Add Text to Image

Evoto's Add Text to Image is a photo text editor that overlays new text layers on your photos. Upload a JPG, PNG, or WebP, style captions with templates, fonts, color, stroke, and shadow, then export a free JPEG from your browser. It adds new words to a photo. It does not OCR-edit text already printed in an image.

Use "Stroke" and "Shadow" together. Plain white or black often disappears on skies, foliage, and street clutter. A thin outline plus soft shadow separates letters from the scene so text on photo stays legible before you export. Preview on the actual background first, especially for quote cards and cover lines.

No. "Add text to image" tools place a new text layer on top of your photo. "Edit text in image" tools try to change words already baked into a poster, screenshot, or sign. Evoto does not OCR-edit existing type. If you need to replace printed text, use a dedicated edit-text tool instead.

Yes, for text layers built into a collage layout. Select the text box and refine it in "Fonts", "Color", "Stroke", or "Shadow". That adjusts overlay type on the collage, not OCR text inside a photo cell. For layout and templates, start in Photo Collage Maker, then add captions here when needed.

Yes, for a light touch. Lower opacity and place a small credit in a corner for a soft text watermark on portraits or event sets. This page focuses on captions, quotes, and cover lines. For heavy batch watermarking across hundreds of files, a dedicated watermark tool may fit better.

Yes. The web editor is the main free trial for add text to image online free. Download Evoto App to keep editing on your phone with touch drag and pinch zoom. Text styling is available on web and mobile. Desktop does not include this text overlay workflow.

Yes, export is free. Download your composited image as JPEG from the web editor. Keep all text inside the canvas frame before you export. Anything outside the frame is trimmed from the final file.

Yes. Finish your collage layout first, then open "Text" to add caption to photo grids, titles, or quotes on the combined image. You can also start from a single photo without collage. Both paths export your finished image when you are done styling the type.

When you sign in, the web tool creates a project you can reopen from "My Projects", where your uploaded photo stays visible for that edit. Evoto does not store your image data for long-term retention and does not use your uploads to train AI models.

Yes. Try add text to photo free on Windows, macOS, iPad, iOS, or Android, then download your finished image at no cost. Open Evoto App when you want the same text styling on mobile. It is a styling and overlay tool, not a text-image generator.