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Add Text to Image

Place text anywhere on a picture, with an outline so it stays readable.

  • Free
  • No signup
  • Nothing uploaded
  • No watermark

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How to Convert Add Text to Image Online

Add Text to Image: before and after TXT A TXT FILE ADD TEXT TOIMAGE IMG A IMG FILE

Add Text to Image writes your words onto a picture with an outline around each letter, so they stay readable over a bright sky or a dark shadow. Type the text, choose a position from the list, set the size and the two colours, and download a PNG. Longer text wraps and shrinks to stay inside the margins.

Places text anywhere on a picture with an outline so it stays readable over both light and dark areas. The outline is what makes it work — plain white text disappears over a bright sky, and plain black disappears over a shadow, which is why every caption format uses a stroke.

No software to install Free Works on any device

Step-by-Step Guide to Convert Add Text to Image

  1. 1. Drop your picture in

  2. 2. Adjust the settings — the preview updates as you change them

  3. 3. Download the PNG

    The photo is never uploaded.

No .png file to hand? Download a sample Image file (253.4 KB) and try it.

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What is Add Text to Image Conversion?

Places text anywhere on a picture with an outline so it stays readable over both light and dark areas. The outline is what makes it work — plain white text disappears over a bright sky, and plain black disappears over a shadow, which is why every caption format uses a stroke.

JPG files

.JPG .PNG .WEBP

Place text anywhere on a picture, with an outline so it stays readable.

At a glance

  • Takes: one JPG, PNG or WebP
  • Gives: PNG with the text drawn in
  • Position: chosen from a list of spots on the picture
  • Size: 2% to 20% of the picture width, wrapped to fit
  • Colours: one for the letters, one for the outline
  • Runs: on your own machine, no upload

Why Use Online Image Tools?

Every website, exam form and social app wants pictures in its own size, shape and format. Resizing, compressing, cropping and converting on your own device gets a photo accepted the first time, without sending it anywhere.

“The right photo in the wrong size still gets rejected.”
  • Photos that meet size limits
  • Crops that fit each platform
  • Faster loading web pages
  • Text and watermarks added
  • Any format to any format
  • Private details stripped from photos
  • Exam photos made to rule
  • Colours picked straight from pictures

Popular Uses for Photo Editing Tools

These are the picture jobs people bring here most often.

  • Exam application photos Resize a photo and signature to the exact size and KB limit an exam form asks.
  • iPhone HEIC photos Convert HEIC pictures to JPG so they open on Windows and upload to any site.
  • Faster websites Convert product images to WebP and compress them so pages load quicker on mobile.
  • Social media posts Crop and resize a picture to fit Instagram, Facebook or a Discord profile.
  • Passport-style photos Make a passport-size ID photo, cropped to the size a form or office asks for.
  • Removing location data Strip GPS and camera details from a photo before posting it publicly.
  • Favicons for websites Turn a logo into the small icon that shows in a browser tab.
  • Collages and GIFs Put several photos into one collage or join frames into a short animated GIF.

What the Add Text to Image Converter Does

Accepts JPG, PNG, WEBP

Understands TXT structure rather than treating the file as bytes

Transparency is either preserved or flattened to a colour you pick, never dropped silently

Re-encoding uses the browser’s own image engine, so the result matches what it displays

Why Use ToolXkit for Add Text to Image?

Your files stay with you

Everything runs inside your browser. Nothing you open or type is uploaded to a server.

Picture Tools for Different Users

Students and job applicants

Get photos and signatures accepted by admission and recruitment forms first time.

Online sellers

Prepare product photos that look sharp and load quickly on shop pages.

Web developers

Convert images to WebP or AVIF and make favicons for new sites.

Social media users

Resize pictures for each platform and add text or borders to posts.

Bloggers

Compress and watermark images so articles stay quick and credit stays with you.

Designers

Pull colour palettes from photos and check image sizes and resolution.

Best Times to Resize or Convert an Image

Image tools help most when you are:

  • Filling in an online application
  • Uploading a photo that is too large
  • Opening iPhone pictures on Windows
  • Posting to different social apps
  • Speeding up a slow web page
  • Sharing a photo taken at home
  • Adding a watermark to your work
  • Making a favicon for a new site

Tips and Good to Know

  1. One block of text, one font. For a top-and-bottom caption in Impact use Meme Generator; for several labels in different places you need a proper editor.

  2. The text is part of the pixels once saved. Keep the original picture so you can redo the wording later.

  3. It cannot place text at an exact coordinate. If you need a label at a precise spot, this is the wrong tool.

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to common questions about this tool.

Do I need to install anything to convert Add Text to Image?

No. Add Text to Image runs entirely in your browser — there is nothing to download, no extension and no desktop program. It works the same on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iPhone.

Is it safe to convert Add Text to Image online?

Safer than the usual alternative, yes. Most online tools upload your file to a server you know nothing about, where it sits until someone deletes it. Here the file never leaves your device — the processing happens in the page itself, so there is no server copy to leak, retain or sell.

Does Add Text to Image reduce my photo’s quality?

Converting and cropping keep quality close to the original. Compressing trades a little detail for a much smaller file, and a lighter setting keeps more of it. Compare the preview with your original before saving.

Will my photo be accepted by the exam form?

The exam photo tools follow the size, dimensions and file weight given in the official notice. Always read the latest notice too, because boards sometimes change their rules between years.

Can I edit pictures with Add Text to Image straight from my gallery?

Yes. Pick a photo from your gallery or take one with the camera, then save the result back to your phone. Everything works in the browser, so there is no app to install.

Is Add Text to Image free with no watermark?

Yes. Use it for as many pictures as you need without an account, and each image comes back without any logo or mark from the site.

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