Add text to a photo: titles, quotes and dates
One line of text and a photo reads completely differently — a caption for your feed, a lyric, a date stamped on a memory. Add Text to Photo lays type straight onto your image: choose a font, drag the size, pick a color, add an outline so the words stay legible on any background, then drop them into any corner with a 3×3 position grid. It all runs locally in your browser — nothing uploaded, no watermark, no limits.
Add Text to Photo Overlay a title, quote or date — pick the font, size, color, outline and position. It runs entirely in your browser — your photos are never uploaded — and it's free, watermark-free, with no limits.
How to use add text to photo
- 1Drag in or select a photo.
- 2Type your text in the box — press Enter for a new line.
- 3Pick a font, drag the size slider, choose a text color; if the background is busy, tick “Outline” and pick an outline color so the text pops.
- 4Use the 3×3 grid to place the text in any corner or center — the preview updates live.
- 5Download it (PNG in, PNG out; otherwise a JPG).
Why use lume cat's Add Text to Photo?
- Every detail is adjustable: font, size, color, outline and 3×3 placement combine freely for cover titles, quote cards or date stamps.
- Outline keeps text readable on anything: light-on-dark or dark-on-light, one stroke stops the words blending into the background.
- Nothing uploaded, no watermark, no limits: it renders entirely in your browser, so private photos never touch a server and exports come out clean.
Frequently asked questions
Sans, serif, a calligraphic style and monospace, drawn with the fonts already on your device — no web fonts are downloaded, so it works offline and stays fully local. The exact look may vary slightly between devices, which is normal for system fonts.
Yes. Press Enter in the text box to break a line; multiple lines are aligned together at the position you choose (left / center / right follows the horizontal placement automatically).
Barely. The text is drawn as vectors over the original, then encoded once near original quality, so sharpness is largely preserved. For the crispest result, start from a high-resolution image.
Type the date (e.g. 2026.06.07), set a small size, choose white with a dark outline, and place it bottom-right on the 3×3 grid. Preview, then download. The whole image is composed in your browser, so the photo is never uploaded.