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Similar to the ability to make the image grayscale, the ability to temporary blur the reference images would be extremely useful for painting.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2024-07-06 15:50 by vcqlkhfd.

Thank you for the suggestion! We're a bit reluctant to add a lot of image manipulation functionality as it is not quite what we're aiming to do with PureRef, but it would be interesting to hear how you imagine you would use this feature?

When painting traditionally, it's a common practice to squint your eyes to see the big shapes of color and light better. The blurring would simulate that.
I mainly use PureRef for holding reference images for painting, and I'm sure other painters would appreciate that feature as well.

I confim that, as a digital and traditional painter I'd love to be able to apply a gaussian blur to an image in the same way it's possible to greyscale them !

It would be really great to have a blur or pixelation feature in PureRef, similar to what Snipaste offers.

When you're collecting references or just gathering a lot of screenshots in one place, there's often a need to hide unnecessary elements — personal data, notifications, ads, or random UI details. Right now, you have to switch to external editors for that, which breaks the whole fast and seamless workflow.

If there was a way to quickly blur or pixelate parts of an image directly inside PureRef, it would make the process much smoother. Especially when working with screenshots from websites, where there's almost always something you want to hide.

It’s a small feature, but it would significantly improve usability and make PureRef an even more complete tool.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2026-05-07 14:14 by ....

I don’t quite agree. The point isn’t to turn PureRef into a full image editor, but to add a small, convenient tool within an existing workflow.

Right now, if you just want to hide a part of a screenshot, you have to switch to another app like Snipaste, edit it, save it, and come back. That breaks the flow and adds unnecessary steps.

A simple blur or pixelation option in the Draw panel wouldn’t “clutter” the app — it would actually improve the user experience by saving time.

And if you don’t need it, that’s totally fine. But that doesn’t mean the feature is useless. Tools like this usually become valuable exactly when you start working with screenshots more often.