Image tool
Add padding around an image
Padding turns a photo of any shape into the exact canvas a platform wants, without cropping anything out.
Runs in your browser · nothing is uploaded
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Why padding beats cropping sometimes
Full-bleed crops lose content. For screenshots, product shots and anything with text near the edge, padding on a matching background keeps the whole image readable and looks intentional in a feed.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- Can I use a transparent background?
- Yes, if you export as PNG or WebP. JPG has no alpha channel, so transparent areas are flattened to the chosen colour.
- Does padding change the output dimensions?
- No — the canvas size stays exactly what you set. Padding shrinks the image inside it.
- Are my images uploaded to a server?
- No. Every step — decoding, cropping, resizing and encoding — runs in your browser using the Canvas API. The image file never leaves your device, so nothing is stored or transmitted by us.
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Related guides
Sources & review
Last reviewed 2026-01-15.
- MDN Web Docs — Canvas API