Image Watermark

Upload an image to add watermark

Add text or image watermarks to protect your images

100% Client-Side • Zero Data Sent to Servers

Online Image Watermark Tool & Copyright Protector

Stamp custom text watermarks or transparent brand logos onto your photos with adjustable opacity, angle rotation, and full-bleed repeating tile grids.

Local Processing & Data Privacy

All formatting, parsing, decoding, and validation executes entirely within your browser using modern Web APIs and JavaScript. Your tokens, JSON payloads, regex inputs, and queries never leave your computer.

About this Tool

Protecting proprietary photographs, design previews, and client proofs against unauthorized sharing or image theft requires clear copyright attribution and unobtrusive watermarking.

DevRef's Online Image Watermark Tool allows you to apply text labels (copyright notices, author names, confidential drafts) or upload brand PNG logos. Position marks in the corner, center, or diagonally tiled across the entire surface to deter automated scraping. All compositing renders client-side on an HTML5 Canvas—your confidential proofs and original master files are never uploaded to any remote server.

How to Use

  1. 1Upload Target Image: Drag and drop your base photo or graphic into the canvas work area.
  2. 2Choose Text or Logo Mark: Type custom watermark text or upload a transparent PNG brand logo.
  3. 3Adjust Position & Style: Select placement (Bottom Right, Center, or Repeating Tile Grid) and dial in opacity and rotation.
  4. 4Download Protected Image: Click Download to save the watermarked graphic at original full resolution.

Key Features

  • •Dual watermark modes: typographic text strings or uploaded graphic PNG logos
  • •Repeating diagonal tile mode for anti-theft and confidential document proofing
  • •Full opacity slider (0% to 100%) and rotation angle controls
  • •Real-time canvas preview with zero latency
  • •100% private in-browser rendering: master graphics and camera RAWs stay on your computer

Frequently Asked Questions

Does adding a watermark lower the quality of my original photo?

No. The watermark layer is stamped onto the original image's pixel dimensions directly, preserving the native resolution and sharpness.

Can I use a transparent PNG as my logo watermark?

Yes. The watermark compositing engine fully supports 8-bit and 24-bit PNG alpha channels for smooth semi-transparent branding.

Are my photos or watermark text uploaded to DevRef?

No. All stamping and rendering executes locally in your browser session. No files are uploaded to any server.