Online · Client-side · No upload

Add Text to Image Online — Draggable Typography in Your Browser

Add text to images online in your browser — no upload, no account, no cloud queue. Position typography on-device, style fonts and colors, and export without sending your file to a server.

Add Text — Free

No upload · No server · Browser canvas

What this tool does

  • Draggable text positioning on the canvas
  • Font family, size, and color controls
  • Left, center, and right text alignment
  • Optional text shadow and background box
  • Download or copy flattened output
  • Optional EXIF metadata stripping before export
  • On-device processing — images never uploaded

Free-positioned text, not pin labels

Text Overlay places draggable text blocks on a client-side canvas — not pin-style callout labels. Choose font, size, color, and alignment, toggle shadow or a background box, then download or copy locally. For screenshot arrows and labeled markers, use Pix-8 Image Annotator instead. It does not include pins, arrows, or multi-annotation layers.

Why add text to images online in the browser?

Cloud editors upload your file before you type a single character. Pix-8 keeps typography local — the direct fit when you need to add text to image online with draggable positioning and export that never routes pixels through a remote server.

Client-side by default

Your image is read and composited locally in your browser tab. Pix-8 does not receive your pixel data.

Typography you control

Drag text into place, set font and color, align left/center/right, and tune shadow or background box before export.

Flattened local export

Download or copy one image with text baked in, with optional EXIF stripping before you share.

How it works

  1. Step 1

    Open Text Overlay

    Navigate to Pix-8 Text Overlay in your browser — no install, no account, and no upload step.

  2. Step 2

    Type and position on-device

    Load an image locally, enter your text, drag it into place, and adjust font, color, and alignment on a client-side canvas.

  3. Step 3

    Download or copy

    Export the composited image from your machine — processed entirely client-side.

Frequently asked questions

Can I add text to an image online without uploading it?

Yes. Pix-8 Text Overlay runs entirely in your browser. Your image is read locally, text is rendered on a client-side canvas, and you export from your device. It is never transmitted to Pix-8 or any third-party server.

How is Text Overlay different from Image Annotator labels?

Text Overlay adds free-positioned text blocks with font, size, color, alignment, shadow, and background box controls — ideal for headlines, quotes, and banners. Image Annotator attaches short labels to pin-style callouts for screenshot markup. It does not include arrows, pins, numbered markers, or multi-layer annotation workflows.

What styling options does this tool support?

You can drag text into position, choose font family and size, set color, align left/center/right, and toggle optional shadow and background box opacity. Then download or copy the flattened output, with optional EXIF stripping before export. It does not include curved text, stroke outlines, or multi-line text boxes with rich formatting.

Related use cases

Ready to add text to your image?

Open Text Overlay, compose your typography, and export — privately, entirely in your browser tab.

Open Text Overlay

Client-side processing only — your image never leaves the browser.