Add a Polaroid Frame
Give any photo the classic instant-camera look — a clean white frame with the signature thick bottom — free and right in your browser.
Drop an image to frame
Drag & drop, paste, or pick a file
PNG · JPG · WebP · GIF · BMP — framed on your device
The instant-photo look, on any picture
The Polaroid frame is one of the most recognisable looks in photography: a white border all around the image with a noticeably deeper strip along the bottom — the space where you'd scribble a date or a name. It reads as nostalgic, personal, and handmade, which is why it's so popular for collages, scrapbooks, mood boards, and social posts.
This tool recreates that frame faithfully. Open a photo and it's wrapped in a clean white border with the classic thicker bottom lip — no fiddling required. The frame is drawn at full resolution, so your picture stays sharp, and you can drop the result straight into a collage or print it.
How to make a Polaroid frame
- Open your photo. Drag it onto the tool, choose a file, or paste it.
- Polaroid is ready. The page opens with the white instant-photo frame already applied, complete with the thicker bottom strip.
- Download. Save the Polaroid-framed image, or switch the style if you want a plain border instead.
Make a Polaroid collage
Polaroid frames look great in groups. Frame several photos the same way, then arrange them — slightly tilted, overlapping — in any collage or document for a pinboard feel. Square-ish crops suit the format best.
Polaroid (instant-photo) frame : what it is & the controls
A white border on all four sides with a noticeably deeper strip along the bottom — the blank caption area of a classic instant photo.
- Bottom lip
- Added automatically: roughly 18% of the shorter edge plus part of the border width, so the deeper bottom strip scales with the image. The strip is left blank for your own caption.
- Colour
- White by design for the authentic instant-film look; for other colours switch to the Solid style instead.
- Output
- Export PNG, JPG or WebP; the white frame is opaque, so JPG is a safe, small choice here.
When to use it
- Nostalgic collages, scrapbooks and mood boards
- A handmade, personal feel for social posts
- Captioned photos (write in the blank bottom strip after)
- A pinboard look when several are grouped and tilted
Tip
Polaroid suits square-ish crops best; frame several photos the same way, then tilt and overlap them in a collage for an authentic pinned-snapshots board.
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Frequently asked questions
What makes a Polaroid frame different from a plain border?
A Polaroid frame is a white border with a deliberately thicker strip along the bottom — the classic instant-photo caption area. A plain border is even on all four sides.
Can I change the frame colour?
The Polaroid style is white by design for the authentic look. For other colours, switch to the Solid style, which lets you pick any border colour.
Does it add text to the bottom?
No — it leaves the bottom strip blank so you can add your own caption afterwards if you want, in any editor.
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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