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Add Border to Image

Put a coloured border or frame around any photo.

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Drop an image here, or click to choose one

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Quick Tool Overview

Add Border to Image grows the canvas around a photo and fills the new space with a colour, so nothing is drawn over the picture itself. Set the width in pixels or as a percentage, round the outer corners, and add a thin inner line in a second colour for the mounted-print look. The preview updates with every change.

What it does
Draws a coloured frame around an image
You give it
A photo and a border width and colour
You get back
The framed image at full resolution
Best for
Photo sets, print mounts and social posts
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About the Add Border to Image

A border does two useful things: it separates a photograph from whatever it is placed on, and it gives a set of images posted together a common visual frame. The classic white margin is the reason Polaroids read as a set.

Set the width in pixels or as a percentage of the image, pick a colour, and optionally round the outer corners. An inner border can be added as a second, thinner line in a different colour, which is the look most print mounts use. The border is drawn outside the original, so no part of the picture is covered — the canvas grows instead.

Key features of the Add Border to Image

Nothing is covered

The canvas grows and the border is drawn in the new space, so the whole original picture survives inside the frame.

Pixels or percentage

Percentage keeps a set of differently sized images looking consistent; pixels match an exact design spec.

Double border

A thinner inner line in a second colour gives the mounted-print effect that a single band cannot.

Rounded corners

Round the outer edge to any radius, with the corners left transparent when you save as PNG.

Live preview

Every width, colour and radius change redraws immediately, so the choice is made by eye rather than by number.

How to use the Add Border to Image

  1. 1

    Load your photo

    Drop in any image. The preview updates with every change you make.

  2. 2

    Set the width

    Give a pixel value, or switch to percentage so the border scales with the image.

  3. 3

    Choose the colours

    Pick the main border colour, and add a thin inner line in a second colour if you want one.

  4. 4

    Download the framed image

    Save as PNG to keep any transparency, or JPEG for a smaller file.

Frequently asked questions

No. The canvas is enlarged and the border drawn in the new space, so the original image is complete inside it. Use the padding tool if you want the same effect described in those terms.

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