lasso: draw a loop around the area.
  3. Edge Fill: tap an area to fill it up to its edges. Tolerance controls how far it spreads.

Tips

  • Blackout Inside covers the area. Blackout Outside covers everything else.
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# Black Box with label

A solid box with an optional text label, in any color, with full style layers.

A Black Box with a label on a sample image

How to

  1. Choose Black Box and drag on the picture.
  2. Type a label, then set Font Size, Label Opacity and Box Color.
  3. Open the style panel to add a pattern, border, shadow or glow, or pick a preset.
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# Box tilt and 3D

Rotate a Black Box or tilt it in 3D so it sits naturally on an angled surface.

How to

  1. Select a Black Box.
  2. Use Rotation, Tilt X, Tilt Y and Perspective to angle it.
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# Text Overlay

Add words or emoji with fonts, outline, glow, shadow, curves and gradients.

Styled text on a sample image

How to

  1. Choose Text Overlay and drag a box on the picture.
  2. Type your text. It sizes itself to the box until you set Font Size.
  3. Pick a font, weight, color, Text Opacity, alignment and Text Effect (Wave, Arch or Perspective).

Tips

  • Fonts include Arial, Dancing Script, Great Vibes, Pacifico, Caveat, Satisfy, Cookie, Permanent Marker, Indie Flower, Shadows Into Light, Adorable Lady, Sniglet, Titan One and Merriweather Black. Or upload your own with Upload Custom Font.
  • Border, Glow and Shadow sliders make text pop on busy pictures.
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# Eye Bar

Finds the faces inside a region and covers just the eyes.

How to

  1. Choose Eye Bar and drag a region over the faces, or press Auto Eye Bar.
  2. Pick a style: Black Bar, Blur, Pixelate, Liquid Glass, Color or Pattern.
  3. Choose Both Eyes or Each Eye, then adjust Padding and Thickness.
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# TV Static

Old-TV noise in black and white or rainbow, animated on GIFs and videos.

How to

  1. Choose TV Static and pick B&W or Rainbow.
  2. Drag on the picture and set TV Static Transparency.
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# Shower Glass, Stickers, Shapes and Inverse

Frosted glass, stickers, outlined shapes, and inverse censors that hide everything except one spot.

How to

  1. Shower Glass: a frosted, wavy glass look. Set Shower Glass Harshness.
  2. Sticker: upload an image and place it.
  3. Shapes: rectangle, circle, arrow, dialog bubble or heart, with border, opacity and glow.
  4. Blackout (Inverse) and Shape (Inverse Censor): cover everything except the shape you draw.
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Skin Effect

Cover skin, clothes or the whole figure automatically, with a choice of looks.

# Skin Effect

Covers only the skin inside a region, found on your device, with the style you pick.

The Skin Effect controls

How to

  1. In Creative Mode choose Skin Effect and drag a region over the person.
  2. Pick a style: Liquid Glass, Blackout, Pattern, Pixelate, Color or TV Static.
  3. Use Strength to dial it in.

Tips

  • Add an Outline in any color to trace the edge of the effect.
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# Liquid Glass

A clear, glassy look that bends the background through the covered area.

How to

  1. Choose Skin Effect, then the Liquid Glass style.
  2. Adjust Strength for a lighter or heavier look.
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# Skin Areas and Full Figure

Choose what gets covered: Body Skin, Face Skin, Clothes, Hair and Accessories.

How to

  1. With Skin Effect selected, tick the areas you want covered.
  2. Press Full Figure (keep face) to cover body skin and clothes but leave the face and hair visible.
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Styles and presets

Stack layers on any Black Box or Text, or start from a ready-made preset.

# Style layers

Build your own look from Backdrop, Fill / Tint, Pattern, Border and Shadow & Glow layers.

A styled Black Box with pattern, border and glow layers

How to

  1. Select a Black Box or Text region and open its style panel.
  2. Turn on the layers you want: a blurred or mosaic backdrop, a solid or gradient fill, a repeating pattern, a border, a shadow or an outer glow.
  3. Pattern can repeat words, emoji or stripes. Use Slant to angle it.

Tips

  • Copy a region's style and paste it onto another one.
  • Save the current style as your own preset to reuse it later.
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# Style presets

New

One-tap looks including Pink Words, Frosted X Grid, Neon, Pink Ink and TV Static Bar.

Black Boxes styled with different presets

How to

  1. Select a Black Box or Text region.
  2. Open Style Presets and pick one. Everything stays editable afterwards.

Tips

  • Also included: BetaSafe Pink, Candy Gradient, Offset Pop, Blue Static Bar, Pink Mosaic, Pink-Purple Serif, Pill Badge, Gradient Glow Frame, Pink Glow Caps, Pink Pixel, Pink Pixel Block, Marker, Cartoon Bold and Cartoon Bold Ink.
  • Pink Words hides the centre label. Turn on Show label to bring it back.
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# Global FX

Whole-picture looks: Hypno swirls, grayscale, and posterize color themes.

How to

  1. In Creative Mode open Global FX and choose Hypno, Grayscale or a Posterize theme.
  2. For Hypno, set speed, color, line thickness and where the swirl starts.
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Video and GIF

Everything works on moving pictures too.

# Video and animated GIF

Censor every frame of a video or GIF, preview it, and export the result.

How to

  1. Load a video or animated GIF. Space plays and pauses.
  2. Draw regions as usual. They cover every frame unless you add keyframes.
  3. Press Export when you are done. GIFs export as GIF.

Tips

  • GIFs use a 256-color palette, so they may look slightly softer than the original.
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# Keyframes

Make a censor follow movement by setting its position at different times.

How to

  1. Draw a region, then move the playhead to a new time.
  2. Move or resize the region and press Alt+K (or + Keyframe on a phone).
  3. Repeat for smoother tracking. The region glides between keyframes.
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# Trim, crop and speed

Cut a video to the part you need, crop the frame, and change playback speed.

How to

  1. Tick Enable Trim and set the start and end.
  2. Use Crop to cut the frame down.
  3. Set Playback Speed from 0.25× to 2×. Exports at other speeds are silent.
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