Add Vignette to Photos
Darken photo edges with a natural lens-style vignette. Control strength and reach to focus attention on your subject.
About the Vignette Effect
A vignette mimics natural lens falloff, darkening corners to pull the eye toward the center. Photographers add it to portraits and product shots for depth — strength controls how dark the edges get, reach controls how far in the effect starts.
How it works
A radial darkening gradient is composited over your image, strongest at the corners and fading toward the center — the same optical effect expensive lenses produce naturally. The size control sets how far the darkening reaches inward; strength sets how deep it goes.
How to use it
Drop up to 10 images, adjust strength and reach while previewing, and process. Judge whether attention lands on your subject, then download files or a ZIP.
Supported formats & limitations
Accepts .jpg, .png and .webp up to 30MB each, 10 per batch. Gentle vignettes (low strength) read as photographic; heavy ones read as graphic design — both legitimate, but know which you're making. Square and portrait crops suit stronger vignettes than wide panoramas.
Common use cases
Focusing attention on faces and products, adding depth to flat center-lit shots, unifying busy edges around text overlays, and giving social graphics a subtle spotlight treatment without a heavyweight editor.
Frequently asked questions
Where are my images processed?
Everything runs locally in your browser via the Canvas API. Your picture never leaves your machine — there is no upload step at all, so processing is as private as working in an offline editor.
What kind of image files work with this tool?
JPG, PNG or WEBP inputs are supported, up to 30 MB per file. For exotic formats, convert them first with one of the converter tools, then come back.
What are the size and batch limits?
You can queue 10 files per run, each up to 30 MB. Results download individually or bundled as a single ZIP.
Can I fine-tune the result before downloading?
Yes — settings include Darkness, Reach. Each run regenerates the preview, so you can compare options before downloading.
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