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Add Border to Image

Frame photos with a solid border, round their corners, add an outline or shadow, or fit the whole picture into a square, 4:5 or 9:16 canvas without cropping. Works on JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, AVIF, GIF, BMP, SVG, ICO or TIFF images, one or a batch.

Your photos are never uploaded

Work on one photo or a batch. Edit in editor opens one original photo separately.

  • Add a border, round the corners or fit to a square
  • Compare before saving
About Batch and Interactive Editor

How to use Interactive Editor

  1. Choose Interactive Editor to open batch originals on separate pages, or choose images directly in the editor.
  2. Style the selected photo with a border, rounded corners and shadows. Batch also offers canvas margins. Use Pages to move between photos; each page keeps its own edits.
  3. Choose a format, use Export image, then download the result. Export all pages (ZIP) saves every page. Save project keeps layers editable.

Switching to the editor opens originals on separate pages. Each page is edited individually, with no Apply to all pages. Batch settings and results stay separate from editor edits. Switching back restores each mode's session until reload.

Export one editor page or all pages as a ZIP. Save project keeps editable layers and embedded original image bytes, including original metadata. Exported images are rebuilt from pixels and do not retain that metadata.

How it works

Batch: how to add a border to an image

  1. Add up to 20 images — JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, AVIF, GIF, BMP, SVG, ICO or TIFF. They stay in your browser.
  2. Set the Border width and Colour. To post a whole photo without cropping, pick a Shape such as Square or 4:5 and fill the margins with the colour or a Blurred photo. Add Rounded corners if you like. Under Effect, add an outline, glow, drop shadow or floating shadow, or choose the Sticker, Soft glow or Floating preset.
  3. For a 1080 × 1080 canvas without cropping, add Resize, choose Pixels, enter both dimensions and choose Pad. Fit may return a smaller image; enlargement is off unless you enable it. Add Format or Compress if needed. Convert, compare, then download each image or a ZIP.
Frequently asked questions

Batch details

7 answers
How do I post a whole photo on Instagram without cropping?

Choose Shape → Square (1:1) or 4:5 for portrait posts. The whole picture stays visible and the extra space is filled with your border colour or a blurred copy of the photo. Add Resize for the dimensions your destination requests, then check its current upload requirements; the platform may still resize or recompress it.

How wide is the border?

The width is a percentage of each picture's shorter side: Thin is 2%, Medium 5% and Thick 10%, up to 25%. On a photo whose shorter side is 1080 px, 5% is 54 px on every side. Because it is relative, a batch of photos with different sizes gets matching borders.

Can I make rounded corners with a transparent background?

Yes. Set Rounded corners above 0%; 50% on a square makes a circle. Transparency needs PNG or WebP: PNG and WebP inputs keep it, and for JPG photos add Format → PNG or WebP. A JPG result fills the corners with white.

What does the blurred photo margin do?

When a shape adds margins, Blurred photo fills them with a soft, enlarged copy of the same picture instead of a flat colour, which is a common look for posting landscape photos as squares or stories. The border, if any, is still drawn in your colour around the sharp picture.

How do I turn a cut-out into a sticker?

Start with a transparent PNG, set Border to None, open Effect and choose Sticker. The white outline follows the picture's transparent edges, and the margin around it stays transparent in PNG or WebP. Glow, Drop shadow and Floating add a soft halo or shadow behind any photo; the margin grows to fit.

Can I use this in a workflow?

Yes. Add Add Border to Image to an image workflow or a step-by-step workflow, choose the border, shape, corners and effect, then chain it with Resize, Compress, Image to PDF or other compatible steps and save the workflow settings for later.

Are my photos uploaded?

No. Framing and comparison happen in your browser. Keep the tab open until you download your images; reloading clears the batch. Website hosting and performance measurement are described in our Privacy notice.

More help

Guides, common conversions and useful next steps.

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