Anti Removal Watermark

Name: Anti Removal Watermark
Brand: Cloudinary
Rating: 4.7 (27 reviews)

Add a removal-resistant watermark with our free online tool. Upload your image, apply a protected mark, and download in just a few clicks.

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Preview

Unprotected

Rendering...

Cloudinary distorts the edges of the watermark in a random pattern that makes it harder for removal tools to rebuild the photo underneath. The pattern is generated fresh for every image, so your download will look the same as this preview but not match it pixel for pixel. Hold the compare button to see the same watermark without protection.

Watermark

Text

Font

Colour

Bold

Text size 5%

Protection

Strength 60

Higher values roughen the watermark edges more. They are harder to remove cleanly but look less crisp.

Placement

Margin 3%

Angle 0°

Opacity 60%

Size and margin are a share of the photo width, so the preview and the full size download match. A watermark over busy detail is harder to remove than one on a plain area.

Output

Format

Quality

★★★★★

4.7 (27 reviews)

Looking to add an anti-removal watermark at scale?

Free Online Anti Removal Watermark

Apply a watermark that is far harder to crop out or erase.

Why use our Anti Removal Watermark tool?

Add a watermark designed to resist cropping and removal, right in the browser, free, with no software.

Built for the browser

Works right in your browser, free, with no software to install and no watermarks.

Hard to remove

The mark is placed and blended so it can’t simply be cropped or painted out.

Still on-brand

Keep your logo or text readable while staying protected.

Quality preserved

Cloudinary keeps your output crisp and true to the original.

Do it at scale

Process one file or thousands with our free API and add an anti-removal watermark automatically, with no manual steps.

Format versatility

Works with all major formats, so your result fits right into your workflow.

How to add an anti-removal watermark in 3 steps

Protect your image in 3 simple steps. Upload your image, apply your mark, and download.

Upload your image

Drag and drop your image into the browser, or upload it from your device.

Apply your mark

Upload your logo or type your text and set how it’s protected.

Download

Save your result, with no watermarks.

Go beyond a watermark anyone can crop

Protect more of your media with our free watermark tools: Tiled Watermark, Add Watermark to Photo, PDF Watermark.

A woman and a golden retriever in the mountains. They're sitting, facing away from the camera while the dog noses the woman. They're surrounded by natural splendor including majestic mountains, puffy clouds, and evergreen-studded hills. — An un-cropped image overlaid with a cropping window showing how it would be cropped by Cloudinary.

Original: 18 MB
We’re showing a resized version of the original asset to avoid slow loading speeds. View the original.

JPEG: 135 KB
WebP: 135 KB
AVIF: 90 KB
JPEG XL: 94 KB

Original: 18 MB
We’re showing a resized version of the original asset to avoid slow loading speeds. View the original.

JPEG: 135 KB
WebP: 135 KB
AVIF: 90 KB
JPEG XL: 94 KB

Duration: 1:42

Duration: 0:15

URL:

/ar_0.5,c_fill,g_auto,w_433/q_auto/f_auto/hiking_dog_mountain.jpg

cloudinary.image("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg", {transformation: [
  {aspect_ratio: "0.5", gravity: "auto", width: 433, crop: "fill"},
  {quality: "auto"},
  {fetch_format: "auto"}
  ]})

new CloudinaryImage("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")
  .resize(
    fill()
      .width(433)
      .aspectRatio(0.5)
      .gravity(autoGravity())
  )
  .delivery(quality(auto()))
  .delivery(format(auto()));

new CloudinaryImage("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")
  .resize(
    fill()
      .width(433)
      .aspectRatio(0.5)
      .gravity(autoGravity())
  )
  .delivery(quality(auto()))
  .delivery(format(auto()));

new CloudinaryImage("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")
  .resize(
    fill()
      .width(433)
      .aspectRatio(0.5)
      .gravity(autoGravity())
  )
  .delivery(quality(auto()))
  .delivery(format(auto()));

new CloudinaryImage("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")
  .resize(
    fill()
      .width(433)
      .aspectRatio(0.5)
      .gravity(autoGravity())
  )
  .delivery(quality(auto()))
  .delivery(format(auto()));

CloudinaryImage("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg").image(transformation=[
  {'aspect_ratio': "0.5", 'gravity': "auto", 'width': 433, 'crop': "fill"},
  {'quality': "auto"},
  {'fetch_format': "auto"}
  ])

(new ImageTag('hiking_dog_mountain.jpg'))
	->resize(Resize::fill()->width(433)
->aspectRatio(0.5)
	->gravity(
	Gravity::autoGravity())
	)
	->delivery(Delivery::quality(
	Quality::auto()))
	->delivery(Delivery::format(
	Format::auto()));

cloudinary.url().transformation(new Transformation()
  .aspectRatio("0.5").gravity("auto").width(433).crop("fill").chain()
  .quality("auto").chain()
  .fetchFormat("auto")).imageTag("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg");

cl_image_tag("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg", transformation: [
  {aspect_ratio: "0.5", gravity: "auto", width: 433, crop: "fill"},
  {quality: "auto"},
  {fetch_format: "auto"}
  ])

cloudinary.Api.UrlImgUp.Transform(new Transformation()
  .AspectRatio("0.5").Gravity("auto").Width(433).Crop("fill").Chain()
  .Quality("auto").Chain()
  .FetchFormat("auto")).BuildImageTag("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")

cloudinary.image('hiking_dog_mountain.jpg').transformation(Transformation()
	.resize(Resize.fill().width(433)
.aspectRatio(0.5)
	.gravity(
	Gravity.autoGravity())
	)
	.delivery(Delivery.quality(
	Quality.auto()))
	.delivery(Delivery.format(
	Format.auto())));

imageView.cldSetImage(cloudinary.createUrl().setTransformation(CLDTransformation()
  .setAspectRatio("0.5").setGravity("auto").setWidth(433).setCrop("fill").chain()
  .setQuality("auto").chain()
  .setFetchFormat("auto")).generate("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")!, cloudinary: cloudinary)

MediaManager.get().url().transformation(new Transformation()
  .aspectRatio("0.5").gravity("auto").width(433).crop("fill").chain()
  .quality("auto").chain()
  .fetchFormat("auto")).generate("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg");

cloudinary.image('hiking_dog_mountain.jpg').transformation(Transformation()
	.resize(Resize.fill().width(433)
.aspectRatio(0.5)
	.gravity(
	Gravity.autoGravity())
	)
	.delivery(Delivery.quality(
	Quality.auto()))
	.delivery(Delivery.format(
	Format.auto())));

cloudinary.image {
	publicId("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")
	 resize(Resize.fill() { width(433)
 aspectRatio(0.5F)
	 gravity(
	Gravity.autoGravity())
	 })
	 delivery(Delivery.quality(
	Quality.auto()))
	 delivery(Delivery.format(
	Format.auto())) 
}.generate()

new CloudinaryImage("hiking_dog_mountain.jpg")
  .resize(
    fill()
      .width(433)
      .aspectRatio(0.5)
      .gravity(autoGravity())
  )
  .delivery(quality(auto()))
  .delivery(format(auto()));

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Anti Removal Watermark tool?

It applies a watermark designed to resist cropping and easy removal, right in your browser.

How does it work?

Upload an image, add your logo or text, and the tool places and blends it so it’s hard to strip out.

Is it free to use?

Yes, it’s free to use online. Just upload your image, apply your mark, and download the result.

Can developers apply it programmatically?

Yes. Developers can use Cloudinary’s API to apply protected watermarks automatically.

Can a watermark ever be fully removal-proof?

No watermark is absolutely permanent, but this makes removal far harder and more obvious when attempted.