{"id":145440,"date":"2021-08-22T08:40:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T12:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/?post_type=tutorial&#038;p=145440"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:33:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T18:33:54","slug":"blur","status":"publish","type":"tutorial","link":"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/tutorials\/snagit\/blur\/","title":{"rendered":"Blur Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<p>Blur or pixelate areas of an image to cover distracting information and help focus your audience&#8217;s attention where you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t<div class=\"dx-block-wistia-embed\">\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/o6r1cfp55a.jsonp\" async=\"async\"><\/script>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_o6r1cfp55a videoFoam=true\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"notice notice-snagit\">\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Blur and other tools in the Snagit Editor toolbar are available to edit images. To blur a video, share your video to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/camtasia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Camtasia Editor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-add-a-blur\">Add a Blur<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the <strong>Blur<\/strong> tool in the Snagit Editor toolbar.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" class=\"wp-image-145774\" style=\"width: 32px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/s2020-blurtool.png\" alt=\"Blur tool\"><div class=\"notice notice-snagit\"><p><b>Note:<\/b> If the tool is not visible in the toolbar, click the <strong>More<\/strong> dropdown. To customize your toolbar, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/tutorials\/snagit\/customize-toolbar\/\">Customize the Snagit Toolbar<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/tutorials\/snagit\/quick-styles-and-favorites\/\">Quick Style<\/a> or edit the tool properties to customize the tool. See <a href=\"#h-tool-properties\">Tool Properties<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click and drag on the Canvas to draw the blur.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you are finished with the Blur tool, click the <strong>Move<\/strong> tool to select, move, edit, or delete objects you added to your image.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" class=\"wp-image-225309\" style=\"width: 32px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/s22-movetool-3.png\" alt=\"Move tool\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"notice notice-snagit\">\n\t<p><b>Note:<\/b> Some third-party tools can reverse blur and pixelation. To secure confidential or sensitive information, select the <b>Solid shapes<\/b> option from the <b>Type property dropdown<\/b> and share as a JPG, GIF, PNG, PDF, or other flattened file type.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tool-properties\">Tool Properties<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Edit the properties to customize the tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"357\" class=\"wp-image-353116\" style=\"width: 261px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/s26-blur-properties-win-old.png\" alt=\"Blur tool properties and actions on Windows\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/s26-blur-properties-win-old.png 261w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/s26-blur-properties-win-old-219x300.png 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><br><em>Snagit for Windows<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"271\" height=\"357\" class=\"wp-image-342092\" style=\"width: 271px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/s26-blur-properties-mac.png\" alt=\"Blur tool properties on Mac\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/s26-blur-properties-mac.png 271w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/s26-blur-properties-mac-228x300.png 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><br><em>Snagit for Mac<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tip tip-snagit\">\n\t<p>Tip: Edit all blurs at the same time.<\/p>\n\t<p>In Actions, click <strong>Select All (Blur)<\/strong>, then edit the tool properties as needed. You must have Snagit for Windows version 2026.1.0 or later, or Snagit for Mac version 2025.3.0 or later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Type<\/strong><br>Click the dropdown to select the blur type: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Blur:<\/strong> Smooths the details in a capture similar to viewing though an out-of-focus lens. Use to apply depth or to blur the details in sensitive information. <br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"69\" class=\"wp-image-165735\" style=\"width: 260px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/s2020-SmoothBlurExample.png\" alt=\"Smooth blur\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/s2020-SmoothBlurExample.png 260w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/s2020-SmoothBlurExample-150x40.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pixelate:<\/strong> Covers up an area with a set of large square pixels. Use to mask faces or sensitive information in an image capture. <br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"65\" class=\"wp-image-165729\" style=\"width: 260px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/s2020-PixelateBlurExample.png\" alt=\"Pixelate blur\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/s2020-PixelateBlurExample.png 260w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/s2020-PixelateBlurExample-150x38.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Solid shapes:<\/strong> Covers an area with a fully opaque shape. Use this option to redact confidential information. To ensure security and prevent others from removing the redaction, be sure to flatten the file (right-click and select the <strong>Flatten All<\/strong> option) or save to a flattened file type such as JPG, GIF, or PDF before sharing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Color (Solid shapes only)<\/strong><br>Click the dropdown to select the color for solid shape redactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shape<br><\/strong>Click the dropdown to select the blur shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Intensity<\/strong><br>Drag the slider to adjust the blur level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Apply only to text (Mac only)<\/strong><br>Select to apply the blur only to text rather than to the entire selection.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"40\" class=\"wp-image-353212\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/s26-highlight-apply-only-to-text-deselected1.png\" alt=\"Apply Only to Text option not selected\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"40\" class=\"wp-image-353218\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/s26-highlight-apply-only-to-text1.png\" alt=\"Apply Only to Text property\"><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"34\" class=\"wp-image-353225\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/s26-blur-onlytext-deselected-ex.png\" alt=\"Example of blur applied to entire selection\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/s26-blur-onlytext-deselected-ex.png 152w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/s26-blur-onlytext-deselected-ex-150x34.