Blur Image
Soften a photo with a Gaussian or motion blur — adjustable strength and direction, entirely in your browser.
Input
Drop an image or browse
One file · image
Processed entirely in your browser — the image is never uploaded to a server.
Output
Result
Your edited image will appear here.
SVG source
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Guides
Soften a photo, hide distracting detail, or fake a bit of motion — the Blur Image tool applies a Gaussian or motion blur to your image, with sliders for strength and, for motion blur, direction.
How it works
Upload an image, then choose a blur type and adjust the sliders:
- Blur Type — Gaussian gives an even, all-directions soft blur, the classic "out of focus" look. Motion smears the image along a single direction, mimicking a camera pan or a fast-moving subject.
- Blur Strength (%) — how strong the blur is, from a faint softening to a heavy wash.
- Blur Direction (deg) — only shown for Motion blur — the angle the streak runs along, from -180° to 180°.
The result renders instantly as you adjust the sliders. You can download the result as an SVG file, or copy its source markup directly.
Tips
- For a soft-focus or background-blur look, use Gaussian at 10-30% — higher values start to look abstract rather than "out of focus."
- For Motion blur, try direction 0° or 90° for a clean horizontal/vertical streak, matching how camera pans usually look.
- The downloaded SVG stays crisp at any size since it's a vector wrapper around your original image — resizing it doesn't lose quality the way a rasterized export would.
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