Image Watermark Tool

A watermark does two jobs: it tells everyone whose work an image is, and it quietly discourages the casual right-click theft that previews and portfolios suffer from. This tool stamps your text — a name, brand, © line or website — onto any image with the controls that matter: position (corners or centre, or a repeating tile pattern across the whole frame), size, colour and opacity from subtle ghost to bold claim. The watermarked copy downloads as JPG or PNG while your original stays untouched on your device, which never sends the image anywhere. It is the standard pre-publishing step for photographers, designers sending proofs, and marketplaces previewing stock.

Quick Answer: Upload an image, type your watermark text, place it (corner, centre or tiled), tune size and opacity, and download the protected copy.

Free Online Tool

Your name on your work — before the internet helps itself.

Choose an image

Watermark text

Placement

Colour

Size: 42

Opacity: 45%

How to Use the Image Watermark Tool

Upload the image you want to protect or brand.
Type the watermark text — your name, brand or © notice.
Choose placement: a corner, the centre, or a tiled repeat across the whole image.
Set size, colour and opacity: subtle for portfolio polish, stronger for client proofs.
Download the watermarked image; your original is untouched.

Key Features

Corner, centre and full-frame tiled watermark placements.
Size, colour and opacity controls with live preview.
Diagonal tiling option that survives casual cropping.
Downloads as JPG or PNG at full original resolution.
Processed entirely on your device — unreleased work stays unreleased.

Best Practices and Tips

Proofs to clients deserve the tiled treatment: a single corner mark crops off in seconds.
Portfolio pieces look best with a small, low-opacity corner mark — present, not shouting.
Keep the text short: a name or domain reads at any size; a sentence becomes noise when tiled.
Choose a colour that survives both dark and light areas — mid-grey at moderate opacity, or white with a shadow effect via a semi-transparent dark tile.
Watermark copies, never the only master file; you cannot un-bake a watermark later.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Placing one small mark in a corner of a client proof and calling it protected — cropping defeats it instantly.
Opacity so high the watermark becomes the subject of the image.
Saving the watermarked version over the original file and losing the clean master forever.
Expecting a watermark to stop determined misuse; it deters casual copying and proves ownership — pair it with sensible licensing terms.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does a watermark change the original file?

No. The tool draws onto a copy in your browser and downloads that copy. Your original file on your device is never modified, which is why you can experiment with placements freely.

Which placement is most effective?

For protection, the tiled pattern — repeated across the frame, it cannot be cropped out without destroying the image. For branding and portfolio polish, a modest corner watermark is the professional norm. Centre placement suits proofs that must be unmistakably marked.

Can watermarks be removed by others?

A visible watermark can be attacked with effort, especially a single faint one — that is the honest answer. Its real functions are deterrence of casual reuse and evidence of ownership. Tiling plus moderate opacity raises the effort beyond what casual copying is worth.

What text should I use?

Your name or brand plus a © and year, or your website domain — short enough to repeat cleanly as a tile. Photographers traditionally use '© Your Name'; businesses use the trading name or URL.

What resolution does the output keep?

The full resolution of the uploaded image — the watermark is drawn at native size, so a 4000px photo downloads at 4000px with the text scaled proportionally.