How to anonymize a video: Upload your video → Verpixle analyzes each frame for faces and license plates and blurs detected areas → download and briefly review the result. Audio and resolution (up to Full HD) are preserved. No sign-up, servers in the EU, automatic deletion after 24 hours. Ideal for dashcam, travel, and social media videos.
Why anonymize videos?
Moving footage quickly captures strangers and cars – passersby, other road users, license plates. As soon as people are recognizable, publishing the footage touches on the right to one's own image and the GDPR; a license plate is personal data. Blurring faces and license plates protects the people filmed and you, before the video goes online.
Note: This is not legal advice. For a binding assessment of your specific case, consult a lawyer.
Step by step: blur a video
- Upload your video. Drag your file (MP4, MOV) into the box on the homepage – no account, right in your browser.
- Anonymize automatically. Choose faces, license plates, or both. Verpixle detects the objects frame by frame and keeps them covered continuously.
- Download. Save the result in full resolution with the audio unchanged. The original and the result are deleted automatically afterward.
Quality is preserved
Verpixle changes only what's necessary – it leaves the rest of the video untouched:
| Property | Result |
|---|---|
| Resolution (up to Full HD) | Preserved |
| Audio track | Carried over unchanged |
| Image orientation | Stays correct |
| Each frame analyzed for faces | Tracked continuously |
| Each frame analyzed for license plates | Tracked continuously |
For very long or high-resolution clips, fair limits apply to length and resolution (currently up to Full HD/1080p) – short, high-resolution footage is small in file size but compute-intensive. In tricky lighting, give the result a quick visual check.
What video anonymization is good for
- Dashcam & travel. Make other road users and license plates unrecognizable before you share a video.
- Social media & vlogs. Protect passersby in the background.
- Construction & work videos. Blur the faces of employees and third parties.
Common questions
Can I anonymize videos for free?
Yes. Anonymizing short videos is free and requires no sign-up. Fair limits apply to file size and video length.
Which video formats are supported?
Verpixle processes common formats like MP4 and MOV. The result is output in the same format with the resolution and audio track preserved.
Is the audio in the video preserved?
Yes. The audio track is carried over unchanged. Only the image is blurred – faces and license plates.
Is the resolution preserved, even in Full HD?
Yes. The resolution stays unchanged, even in Full HD (1080p), and the image orientation stays correct.
Are faces and license plates tracked throughout the whole video?
Yes. Verpixle detects faces and license plates across the individual frames and keeps them covered continuously, even as objects move.
Is this also suitable for dashcam videos?
Yes. Dashcam, travel, and drone footage can be anonymized by blurring faces and license plates throughout the entire video. Fair limits apply to very long or high-resolution clips.
What happens to my uploaded videos?
Your videos are processed exclusively on servers in the EU, transferred encrypted, and automatically deleted after no more than 24 hours. No AI training, no sharing.
Anonymize your video now
Free, no sign-up – faces and license plates in one step, audio and resolution preserved.
Last updated: June 24, 2026