About

Why we built this

Adding a simple border to a photo should be easy. But most tools out there either lock the feature behind a paid subscription, force you to create an account, fill your screen with ads, or upload your photos to some unknown server.

We wanted to make a tool that just works. No signups, no payments, no uploads to external servers, and no ads. Simply open the page, drop in your photo, pick a color and size, and download it.

Why people add borders to photos

Here are some of the most common reasons:

• Instagram won't crop your photo. Instagram automatically crops images that don't fit specific aspect ratios. Adding a border with the right ratio (like 4:5 for posts or 9:16 for stories) means your full image shows without anything being cut off.
• A consistent feed. When you post photos with different orientations, borders make them look uniform together - perfect for portfolios and curated feeds.
• It gives the image space. A border separates your photo from the buttons, captions, and other posts around it. The image gets to breathe.
• A signature look. Many photographers add the same border style to all their work as a kind of visual signature, tying their portfolio together.
• Print and frame ready. When printing or framing photos, borders give the image breathing room from the edge or mat.
• It looks nice. Borders give photos a classic, framed look - somewhere between a polaroid and a gallery print. Some people just like the aesthetic.

Everything happens on your device

Your photos never leave your browser. When you upload an image, it stays on your computer or phone the entire time. The borders, resizing, and exporting all run locally using your browser's built-in tools. We don't have servers processing your images, because there's no need for them.

This means three things: your photos stay private, the tool works fast because nothing has to be uploaded or downloaded, and you can even use it offline once the page has loaded.

This includes iPhone HEIC photos and TIFF files - we use small open-source libraries to convert them right inside your browser, so even those formats never leave your device.

We keep your photo's details

Every photo carries hidden information about how it was taken - the date, the camera, the settings, sometimes even the location. This is called EXIF data. Most editing tools strip all of this away when they save your image. We use a small open-source library to read the EXIF from your original photo and put it back into the bordered version, so nothing gets lost.

This matters more than it sounds. Photo apps sort your library by date taken, photographers share camera settings with each other, and your photo archive stays organized. A bordered photo should still feel like the same photo - just framed.