Draw a zone or pick any element.
Three ways to create a censor layer: pick an element, select text, or draw a shape. Each one anchors to its target and survives page scrolls.
LIVE BROWSER CENSOR OVERLAY
Censor anything on stream. Without breaking your flow.
Pxlate is a Chrome extension for streamers and video creators. Blur faces, dim the red in graphic scenes, hide spoiler thumbnails, redact a name, cover a score — on any page, in real time, while the camera is rolling.
- 100% on-device — no uploads
- No accounts, no telemetry
- Works on YouTube, Twitch, Reddit, X, anywhere
Page mode · Free
Draw and pick censors anywhere on the page.
Page mode is the free tier. Works on any page Chrome can load, with no account and no upgrade. Drop a quick shape over a thumbnail, lock onto a whole element, or hand-trace a tricky region — every censor stays glued to where you placed it.
Pixelate, blur, or solid fill.
Each censor layer gets its own style. Tune strength, color, and angle independently — and switch styles at any time.
Reveal what's underneath.
Reveal zones keep part of a censor visible. Draw one over a covered area and the rest stays hidden.
Media mode · Pro
Lock onto a target. Work on its actual pixels.
For frame-accurate work, Pxlate needs more than a page screenshot. Media mode locks onto a single video or image and reads its decoded pixel data directly.
Lock onto a target. Read its decoded pixels.
Pick one video or image and Pxlate locks onto that single element. It rides into fullscreen, theater, and picture-in-picture with the media, and any drawn zones stay glued to it through every transition.
While locked, Pxlate operates directly on the target's source frames — every per-pixel effect runs on the decoded image.
Eye-bars that follow the face.
A local face-detection model finds every face on a layer, locks a bar onto each, and keeps it glued through fast head turns and cuts.
Pick a color from the frame. Hide it, or spotlight it.
True-crime channels on YouTube already dim the red in graphic moments to stay monetization-safe — usually by editing it in post, frame by frame. Pxlate does it live, across the whole scene, automatically, while the reaction is rolling.
Eye-drop a hue, set the tolerance, and Pxlate either censors every pixel that matches or fades out everything that doesn't. Because Media mode reads decoded pixels straight from the locked target, the mask snaps to color boundaries with broadcast-clean edges.
Privacy by architecture
What you watch stays on your machine.
- No uploads. Every effect — pixelate, blur, eye-bars, color mask — runs locally in your browser.
- No accounts for the free tier. Install and use Page mode without signing in to anything.
- No telemetry, no analytics. Pxlate doesn't phone home about pages, videos, or usage.
- Face model is bundled. The detection model ships inside the extension. Nothing downloads at runtime.
Free vs Pro
Capability
Page mode
Free
Free
Media mode
Pro
Pro
Whole-page censor overlay
Included
Included
Element picker (click to censor)
Included
Included
Reveal zones (rect · oval · freehand)
Unlimited
Unlimited
Per-site default censoring
Included
Included
Lock zones to a specific video element
—
Included
Eye-bar auto-tracking
—
Included
Color masking — pixel source
Screenshot-sampled
Decoded source pixels
Color masking — edge quality
Soft, slight lag
Frame-accurate
Price
$0
$29 once
Pro is a one-time license — no subscription, no renewal. Buy when you need Media mode, never again.
FAQ
Common questions.
Does it work on YouTube, Twitch, and other major sites?
Yes. Page mode works on any page Chrome can load. Media mode locks onto the standard HTML5 video element used by YouTube, Twitch, Reddit, X, and most embed players. DRM-protected video (Netflix, Disney+, and similar) can't be processed at all — that's a browser-level restriction, not a Pxlate one.
Does it work in Incognito mode?
Yes, but you have to allow it first. Chrome disables extensions in Incognito windows by default. Open chrome://extensions, find Pxlate, click Details, and switch on Allow in Incognito. After that it runs in Incognito exactly like a normal window.
Will my stream capture the censored version?
Yes. Pxlate paints into the live web page, so anything OBS, Streamlabs, Twitch Studio, or your operating system's screen capture grabs is already the censored composite. Censors survive fullscreen, theater mode, and picture-in-picture — no delay box, no second monitor.
What data does Pxlate collect?
None. No servers, no analytics, no telemetry, no remote code. Every effect runs locally in your browser, and the face-detection model ships bundled inside the extension. Nothing about what you watch ever leaves your device. The Pro license check is the only network call, and it carries your license key — no page data.
Can I switch modes mid-stream?
Yes. The mode toggle is a single segmented control in the floating panel — one click switches between Page and Video. State is preserved per-tab, so flipping back doesn't lose your layers.
Is the Pro upgrade a subscription?
No. Pro is a one-time $29 unlock. Buy it once, use Media mode forever.
Do I need an account to use the free tier?
No. Install the extension and Page mode works immediately. An account only enters the picture if you upgrade to Pro, and even then only to activate your license key.
ONE TOOLBAR CLICK AWAY
Cover anything on the page, instantly.
Pxlate is live on the Chrome Web Store. Add it in one click — Page mode is free, no account needed.
Add to Chrome — it's free