Free · Client-side · No upload

Free Text Over Image Tool — Layer Typography on Your Image in the Browser

A free text over image tool that runs in your browser — no upload, no account, no cloud queue. Place typed text over your image on-device and export without sending your file to a server.

Add Text Over Image — 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

Text layered over your image, not pin callouts

Text Overlay composites typed text over your image on a client-side canvas — not pin-style callout labels or a multi-layer PSD workflow. Set 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 separate editable layers after export.

Why use a free text over image tool in the browser?

Many free editors still route your file through a remote server. Pix-8 keeps overlay composition local — the direct fit when you need a free text over image tool with draggable typography and export that never uploads your pixels.

Free and client-side

Open the tool in your browser at no cost. Your image is read and composited locally — Pix-8 does not receive your pixel data.

Text layered on-device

Type your message, drag it over the image, and adjust font, color, and alignment on a client-side canvas.

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 — free, no install, and no account required.

  2. Step 2

    Layer text on-device

    Load an image locally, type your text, position it over the image, and adjust styling 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

Is this text over image tool free to use?

Yes. Pix-8 Text Overlay is free to open in your browser — no subscription, no account, and no per-export fee. Your image is processed locally on a client-side canvas. Pix-8 does not charge to place text over your image.

Do I need to upload my image to add text over it?

No. Your image is read locally in your browser tab. Text is composited on a client-side canvas and you export from your device. It is never transmitted to Pix-8 or any third-party server.

What does text over image mean in this tool?

You type text and place it over your image with drag positioning, then export one flattened image with typography baked in. You can set font, size, color, alignment, and optional shadow or background box. It is not a multi-layer editor, template library, or pin-style callout annotator — for labeled screenshot markers, use Pix-8 Image Annotator.

Related use cases

Ready to place text over your image?

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

Open Text Overlay

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