How to watermark photos before posting them

If your photos are worth reposting, they are worth marking. A watermark is the only thing that survives a screenshot.

Watermark photos
Whichever tool you use here, the file stays on your device. How that works

Step by step

  1. 1Add the photos, as many as you like.
  2. 2Type your name or load a logo.
  3. 3Choose where it sits, how big it is and how faint.
  4. 4Mark them and save.

Corner or across the middle, and why it matters

A small mark in a corner at low opacity is polite and useless. It crops off in seconds. If the point is credit on something you are happy to share, that is fine.

If the point is stopping the picture being used without you, repeat it across the middle, where removing it means damaging the image itself.

A logo with a transparent background sits on a photo far better than one on a white block. Save it as a PNG before bringing it here.

How strong should it be

A faintness of 40 to 50 percent is visible without spoiling the picture. If the photos are valuable, use the tiled option, because a mark in the corner can be cropped away in seconds. Try the settings on one light and one dark photo, because a colour that shows on one can vanish on the other.

The size is relative to each photo, so the batch stays consistent. The pictures are saved again at high quality, with marked added to the name. Keep the originals without the mark, and post only the marked ones.

Questions

Can I watermark a whole batch?

Yes. Every photo gets the same mark.

Does it change my originals?

No. You get new files.

Are the photos uploaded?

No.

Does watermarking lower the quality of the photo?

Each photo is saved again at high quality, so any change is very small. Keep the unmarked originals in case you need them.

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Tools that help with this job

Watermark photos
Compress imageJPG, PNG and WebP, one or a hundredResize imageExact pixels or size presetsCrop & rotateQuarter turns, flips and ratio cropsPhoto captionsTop and bottom text with outlines