Placement · Client-side · No upload

Custom Text Placement on Image — Drag Text Where You Need It

Custom text placement on images in your browser — no upload, no account, no cloud queue. Drag text blocks into position on-device, tune typography for readability, and export without sending your file to a server.

Place 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 drag placement, not pin callouts

Text Overlay gives you custom text placement on a client-side canvas — drag blocks anywhere on the image, then set font, size, color, alignment, and optional shadow or background box. For screenshot markers with pins and labeled callouts, use Pix-8 Image Annotator instead. It does not include snap guides, text rotation handles, or multi-layer layout timelines.

Why use custom text placement on images in the browser?

Layout tools often upload your file before you nudge a headline into place. Pix-8 keeps placement local — the direct fit when you need custom text placement on image with drag controls and export that never routes pixels through a remote server.

Client-side placement

Your image is read and composited locally in your browser tab. Drag text into position on a client-side canvas — Pix-8 does not receive your pixel data.

Visual positioning control

Move text blocks freely across the image, then adjust font, color, and left/center/right alignment so captions and headlines land where you need them.

Flattened local export

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

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

    Drag text into position on-device

    Load an image locally, type your text, drag it anywhere on the canvas, and adjust font, size, color, and alignment on a client-side canvas.

  3. Step 3

    Download or copy

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

Frequently asked questions

Can I place text anywhere on an image without uploading it?

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

How precise is custom text placement?

You drag text blocks freely across the canvas and adjust font, size, color, and left/center/right alignment before export. Placement is manual and visual — not snap-to-grid, magnetic guides, or multi-select layout tools. For pin-style callout labels on screenshots, use Pix-8 Image Annotator instead.

What styling options work with custom placement?

After positioning text, you can set font family, size, and color, align left/center/right, and toggle optional shadow or background box for contrast. Then download or copy the flattened output, with optional EXIF stripping before export. It does not include curved text paths, rotation handles, or multi-layer PSD editing.

Related use cases

Ready to place text on your image?

Open Text Overlay, drag your text into position, and export — privately, entirely in your browser tab.

Open Text Overlay

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