Add Border to Image
Frames, padding and social-safe square canvases.
Add Border to Image puts a coloured frame or padding around a picture — a thin line for a portfolio, a thick white margin for a print look, or a square canvas that stops Instagram cropping a landscape shot. Border width can be pixels or a percentage, and the whole thing runs in your browser.
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How to use Add Border to Image
- Add one or more images.
- Set border width, colour and an optional inner line.
- Or pad to a square/fixed ratio, then download.
Questions about Add Border to Image
How do I stop Instagram cropping my photo?
Use the "pad to square" mode: the photo keeps its aspect ratio and the leftover space is filled with a colour you pick, or a blurred copy of the photo itself.
Can I add a border to a batch?
Yes. Set the border as a percentage rather than in pixels and it stays visually proportional across images of different sizes.
Does it support transparent borders?
Yes, choosing a transparent colour with PNG output gives you padding without a visible frame — useful for spacing icons on a sprite sheet.
What border width actually looks right?
For a print-style margin, 3-5% of the image width reads as deliberate. Below about 1% it looks like a rendering fault rather than a choice. When padding to a square, the border is whatever is left over once the photo fits, so set the canvas ratio first and the colour second.
Does adding a border change the resolution?
Yes — the frame is added outside the photo, so the exported file is wider and taller than the original by the border on each side. The photo's own pixels are copied untouched; nothing is scaled unless you pad to a fixed ratio that requires it.
Is Add Border to Image really free, with no limits?
Yes. There is no account, no daily cap, no file-size tier and no watermark, because there is no server cost to recover. The site is funded by clearly disclosed partner recommendations on the Partners page, never by metering the tools.
Are my files or text uploaded when I use Add Border to Image?
No. Everything is processed by JavaScript running in your browser, on your device. You can verify it: open your browser's developer tools, switch to the Network tab, and use the tool. You will see no request carrying your data — because there is nowhere for it to go.