Add Watermark to Images Free

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Free online file converter tool. Works in Chrome Firefox Safari Edge Opera and other modern browsers on Windows macOS Linux Android and iOS. No software installation required. Browser-side processing keeps your file local when supported. Completely free to use with no account needed.

Add Watermark to Images Free

Protect your photos with text or image watermarks. Customize position, opacity, rotation and more.

Drop your images here

or click to browse files

Supports JPG, PNG, WebP, BMP, GIF
100% Browser-side
Free No registration
Instant Live preview

Watermark Features

Full control over your watermark style and placement.

Watermark Options

Text Watermark

Add custom text with any font, size, color, opacity and rotation angle.

Image/Logo Watermark

Overlay your logo or any image as a watermark with adjustable scale and opacity.

Opacity Control

Fine-tune watermark visibility with precise opacity controls.

Privacy & Output

Complete Privacy

All watermarking is done locally in your browser. No uploads needed.

Multiple Formats

Download watermarked images as PNG, JPG, or WebP.

Batch Processing

Apply the same watermark to multiple images at once.

How to Add a Watermark to an Image

  1. Add your images

    Drag JPG, PNG, WebP, BMP, or GIF files onto the drop area or click to browse. Each file is decoded in your browser, so nothing is uploaded to a server. Add several images at once to watermark them as a set.

  2. Build the watermark and preview live

    Pick the Text tab to type a label and set font, size, color, opacity, position, and rotation, or pick the Image tab to load your own logo and adjust its scale and opacity. The first image renders on a live preview canvas as you change each control.

  3. Apply and download

    Choose PNG, JPG, or WebP per file, then click Download for one image, or Apply to All to export every image with the same settings. Each output is composited at the original resolution and saved straight from your device.

Text Watermark vs Image Watermark

This tool offers two watermark types built on the same Canvas pipeline. Use the table below to decide which one fits your goal and which controls each mode exposes.

AspectText WatermarkImage Watermark
SourceTyped text stringAn image or logo you upload
FontsArial, Georgia, Times New Roman, Courier New, Verdana, ImpactNot applicable
Color controlYes, any color picker valueUses the colors in your image
Size controlFont size in pixelsScale as a percentage of image width
RotationYes, -180 to 180 degreesNo rotation control
Opacity, positions, tileYes, 5 spots plus tileYes, 5 spots plus tile

Which Settings Should You Pick

Subtle copyright line

Use a text watermark with low opacity around 30 to 50 percent in a corner. It marks ownership without dominating the photo, which suits portfolios and product shots.

Hard to crop out

Choose the tile position so the watermark repeats across the whole image in a grid. Cropping one corner still leaves copies elsewhere, which deters casual reuse.

Brand logo overlay

Switch to the Image tab, upload your logo, and set the scale to fit the frame. Drop opacity for a quiet mark or raise it when the brand should stand out.

Best output quality

Save as PNG when you need lossless results or transparency. Pick JPG or WebP for smaller files; both are encoded at a fixed 0.92 quality level in this tool.

Common Problems and Fixes

The watermark text is not visible

The color may match the background, or opacity may be too low. Try a contrasting color, raise the opacity slider, and confirm the position is not sitting in a busy area of the photo.

My logo does not appear

Make sure you are on the Image tab and that the logo finished loading after you selected it. Only after a valid image loads does it render in the preview; transparent PNG logos work best over photos.

The downloaded file lost transparency

JPG has no alpha channel, so transparent areas turn solid. Choose PNG or WebP output to keep transparency in the watermarked image.

A file would not upload

Only JPG, PNG, WebP, BMP, and GIF are accepted, matched by file extension. Rename or convert other files first, and reload the page if a very large image fails to decode in your browser.

References

  1. Canvas API - MDN Web Docs, Mozilla
  2. CanvasRenderingContext2D.drawImage() - MDN Web Docs, Mozilla
  3. CanvasRenderingContext2D.globalAlpha - MDN Web Docs, Mozilla
  4. CanvasRenderingContext2D.fillText() - MDN Web Docs, Mozilla
  5. HTMLCanvasElement.toBlob() - MDN Web Docs, Mozilla
  6. Image file type and format guide - MDN Web Docs, Mozilla
  7. ITU-T T.81: JPEG Standard - ITU
  8. Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Specification - W3C
  9. WebP Compression Techniques - Google Developers