Does Noise Image upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. Noise Image runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Images. Random grain. Output PNG. Max 20 MB.

Should I use Blur Image instead of Noise Image?

Use Noise Image when you need Add grain, then PNG. Use Blur Image when you need Soften an image. They share a category (Images) but not the same job.

Noise Image

Add grain, then PNG.

Adds shared random grain to RGB. Unlike Blur Image this adds texture, not box blur. Unlike Pixelate Image this is fine grain, not blocks. Runs in the browser on a canvas.

What Noise Image does

Adds shared random grain to RGB. Unlike Blur Image this adds texture, not box blur. Unlike Pixelate Image this is fine grain, not blocks. Runs in the browser on a canvas.

Noise Image sits in the Images group on purpose. It is not Blur Image (Soften an image.) and not Pixelate Image (Make a mosaic effect.). Choose this page when you need Add grain, then PNG. If you stretch Noise Image into a neighbor’s job, the result will look wrong even though the site chrome looks the same.

How to use Noise Image

Stay on this Noise Image page (/noise-image). Do not switch to Blur Image unless you actually want Soften an image..
Add the file type Noise Image accepts. Hint from the path: noise image. Add grain, then PNG.
Set only the options that match Noise Image. Neighbor Pixelate Image does something else (Make a mosaic effect.). Tool note: Adds shared random grain to RGB. Unlike Blur Image this adds texture, not box blur. Unlike Pixelate Image this is fine grain, not blocks. Runs in the browser on a canvas.
Run Noise Image in this tab. Browser memory still applies: Images. Random grain. Output PNG. Max 20 MB.
Download or copy the result from Noise Image. If it is the wrong job, open Blur Image instead.

When not to use Noise Image

Skip Noise Image when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Blur Image or Pixelate Image — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Adds shared random grain to RGB. Unlike Blur Image this adds texture, not box blur. Unlike Pixelate Image this is fine grain, not blocks. Runs in the browser on a canvas.

Questions about Noise Image

What does Noise Image do that other Images pages on this site do not?: Adds shared random grain to RGB. Unlike Blur Image this adds texture, not box blur. Unlike Pixelate Image this is fine grain, not blocks. Runs in the browser on a canvas. Short version: Add grain, then PNG.
Does Noise Image upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. Noise Image runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Images. Random grain. Output PNG. Max 20 MB.
Should I use Blur Image instead of Noise Image?: Use Noise Image when you need Add grain, then PNG. Use Blur Image when you need Soften an image. They share a category (Images) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Noise Image?: Images. Random grain. Output PNG. Max 20 MB. Also: Adds shared random grain to RGB. Unlike Blur Image this adds texture, not box blur. Unlike Pixelate Image this is fine grain, not blocks. Runs in the browser on a canvas.