Editing & Effects · In Your Browser

Add Shadow to Image — Drop Shadow, Auto-Expanding Canvas

Add a drop shadow to your images online: adjustable blur, offset, color and opacity, with the canvas auto-expanded so the shadow is never clipped. Transparent background exports as PNG, or fill a color. Works on desktop, tablet & mobile — batch, local, no upload.

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JPG / PNG / WebP · Max 100MB · No upload, shadow added locally
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Works on desktop, tablet & mobileNo upload — stays on your deviceNo watermarkLocal processing
Quick answer

Adding a shadow generates a drop shadow below or around an image so it looks like it floats above the background, adding depth. This tool applies a Canvas drop shadow to the whole image with adjustable blur, horizontal / vertical offset, color and opacity, and auto-expands the canvas to fit the shadow so it is never clipped. The background can be transparent (exported as PNG) or a solid color. Common for product images, screenshot polish, and floating-card effects. Processing runs entirely in your browser — no upload.

When

When You Need It

Floating Card Look

A soft shadow on a screenshot / UI makes it look like a polished floating card.

Product Depth

A shadow gives product shots depth and lifts them off the background.

Polish Post Images

Tweet and doc images look more premium with a subtle drop shadow.

Trade-off

About Shadows

Benefits
  • Adjustable blur / offset / color / opacity with live preview
  • Auto-expands canvas so the shadow is not clipped, shows final resolution
  • Transparent background exports PNG — local, no upload
Watch Out
  • Shadow follows the image rectangle (not cut to the subject)
  • Canvas grows after adding the shadow (final resolution is shown)
  • Supports PNG / JPG / WebP only
FAQ

Shadow FAQ

No — it follows the image rectangle (works for any image). If your image is a transparent-background PNG subject, the shadow hugs the opaque parts and looks like it fits the subject.

A transparent background needs an alpha channel, and JPG has none, so a transparent background auto-exports as PNG. To keep JPG, pick a solid background color.

No — the tool auto-expands the canvas based on blur and offset, and shows the final resolution after adding the shadow.

No. Shadows are added entirely in your browser with Canvas.