Live background blur, right in your browser
Messy room? Laundry in shot? This blur background online tool uses on-device AI to separate you from your surroundings in real time, then blurs everything behind you like a portrait-mode camera. Or swap the background for a solid colour, a soft gradient or any image you choose. Take photos or record video with the effect baked in.
How it works
The tool uses Google’s open-source MediaPipe selfie segmentation model. For every frame it estimates which pixels are “person” and which are “background”, then composes the result on a canvas. The model and runtime are downloaded once from public CDNs, about the size of a large photo plus the runtime. After that, all the processing happens locally on your device, and no video is sent anywhere.
Getting the cleanest edges
- Light your face from the front, and avoid a bright window behind you.
- Sit a metre or more in front of the wall so you stand out from it.
- Plain clothes that contrast with the background help the model.
- On older computers, a lower blur strength and a smaller window keep the frame rate up.
Using it for calls
Browsers can’t register a virtual webcam, so this effect can’t be piped into Zoom, Teams or Meet. Most of those apps have their own blur built in. This tool is ideal for photos, recorded video messages and checking how a blurred background looks. For more ways to look good on camera, read how to look better on webcam.