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"34\" class=\"wp-image-353231\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/s26-blur-onlytext-selected-ex.png\" alt=\"Example of blur applied only to text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/s26-blur-onlytext-selected-ex.png 152w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/s26-blur-onlytext-selected-ex-150x34.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-smart-redact\">Smart Redact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"dx-block-wistia-embed\">\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/8cj7b7vdrl.jsonp\" async=\"async\"><\/script>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_8cj7b7vdrl videoFoam=true\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Smart Redact identifies and automatically covers sensitive information, such as contact information, credit card numbers, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Smart-Redact-Before-and-After-1024x313.png\" alt=\"Before and after example of Smart Redact\" class=\"wp-image-302447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Smart-Redact-Before-and-After-1024x313.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Smart-Redact-Before-and-After-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Smart-Redact-Before-and-After-768x234.png 768w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Smart-Redact-Before-and-After-1536x469.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Smart-Redact-Before-and-After-150x46.png 150w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Smart-Redact-Before-and-After.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To automatically redact sensitive information in an image:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the <strong>Blur<\/strong> tool in the Snagit Editor toolbar, or from the <strong>More<\/strong> dropdown in the toolbar.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" class=\"wp-image-145774\" style=\"width: 32px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/s2020-blurtool.png\" alt=\"Blur tool\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the Actions panel, click <strong>Smart Redact<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"263\" height=\"118\" class=\"wp-image-296897\" style=\"width: 263px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/s25-smartredact-button.png\" alt=\"Smart Redact button\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/s25-smartredact-button.png 263w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/s25-smartredact-button-150x67.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><br>Snagit detects different categories of sensitive information and covers them with black shapes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete any of the following to edit the redactions:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Toggle off information categories that you want to keep visible in the image. Snagit removes redactions from those categories.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"303\" class=\"wp-image-298777\" style=\"width: 262px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s25-smartredact-categories-262.png\" alt=\"Smart Redact information categories\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s25-smartredact-categories-262.png 262w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s25-smartredact-categories-262-259x300.png 259w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s25-smartredact-categories-262-150x173.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Type<\/strong> dropdown, select the <strong>Blur<\/strong> or <strong>Pixelate<\/strong> option to change the appearance of the redactions.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"152\" class=\"wp-image-296909\" style=\"width: 260px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/s25-smartredact-types.png\" alt=\"Smart Redact type dropdown\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/s25-smartredact-types.png 260w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/s25-smartredact-types-150x88.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><div class=\"notice notice-snagit\"><p><b>Note:<\/b> Some third-party tools can reverse blur or pixelation. For the most secure option, use the <strong>Solid shapes<\/strong> redaction type.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For the solid shapes redaction type, click the <strong>Shape Color<\/strong> dropdown to choose a different color.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"111\" class=\"wp-image-315945\" style=\"width: 260px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/s25-smartredact-shapecolor-win.png\" alt=\"Shape Color option for Solid redactions on Windows\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/s25-smartredact-shapecolor-win.png 260w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/s25-smartredact-shapecolor-win-150x64.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Done<\/strong> to close Smart Redact.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To edit individual redactions or blurs, complete any of the following:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To remove a redaction and reveal the information underneath, click to select the redaction and press <strong>Delete<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To edit the redaction type, color, shape, or intensity, click to select the item, and then adjust the tool properties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flatten the image before sharing so that redactions and blurs cannot be removed to reveal the information underneath. Complete any of the following:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Right-click<\/strong> (Windows) or <strong>Control+click<\/strong> (Mac) and select the <strong>Flatten All<\/strong> option.<div class=\"notice notice-snagit\"><p><b>Note:<\/b> With this option, redactions and blurs cannot be edited further.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Share Link<\/strong> to share the image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/screencast.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Screencast<\/a>. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/tutorials\/snagit\/share-link\/\">Get a Shareable Link<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>File &gt; Save As<\/strong> and save the image in a flattened format such as JPG, PNG, or GIF for sharing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"notice notice-snagit\">\n\t<p><b>Note:<\/b> Smart Redact leverages AI technology, specifically ABBYY and OpenCV Classifier on Windows and Apple OCR and Apple Person Selection on Mac, to identify common patterns of sensitive information in text and images. Neither the image nor the sensitive information in the image is uploaded to TechSmith or to any service provider, so your data remains secure. 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