Does a watermark stop people copying my photo?

No, but it keeps your name on the photo when it is shared. Text tiled across the whole photo is harder to crop out than text in a corner.

Can I enter a watermarked photo in a contest?

Many contests ask for entries without a watermark, signature or border. Check the contest's rules, and keep an unmarked copy to enter.

JPEG makes a smaller file, saved at quality 92 of 100. PNG keeps every pixel exactly, and any transparency, but the file is larger.

No. The copy has the same pixel size as your photo, but no EXIF or GPS data, and its colours are saved as sRGB.

No. The tool runs in your browser: the photo is read and changed on your device and is never sent to WinPhoto or anyone else.

Type your text, choose where it goes and how it looks, then save a watermarked copy. Your original stays as it is.

Your photo stays on your device: nothing is uploaded.

Choose a photo JPEG, PNG or WebP, or drop it here

Text

Position

Text size 4%

Opacity 60%

Colour

Save as

Choose your photo, or drop it on the box.
Choose the position (a corner, the centre or tiled across the photo), the size, the opacity and the colour.
Save the copy as a JPEG or PNG and download it.

Does a watermark stop people copying my photo?: No, but it keeps your name on the photo when it is shared. Text tiled across the whole photo is harder to crop out than text in a corner.
Can I enter a watermarked photo in a contest?: Many contests ask for entries without a watermark, signature or border. Check the contest's rules, and keep an unmarked copy to enter.
JPEG or PNG?: JPEG makes a smaller file, saved at quality 92 of 100. PNG keeps every pixel exactly, and any transparency, but the file is larger.
Is the photo's metadata kept?: No. The copy has the same pixel size as your photo, but no EXIF or GPS data, and its colours are saved as sRGB.
Is my photo uploaded?: No. The tool runs in your browser: the photo is read and changed on your device and is never sent to WinPhoto or anyone else.