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Add Watermark To Image Step By Step

Add Watermark to Image runs in three steps: open the tool, provide your input, then download the result. This page walks through what each step expects.


Step 1 - open the tool

Go to Add Watermark to Image. Nothing needs to be installed or signed in before you start.


Step 2 - provide your input

Pick one of eight fixed positions or tile the text diagonally across the whole image for stronger copy protection.


Step 3 - get the result

Everything runs locally via canvas - the photo is never uploaded.

Batch-watermarking multiple images at once and using an uploaded logo image as the watermark are not offered here - text only, one image at a time.

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