Image Border Tool
Add customizable colored borders and frames to any image.
Drop your image here
or click to browse · max 50 MB
Settings
wasm-vips (~5MB) will be downloaded on first use and cached by your browser.
Image Border Tool
Adds a colored border (frame) around images with customizable size and color. Creates uniform padding on all sides of the image. Useful for creating framed photos, adding margins for printing, or creating consistent image padding for web layouts.
What is it used for?
- Adding photo frames and borders for printing
- Creating uniform padding for web image galleries
- Adding margins around images for social media posts
- Creating Polaroid-style photo frames
- Adding whitespace borders for Instagram grid layouts
Step-by-Step Guide
- Click the upload area or drag and drop your image
- Set the border size in pixels using the slider or presets
- Choose the border color using the color picker
- Choose your output format
- Click Convert to add the border
- Preview and download the result
How it works
Upload an image, set the border size in pixels and choose a color, then click Convert. wasm-vips adds uniform padding on all four sides using the embed function. Download in your preferred format.
Tips & Best Practices
- White borders (#FFFFFF) create a clean, gallery-style frame
- Black borders (#000000) add a dramatic cinematic feel
- For Instagram, 50-100px white border creates the popular framed look
- The output image dimensions = original + (2 x border size) on each axis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the border added equally on all sides?
Yes, the specified border size is added uniformly to the top, bottom, left, and right of the image.
Does the border change the image content?
No, the original image is preserved completely. The border is added as extra space around it, making the total dimensions larger.
Can I add a transparent border?
Use PNG output format and the tool will maintain transparency. The border color is applied as solid color.
Privacy & Security
This tool uses wasm-vips (libvips compiled to WebAssembly). The WASM binary (~5MB) is downloaded on first use and cached by your browser. All image processing happens locally on your device - your images are never uploaded to any server. This makes it safe for sensitive, private, or confidential images.