How to Add a Watermark to an Image

Short answer: upload the image, type your watermark text, choose one of seven positions and adjust size, colour and opacity until the preview looks right, then download.

Be clear about what a watermark does. It will not stop a determined thief — anyone willing to spend time in an image editor can work around one. What it does is make casual reuse obvious and tell everyone who sees the picture where it came from. That is usually enough.

Step by step

1. Upload the image. Open the watermark tool and drag in a JPG, PNG or WebP file.
2. Write the text. A name, a studio, a website, a client reference, or a status word like sample or draft.
3. Position it. Seven positions are available: top left, top centre, top right, centre, bottom left, bottom centre and bottom right.
4. Style it. Set the text size in pixels, pick a colour that stays readable against your image, and set the opacity — anywhere from a faint background mark to a solid overlay.
5. Download. The preview shows the real result, so when it matches what you intended, save the watermarked image.

Choosing a position and opacity

• A corner at low opacity is the standard choice for portfolio and social images: visible on inspection, not distracting.
• Centre at higher opacity is for proofs and drafts you are actively trying to make unusable — client previews, unpaid work, review copies.
• Watch the contrast. White text vanishes on a bright sky and black text disappears into a shadow. Pick the colour against the area the watermark actually sits on, not against the image as a whole.

A realistic example

You are sending a photographer's proof sheet to a client before payment. Centre position, mid-opacity, the word PROOF and your studio name in a colour that reads against the subject. The client can judge the composition perfectly well and cannot quietly publish the picture from the proof.

What to write in the watermark

The text does more work than the styling does. Choose according to what you are defending against:

• A website address is the most useful mark for published work. If the image travels, the address travels with it and someone can find you.
• A name or studio establishes authorship but gives a viewer no way to reach you. Good for portfolios, weaker for images that circulate.
• A status word such as PROOF, DRAFT or SAMPLE is for work in progress, where the goal is to make the file unusable rather than to claim credit.
• A client reference is worth considering when you send the same images to several people: if a picture leaks, the mark tells you which copy it came from.

One limitation to know

The watermark is text only. Uploading a logo image to use as a watermark is not supported by this tool. If your brand mark is a graphic, the practical workaround is to use its name as text.

Related tools

Watermarking is usually the last step. Before it, you might remove the background from the photo; after it, compress the finished image so it loads quickly. The full set is under Image Tools.

Frequently asked questions

Which image formats can I watermark?

JPG, PNG and WebP.

Is my image uploaded anywhere?

No. The image is watermarked on your own device and is not uploaded to the Bubixo server.

Can I use my logo file as the watermark?

No. This tool draws text only.

Can I remove the watermark later?

Not from the downloaded file — the text is drawn into the picture itself. Keep your unmarked original.

Does a watermark protect my copyright?

It signals authorship and discourages casual reuse, but it is not a legal protection in itself and it can be edited out. Treat it as a deterrent, not a lock.

Before you publish

Only watermark images you own or have the right to mark. Putting your name on a photograph someone else made does not transfer any rights to you, and can create problems of its own.