--- title: "Watermark Image Online Free — Add Text to Photos | PDFWix" url: https://www.pdfwix.com/watermark-image description: "Add a text watermark to photos online free. Corner, centre or tiled placement with size and opacity control. Batch watermark images in your browser. Free." lang: en --- Skip to content All tools (https://www.pdfwix.com/) # Watermark Image Online Free — Add Text Watermark to Photos Stamp your name, brand or © notice on photos — in a corner, the centre or tiled across the image — with adjustable size and opacity. Free and private. Updated July 2026 · Reviewed by the PDFWix Team (https://www.pdfwix.com/about/team) A visible watermark tells people who took a photo and discourages reuse without credit. Photographers, sellers and creators add a small © line in a corner for portfolios, or a tiled diagonal pattern for proofs and previews. PDFWix Watermark Image stamps your text onto JPG, PNG and WebP photos in your browser, with control over position, size, opacity and light or dark text, and applies it to a whole batch in one go. To watermark a photo free: open PDFWix Watermark Image, add your images, type your text (e.g. © Your Name), choose a position, size and opacity, then click Add watermark. All watermarked photos download straight away. 0 of 3 free conversions used today JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF or BMP — add several at once Your images are processed inside this browser tab and never uploaded. The originals on your device are left untouched. Want this in your History? Free account keeps your last 30 jobs (filename + tool only — never your files) so you can re-find them later. Create free account →: https://www.pdfwix.com/auth?tab=signup ## Common next steps Watermark Stamp an image or text over your PDF. https://www.pdfwix.com/watermark Compress Image Shrink JPG, PNG and WebP photos to a smaller file size, even to an exact KB target. https://www.pdfwix.com/compress-image Crop Image Crop photos to 1:1, 4:5, 16:9 and other exact aspect ratios. https://www.pdfwix.com/crop-image 🔒 Processed in your browser · Never uploaded · 100% free ## Choosing the right kind of watermark A corner watermark at 30–50% opacity is the most common choice for portfolios, social media and product photos: it credits you without hiding the image. A centred watermark is harder to crop out and suits photos you share publicly before a sale. A tiled watermark repeats across the whole picture and is the strongest deterrent — ideal for client proofs, real-estate previews and stock samples, where the goal is to show the photo without making it usable. No watermark is impossible to remove, but a larger, tiled or centred mark makes removal far more work than simply asking for permission. Keep your unmarked originals safe and share only the watermarked copies. ## How to watermark an image 1. 1 ### Add photos Drop the images you want to protect. 2. 2 ### Type your watermark Enter your name, brand, website or a © notice. 3. 3 ### Set position and style Choose a corner, centre or tiled, then adjust opacity, text size and light or dark text. 4. 4 ### Download Click Add watermark. Every photo in the batch gets the same mark. ## Tips for watermarking photos ### Keep it readable, not dominant 30–50% opacity in a corner credits you without spoiling the photo. ### Use tiled for proofs A repeated diagonal mark is far harder to crop or clone out. ### Crop before you mark Crop first with Crop Image (https://www.pdfwix.com/crop-image) so the watermark isn't cut off afterwards. ### Keep clean originals Store unmarked files separately — watermarks are permanent in the copy. 4 corners · centre · tiled Positions Same mark on every photo Batch 100% in your browser Processing Results measured on a sample of 500 PDFs across scanned documents, photo portfolios, and office reports. ## Watermark styles compared | Style | Visibility | Hard to remove | Best for | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Corner, 30–50% opacity | Subtle | Low | Portfolios, social posts, shop photos | | Centre | Medium | Medium | Public previews | | Tiled diagonal | High | High | Client proofs, stock samples | How visible and protective each placement is. ## Why watermark photos with PDFWix - **Consistent across sizes.** The watermark scales with each photo, so a batch of mixed resolutions looks uniform. - **Readable anywhere.** A subtle outline keeps the text legible on bright skies and dark shadows alike. - **Batch in one click.** Brand an entire shoot or product catalogue at once. - **Private.** Unreleased photos are marked on your device and never uploaded. - **Free.** No subscription and no PDFWix branding on your images. Watermarking a document instead? Use Watermark PDF (https://www.pdfwix.com/watermark). Shrink the marked photos for sharing with Compress Image (https://www.pdfwix.com/compress-image). ## When to watermark an image - Adding a © credit to photography portfolios and Instagram posts - Branding product photos for marketplaces and online shops - Marking client proofs before payment with a tiled watermark - Labelling property photos with an agency name - Stamping "SAMPLE" on design previews before sending them for review ## Frequently asked questions ### How do I add a watermark to a photo for free? Open PDFWix Watermark Image, add the photo, type your text, choose position and opacity, and click Add watermark. ### Can I watermark many photos at once? Yes. Every image in the batch gets the same watermark, scaled to each photo's size. ### Can I add a logo instead of text? The image tool currently stamps text. For image watermarks on documents, use Watermark PDF. ### Will the watermark reduce photo quality? No. The photo is re-saved at 92% quality (PNG stays lossless) with only the text added. ### Are my photos uploaded? No. Watermarking happens entirely in your browser. ### Is it free? Yes, and PDFWix adds nothing of its own to your images. ## More PDF tools ### Watermark ### Compress Image ### Crop Image ### Resize Image Change photo dimensions by pixels or percentage without stretching. https://www.pdfwix.com/resize-image ## Related PDF tools Watermark: https://www.pdfwix.com/watermark Compress Image: https://www.pdfwix.com/compress-image Crop Image: https://www.pdfwix.com/crop-image Resize Image: https://www.pdfwix.com/resize-image Remove EXIF Data: https://www.pdfwix.com/remove-exif Merge PDF: https://www.pdfwix.com/merge-pdf ## Structured data ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "WebApplication", "name": "Watermark Image — PDFWix", "applicationCategory": "UtilitiesApplication", "applicationSubCategory": "PDFApplication", "operatingSystem": "Any", "browserRequirements": "Requires a modern web browser", "offers": { "@type": "Offer", "price": "0", "priceCurrency": "USD", "description": "Free, no signup required" }, "aggregateRating": { "@type": "AggregateRating", "ratingValue": "4.8", "ratingCount": "1760", "bestRating": "5", "worstRating": "1" }, "description": "Add a text watermark to photos online free. 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