Blur faces in YouTube videos, before uploading
YouTube can blur faces, but only in YouTube Studio, after the unblurred video is already on YouTube. Shycut does it before upload, on your own device.
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Blurring before upload, or after
| YouTube Studio | Shycut | |
|---|---|---|
| When | After the video is on YouTube | Before it goes anywhere |
| The unblurred original | Uploaded to YouTube first | Never leaves your device |
| Changing your mind | No undo after saving, YouTube says | Your original file is never changed; save again |
| What it finds | Faces, after processing | Faces and licence plates, followed as they move |
What Google says
| What | Figure | Their words |
|---|---|---|
| Where YouTube blurs | In YouTube Studio, on a computer, after upload | You can blur parts of your video on a computer in YouTube Studio. Google |
| Undo | Not after saving, since June 2025 | As of June 2025, you are not able to undo changes made with YouTube Studio Editor after saving using the Revert to original feature. Google |
| Popular videos | Over 100,000 views: only face blur may be saved, outside the Partner Program | For unedited video with over 100,000 views, you may not be able to save changes to it, except to blur faces. This restriction does not apply to channels that are in the YouTube Partner Program. Google |
Why blur before YouTube sees it
YouTube’s blur works on a video that is already uploaded, so the unblurred original sits on YouTube’s servers first. And since June 2025, YouTube says, changes saved in the Studio editor can’t be undone with Revert to original.
Blurring first means the only file YouTube ever receives is the blurred one. Shycut finds faces and licence plates, follows them as they move, and keeps everything hidden unless you choose to reveal someone, such as yourself.
How to do it in Shycut
Open your video
The button opens it set up for YouTube, with faces to hide.
Faces are hidden
As it opens, every face is found, hidden and followed as it moves; reveal anyone who should stay visible. Plates are one tap away in the Privacy tab.
Save, then upload
The saved file is the only one YouTube ever sees.
Where these facts come from
Questions
Can YouTube blur faces for me?
Yes, in YouTube Studio on a computer, after the video is uploaded. Popular videos (over 100,000 views) may only save face blur, outside the Partner Program.
Can I undo a blur in YouTube Studio?
YouTube says that since June 2025, changes saved in the Studio editor can’t be undone with Revert to original. Blurring before upload keeps your original file untouched.
Does Shycut blur licence plates too?
Yes. Faces and plates are found and followed; you can also draw an area by hand and Shycut follows it.
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