What's New in SmartBlur

Current Version

SmartBlur 2 is the current Windows desktop release. Download it from the download page, or choose a plan on the buy page.

Version History

v2.0.0 — A New SmartBlur for Windows

SmartBlur 2 is a ground-up desktop experience built around a faster React and Tauri workspace while keeping privacy-sensitive media processing on your own computer.

New workspace and previews

• Completely redesigned desktop workspace for images, videos, batches, and live sources
• Real source previews plus clear before-and-after output comparison
• Default, Street Footage, and Office CCTV presets for faster setup
• Improved media queue, progress reporting, cancellation, output access, and model warm-up
• Processing settings and custom presets persist between sessions

Detection and redaction

• Detect and blur faces, heads, full bodies, and license plates
• Choose Standard, Ultra, or Ultra Super detection according to your plan
• Independent confidence controls for each detection target
• Gaussian blur, mosaic, solid fill, image overlay, padding, and smart redaction shapes
• Manual people-and-rules review for choosing who should be blurred or shown
• Pro identity matching across images, videos, batches, and live processing

Faster local processing

• Persistent processing worker keeps compatible AI models warm between jobs
• DirectML GPU acceleration for supported NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel graphics on Windows
• Improved video pipeline, progress metrics, preview events, and batch processing
• Core image, video, batch, and live media processing remains local; media is not uploaded to SmartBlur

Live privacy with Pro

• Pro now includes live webcam and RTSP/IP camera processing in the same SmartBlur app
• Record processed live video directly from the workspace
• Publish processed output as SmartBlur Camera for Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, OBS, browsers, and other webcam-compatible apps
• Virtual-camera output is available in the supported Windows website installer; Microsoft Store packaging follows Store restrictions

Simpler v2 licensing

• One SmartBlur desktop app with Free, Standard, and Pro feature levels — there is no separate Live edition in v2
• 7-day Pro trial on one device with no credit card required
• New Standard and Pro purchases include one year of app access and updates
• Standard is $19/year and Pro is $79/year at the current checkout price
• One active device per license; deactivate it before moving the license to another computer
• Early renewal preserves the paid time already remaining
• Existing lifetime licenses remain lifetime under their original terms
• Eligible website releases download in the background and are checksum-verified before installation; Microsoft Store releases update through the Store

v1.7.3

• Improved face detection accuracy in low-light photos
• Fixed batch processing crash with very large image sets
• Updated virtual camera driver for better Zoom compatibility
• Reduced memory usage during video processing

v1.7.2

• Added WebP image format support
• Fixed GPU detection issue on some AMD laptops
• Improved mosaic effect rendering quality
• Fixed timestamp display in video playback

v1.7.1

• Added license plate detection (beta)
• Improved processing speed for 4K video
• Fixed virtual camera resolution settings not persisting
• Updated AI model for better profile face detection

v1.7.0

• New feature: Selective Blur — click faces to toggle blur on/off
• New feature: Staff Gallery — automatically recognize and exclude known faces
• Added bar (eye bar) blur effect
• Redesigned settings interface
• Improved GPU acceleration support
• Fixed multiple batch processing bugs

v1.6.2

• Added body detection (full body and upper body)
• Improved virtual camera frame rate on integrated GPUs
• Fixed issue with license activation on fresh installs
• Added auto-update notifications

v1.6.0

• New feature: Virtual Camera for real-time video call blurring
• Added image overlay blur effect
• Improved batch processing with progress queue
• Added EXIF metadata preservation option

v1.5.0

• New feature: Video processing with live preview
• Added pause/resume for video processing
• New output format options (H.265 support)
• Performance improvements for GPU rendering

v1.0.0

• Initial release
• Photo face detection and blurring
• Batch processing
• Gaussian blur, mosaic, solid fill effects
• 7-day free trial
• License key activation

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Older versions are not listed. Update availability depends on the installed version, distribution channel, and the license's active update entitlement.