Video blur questions
How do I blur a licence plate in a video?
Use an app that finds readable text and follows it. In Blurfold, turn on Cover text: licence plates and other readable text are covered through the clip, on your iPhone. The same switch covers name badges, addresses, documents and screens. It is free, with no watermark.
What to know
- A plate has to be readable to be found, so a plate that is too small, too blurred or at too sharp an angle to read can be missed. Check the clip before you export.
- A plate on a moving car changes size and angle quickly. Follow the car, or check each moment it is on screen.
- Covering every sign and shop name in a street scene can make a video hard to watch, which is why Cover text is off until you turn it on.
Checked: October 2026
How to do it with Blurfold
- Open Blurfold and pick your video.
- Turn on Cover text. Plates, badges and other readable text are covered as they are found.
- For a plate on a moving car, draw a box over it and tap Follow this object. This is part of Blurfold Pro; your first three exports with an object covered are free.
- Tap Export to Photos, or Review moments and export when there are moments to check. If readable text was found and left uncovered, Blurfold tells you before the export starts.
Related questions
Is covering plates free?
Yes. Faces, plates, readable text and your own covers are free, with no limit.
Can I cover whole cars?
Yes, with Blurfold Pro: switch on Cars and other vehicles under Cover things by type, and cars are covered wherever they are found.
What happens to the video’s quality?
Length, resolution, frame rate and sound are kept, and the video is saved at about its own quality, so the file comes back about the size it went in.
Cover faces and plates with Blurfold
Faces, licence plates, text and your own covers are free, with no watermark. Blurfold Pro, a one-time purchase, adds objects that move. iPhone only, iOS 17 or later.
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