Watermark a whole folder of photos in one pass

Sending proofs is where most photographers need batch watermarking. A tiled or diagonal watermark makes it obvious the image is a proof, not a final, and it can’t be cropped out the way a corner logo can.

Be realistic about what a watermark does, though. We tested 324 AI removal attempts against every watermark technique we could build, and AI removed them all. A visible watermark is a signal and legal evidence, not a lock. Real protection comes from pairing it with lower resolution, so even a cleaned-up proof isn’t usable at print size.

ImageCrush does both in the same pass: watermark plus a maximum size, saved as one preset.

Single places one watermark wherever you want it. Use it for branding portfolio images, social posts, and client deliverables.

Tiled grid repeats the watermark across the whole image. It’s the standard for proofs and stock-style previews.

Diagonal runs the pattern at an angle, which is harder to crop or paint around than a straight grid.

Every layout has adjustable opacity, size, color, and position, and works with text or an image/logo.

Online watermark tools need you to upload your images, usually client work, to someone else’s server, often with batch-size limits or a subscription.

ImageCrush runs entirely on your Mac inside Apple’s App Sandbox. Nothing is uploaded, it works offline, and there’s no limit on how many photos you process.

Watermarking is usually one step of several. In the same batch, ImageCrush can resize to a maximum width and height, crop to any of 17 aspect ratios, convert between JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, and AVIF, compress with a quality slider, and rename files with a custom name, suffix, and sequence numbers, like smith-wedding-proof-001.jpg.

Save all of it as a preset per client, per platform, or per job type.