Add Text to Image

Add custom text captions, typography, and titles to photos with cursor placement.

100% In-Browser
All-In-One StudioBulk + Single

Want to process images in bulk, add compressions, conversions, filters & background removal all in one flow?

Try Image Playground
100% In-Browser PrivacyLocal

Your files and data are processed locally and never leave your device.

Upload images to Image Playground

Drag & drop any JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, GIF, or SVG images. Automatically opens Single Studio for 1 image or Bulk Queue for multiple.

Formats: JPG, PNG, WEBP, AVIF, GIF, SVGMax size: 150MB 100% In-Browser
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Bulk Image Operations (Batch Mode)

Fast batch processing with 1-click ZIP archive download

  • Format Conversion (WebP, PNG, JPG, AVIF)
  • Compression & Quality (Target KB mode)
  • Resize & Dimensions (Width / Height)
  • Remove Metadata / EXIF (100% stripped)
  • Scale Multipliers (0.25x to 4x)
  • Remove Background (Auto flood-fill)
  • Mirror & Flip (Horizontal & Vertical)
  • Rotate (90°, 180°, 270°, angle)

Single Image Studio Operations

Everything in bulk + full creative suite with cursor placement

⚡ Everything in Bulk✂️ Image Crop & Aspect Ratio💧 Blur & Pixelate🔄 Rotate (0°–360°)✨ Sharpen Kernel☀️ Brightness & Contrast🎨 Saturation & Hue📸 Exposure & Greyscale🔤 Add Text to Image (Cursor)🖼️ Add Image Overlay (Cursor)🔲 Add Border🔘 Add Rounded Corners🏷️ Add Watermark🪄 Remove Background

What is Add Text to Image?

Add Text to Image enables you to design elegant typography overlays, social media quote cards, meme captions, and annotations directly over your photos. Customize system and web fonts, font sizes, text alignments, outline strokes, drop shadows, and background text badges.

Zero-Server Client-Side Guarantee

Unlike legacy online utilities that upload sensitive media and documents to remote cloud storage, Shadow Toolkit executes this entire operation directly within your browser's local runtime. Your raw data never crosses the network.

Key Capabilities

  • Rich typography controls: font family, size, line height, letter spacing, and weight
  • Text outline stroke, glow effects, drop shadows, and solid badge backgrounds
  • Freeform drag-and-drop text box positioning and rotation
  • Supports multi-line text and rich color palettes
  • 100% private in-browser rendering with zero server uploads

Common Use Cases

1Creating social media quotes, inspirational graphics, and announcement banners
2Adding meme captions, humorous text, and reaction banners to photos
3Adding copyright notices, photographer credits, and date stamps to images
4Optimizing raster graphics and illustrations for high-performance responsive web design and mobile apps

How to use Add Text to Image

01

Upload Photo

Select your background image.

02

Enter Text & Style

Type your caption and customize font, size, color, and drop shadow.

03

Position on Canvas

Drag the text box to your desired spot on the image.

04

Download

Save your finished graphic with baked-in typography.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. The text is drawn directly onto the full-resolution canvas using native vector font rendering.

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