Add Text Watermark

How to Add Text Watermarks with Star Watermark for Mac

Protect your photos with text watermarks using Star Watermark for Mac, a free and offline watermarking tool. Add dates, company names, or website URLs to secure your copyright.

Compared to Photoshop, Star Watermark is faster and easier for batch watermarking. Follow these steps to add text watermarks to your photos.

  1. Create Your Watermark Template

    Download Star Watermark, launch it, and create a new template. Double-click the template to edit.

    Create new watermark template in Star Watermark for Mac
  2. Edit Your Watermark Template

    Switch to the "Text" tab and set your watermark style: text content, font, size, auto scaling, shadow, etc.

    Customize text watermark style in Star Watermark for Mac

    Auto Scale: Enable 'Auto Scale' to resize watermarks based on image dimensions.

    Text: Enter your desired watermark text, such as a name or URL.

    Font: Click "Choose" to select font, size, and style.

    Choose font for text watermark in Star Watermark

    Location: Position the watermark (e.g., Center, Top Left) or rotate it to your preferred angle.

    Offset: Adjust offset values to fine-tune the watermark's position.

  3. Select Your Template

    After editing, close the "Edit Watermark Template" dialog. Select your template from the left panel.

    Select watermark template in Star Watermark
  4. Preview or Process

    Click "Add Files" to import images or drag and drop them. Click "Output Preview" to check the result, then "Process" to apply watermarks.

    Preview text watermark effect in Star Watermark
  5. View Watermarked Images

    Output files are saved in the original directory with a "_new" suffix (e.g., "a.jpg" becomes "a_new.jpg").

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