blurmyplate is an image privacy tool for users selling cars online, with the core function of automatically identifying and blurring license plates in vehicle photos, helping users protect their personal privacy when posting used-car listings.
Purpose When users are preparing to post car-for-sale listings on platforms such as Marketplace, Craigslist, or OfferUp, they can drag vehicle photos in JPG, PNG, or HEIC format directly into the website, and the system will automatically detect and blur the license plate in the photo. The company emphasizes that public photos should show the vehicle itself, not license plates, names, or addresses that could be cloned by others.
Main capabilities
- Automatic license plate detection and blurring: designed specifically for car photos, it can automatically locate license plates in normal sales photos.
- Batch processing: supports dragging in multiple files at once. Each successfully blurred operation uses one credit; failed automatic detection does not consume credits.
- Format support: supports JPG, PNG, and HEIC uploads, with HEIC converted to JPG on export while preserving the original resolution.
- Privacy protection measures: photos are processed by AI on the server after upload, encrypted in transit, EXIF metadata is automatically removed, and they are automatically deleted within 30 days after upload; users can also click "Delete now" in their account at any time to delete them immediately.
- No account required: a single unlock does not require registering an account.
How to use Upload vehicle photos, let blurmyplate automatically find the license plate, preview the blurred result, then download the clean image. The downloaded image keeps the vehicle visible, but the license plate is hidden. If batch or repeated use is needed, credit packs can be purchased, and credits are valid for 1 year from the date of purchase.
Use cases
- Selling a car online and wanting to hide the license plate in public listing photos.
- Preventing others from copying the license plate and impersonating one's identity.
- Stopping scammers from stealing photos to create fake listings.
- Reducing the risk of being tracked, harassed, and defrauded.
- Repeated sellers, dealers, and resellers processing vehicle photos multiple times.
Limitations and notes
- The company does not provide specific information on the number of free uses or pricing, only stating that a single unlock does not use credits and that credit packs are deducted according to the number of successful blurs.
- Photos must be uploaded to the server for AI detection and blurring; this is not local processing.
- Blurring only hides the license plate identifier and does not affect buyers inspecting the car in person and asking about the vehicle's condition; buyers can still see the real license plate when they meet.
