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Mask photos online for free. Crop into circle avatars, hearts, stars, squircles, or apply privacy face blur, eye censor bars, and fun masquerade overlays with transparent PNG export.
Cut your photos into circular profile avatars, hearts, stars, squircles, shields, and stamp shapes, or protect identity with privacy censor bars, mosaic pixelation, and Gaussian face blur. Need to color grade first? Apply 33 aesthetic presets using our photo filters tool, or frame dimensions with our crop images tool. Customize edge feathering from 0px to 50px, add colorful border outlines, and export directly as 32-bit transparent PNG or optimized WebP with zero cloud uploads.
How to Use
Drag and drop your image file. The tool loads the photo in local browser memory with complete confidentiality.
Select from 12 geometric shapes (circle, squircle, heart, star, shield, stamp), 5 privacy censor styles (black bar, mosaic, blur oval), or 6 fun overlays.
Drag the mask directly on canvas to frame your subject. Adjust scale, aspect ratio, rotation, edge feathering (0–50px), and border stroke styling.
Select Transparent PNG to preserve alpha transparency, choose optional target KB compression, and download or copy directly to clipboard.
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Compress Images Without Quality Loss
Standard image cropping trims an image into rectangular or square aspect ratios. In contrast, photo masking uses vector shape paths (such as circle avatars, hearts, stars, squircles, shields, and stamps) to isolate specific regions while rendering the background 100% transparent (alpha channel) or replacing it with solid colors or cinematic blur. It also supports privacy masking (black censor bars, mosaic pixelation, and face blur) directly in browser memory.
Ensure the Background Mode is set to 'Transparent (PNG)'. When you choose PNG or WebP as your export format, the area outside your masked shape is encoded with a 32-bit alpha channel. You can easily paste or embed the exported cutout into websites, Figma designs, Discord stickers, Canva templates, and pitch decks without ugly white boxes.
Yes! Switch to the 'Privacy & Censor' category. You can position an opaque Black Censor Bar across eyes or ID badges, apply a broadcast-style Mosaic Pixelate block over faces or license plates, or use a soft Gaussian Blur Oval to protect personal identity before sharing photos on public websites or social media.
Edge Feathering softens the transition boundary between your subject and the transparent background using a smooth gradient falloff (adjustable from 0px up to 50px). If you prefer a crisp outline, you can enable Border Stroke to apply solid, dashed, dotted, or neon-glowing outlines with customizable width and color swatches.
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