Why WatermarkOn Is the Best Free Watermark Tool

Most online watermark tools upload your files, limit how many you can process, ask you to sign up or stamp their own logo on the result. WatermarkOn does none of that.

No uploads. No limits. No sign-up. And no watermark of ours on your files.

Drop images or PDFs here

JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, GIF, AVIF or PDF · multiple files allowed

🔒 Your files stay on your device — we never upload or store them.

Choose files
Live preview Sample image — add your files to preview them

💡 Tip: click or drag on the preview to move the watermark.

1 Watermark
PNG with transparency recommended
Transparent PNG to reuse in Word, PowerPoint, Canva…
2 Position

0% = left/top edge, 50% = centre, 100% = right/bottom edge. Keeps the same relative spot on every file, whatever its size.

Exact distance from the chosen corner to the watermark. In PDFs, 1 px = 1 pt (1/72 inch).

3 Output
PDF pages

🔒 Processed 100% in your browser. Files are never uploaded or stored.

Never uploadedYour images and PDFs are opened and processed by your own browser. They are not sent to our server or anyone else’s.
Never storedWe don’t keep any copy of your files, logos or results — there is no upload endpoint and no file storage at all.
Gone when you close the tabFiles only live in your browser’s memory while you work. Close or reload the page and they are gone.

Don’t take our word for it: after loading your files you can even disconnect from the internet and the tool keeps working. How we handle your files

Examples: before and after

Landscape photo with a © copyright text watermark in the bottom-right corner Original image without watermark
Copyright text on a photo · Try it
PDF report page with a diagonal CONFIDENTIAL watermark Original image without watermark
“CONFIDENTIAL” on a PDF page · Try it
Product photo of a mug with a brand logo added in the corner Original image without watermark
Logo on a product photo · Try it

What makes it different

  • Your files never leave your device. Typical tools have to upload your photos and documents to a server to process them. Here the watermark is applied by your own browser — nothing is uploaded or stored, and it even keeps working offline once the page has loaded.
  • No limits, no account. Watermark 5 or 500 files in one go, as often as you like, without registering.
  • No branding of ours. Your results carry your watermark only.
  • Images and PDFs together. Mix JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC and PDF in the same batch with the same settings.
  • Real control. Text or logo, opacity, any rotation angle, tiled patterns, and placement by preset, percentage or exact pixels from any corner.
  • Fast on any connection. No upload or download wait — ideal on mobile data.

When a full editor makes more sense

If you need to retouch photos, design layouts or edit PDF text, a full editor is the right tool — see our step-by-step guides for the most popular apps. If what you need is to protect or brand finished files quickly, WatermarkOn is built for exactly that.

Typical online watermark tools vs WatermarkOn

Typical online toolsWatermarkOn
Where your files goUploaded to their serversNowhere: processed in your browser
Free usageOften limited (files, size or tasks per day)Unlimited
AccountOften required for more featuresNever
Their logo on your resultSometimes, on free plansNever
Images and PDFs in one batchUsually separate toolsYes
Works offline after loadingNoYes

Frequently asked questions

What is the best free watermark tool?
One that is free without limits, doesn’t upload your files and doesn’t add its own branding. WatermarkOn ticks all three and handles both images and PDFs.
Is there a watermark tool that doesn’t upload my files?
Yes. WatermarkOn processes everything in your browser; your files are never uploaded or stored.

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