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Drop shadow

Add a Drop Shadow to an Image

Lift any photo off the page with a soft, natural drop shadow — adjust the blur and offset — free and right in your browser.

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A drop shadow adds depth

A drop shadow is the simplest way to make an image feel like it's floating above the page instead of pasted flat onto it. It's a staple of clean product shots, app screenshots, presentation slides, and marketing graphics — that subtle soft shadow reads as polished and professional.

Getting a shadow right by hand is fiddly, because the shadow needs room to spread or it gets cut off at the edge. This tool handles that for you: it automatically pads the canvas around the image to fit the shadow, so nothing is ever clipped. Tune the blur and the vertical offset, set the background colour behind it, and you're done.

How to add a drop shadow to an image

  1. Open your image. Drag it onto the tool, choose a file, or paste it.
  2. Turn on the shadow. The page opens with the drop shadow on. Adjust the blur for softness and the offset for how far it sits below the image.
  3. Set a background and download. Choose the background colour behind the shadow, then click Download. The canvas is already padded to fit.

Keep shadows subtle

A natural shadow is soft and not too dark. Use a generous blur with a small offset for a gentle lift, and keep the shadow colour a muted dark grey rather than pure black. Big, hard shadows look artificial.

Schlagschatten : was es ist & die Regler

Ein weicher Schatten hinter dem Foto, sodass es über der Seite zu schweben scheint, statt flach darauf zu liegen.

Weichzeichnung
Legt fest, wie weich und diffus der Schatten ist — ein Bruchteil der kürzeren Kante, sodass er mit dem Bild skaliert.
Versatz
Schiebt den Schatten vertikal unter das Foto für das Höhengefühl; es ist nur ein Versatz nach unten, was sich am natürlichsten liest.
Automatischer Rand
Der Canvas wächst automatisch, um die volle Weichzeichnung und den Versatz aufzunehmen, sodass der Schatten am Rand nie abgeschnitten wird — kein manueller Rand nötig.

Wann man es einsetzt

  • Saubere Produktaufnahmen und App-Screenshots
  • Eine Figur oder Karte von einer Präsentationsfolie abheben
  • Marketing-Grafiken, die einen edlen, geschichteten Look brauchen
  • Ein dezenter 3D-Effekt auf einem ansonsten flachen Bild

Tipp

Halten Sie ihn dezent: eine großzügige Weichzeichnung mit kleinem Versatz und ein gedämpfter dunkelgrauer Schatten (die Vorgabe ist ein weiches Schiefer, kein reines Schwarz) wirkt natürlich — große, harte, schwarze Schatten sehen künstlich aus.

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Will the shadow get cut off at the edge?

No. The tool automatically adds padding around the image so the full blur and offset of the shadow always fit on the canvas.

Can I keep the area around the shadow transparent?

Yes, for PNG or WebP output — set the background to Transparent and the padding stays clear, with just the soft shadow showing. JPG needs a solid background colour.

How do I make the shadow softer or stronger?

Increase the blur for a softer, more diffuse shadow; increase the offset to push it further below the image for a stronger lift.

Where is my image processed?

The border is added in your browser, so the new file is created on your own device. How any data associated with the tool is handled is described in our privacy policy.

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