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Pixelate image

Blocks instead of pixels: a mosaic, a censor bar for the whole frame, a pixel-art look.

More free conversions, where you upload. The Fylane extension does the same work inside any upload form, on its own free share every day.About the extension

How to pixelate image

  1. Drop the image.
  2. Pick the block size.
  3. Press Apply and download.

What happens to your file

The picture is shrunk so that each block becomes one pixel — averaging the colours inside it — and enlarged back with no smoothing, so every block is a flat square. The block size is a per cent of the shorter side; the pixels used are in the report.

This pixelates the whole picture. Pixelating one face or one licence plate — a region — is a separate tool on the list.

Questions

Is it reversible?

No. The detail inside each block is averaged away; keep the original.

Do this in code

curl -X POST https://api.fylane.dev/v1/jobs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FYLANE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "file_id": "<file id>",
    "operation": "image.effect",
    "options": {
      "effect": "pixelate",
      "block": 2,
      "format": "same"
    }
  }'

The same operation, image.effect — Four small edits: rounded corners (with transparency), a border, a pixelation, a blur — sizes as a per cent of the shorter side. Upload first with the quickstart; every option is on the operations page. 500 free credits a month, then $5 per thousand.