Pixelate any image

What pixelating does

Pixelating turns a picture into a grid of large square blocks. Each block takes the average colour of the pixels it covers, so the scene stays recognisable while fine detail disappears. The result looks like retro pixel art, an old video game or a low-resolution screen, which makes it popular for game sprites, playful social posts, thumbnails and posters with an 8-bit style.

Drop an image, pick a block size and download. Fine keeps most of the picture readable, Medium gives a classic pixel-art look, Chunky and Huge turn it into bold abstract tiles.

Getting a clean pixel-art look

The block size is a share of the picture’s long side, so a batch of different sizes gets the same look. The blocks are drawn without smoothing, so every edge stays sharp instead of blurry. Simple pictures with strong shapes and colours, such as a logo, a pet or a portrait against a plain background, work best; very busy photos become noisy at small block sizes.

Hiding details, batches and privacy

This page pixelates the whole image. To hide only a face or a number plate, open the photo in CutLift, select that area and blur it there; for anything sensitive, covering or removing it is safer than pixelating, since small blocks can sometimes be read back. Drop up to 100 images and download each or one ZIP; every file keeps its format. The work happens in your browser, so nothing is uploaded, and a free CutLift account unlocks the downloads.

More looks in the editor

Click Edit on a result to keep working in the CutLift editor. Its Convert panel has the same pixel sizes with a live preview, and you can add a border, rounded corners or a watermark to the pixel art before saving it as PNG, JPG, WebP or a PDF. For a classic game look, try pixelating a cut-out subject on a plain background.