Video shared online is a significant source of intelligence for the police and so – if you consider the risk warrants protecting someone’s identity – you may want to blur faces in a video clip before sharing it on social media.
There are a number of tools that offer this. These resources come and go, so check the links before relying on them. Netpol does not endorse any particular tool.
| Capcut | https://www.capcut.com/resource/blur-video-online | Mobile app owned by TikTok, free for one 15 minute video |
| Kapwing | https://www.kapwing.com/tools/blur | Free with watermark up to 4 minutes |
| Flixier | https://flixier.com/tools/blur-or-pixelate-video | Free for 10 minutes of video per month |
| Veed.io | https://www.veed.io/tools/video-editor-effects/blur-video-online | Free with watermark, premium version available |
| FlexClip | https://www.flexclip.com/learn/how-to-blur-a-video.html | Free with watermark, premium version available |
| InVideo | https://invideo.io/tools/blur-video/ | Free with watermark, premium version available |
| ClipChamp | https://clipchamp.com/en/blog/how-to-blur-video-online/ | Free with watermark, premium version available |
| IMovie | https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/imovie/id377298193 | Free for iPhone users but lacks a dedicated blurring feature, although its “Picture in Picture” option allows you to add a blurred image over an existing video |
| Picsart | https://picsart.com/photo-effects/blur-image/ | Free and Premium versions |
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