Add Text to Photo

Add text to photos with AI prompts

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NBCUniversal
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Add text to images by typing your edits

Need to add text to photos quickly? VEED's AI image editor lets you add text by describing what you want. Type "Add white text saying SALE 50% at the top" and the AI renders it directly on your image. Perfect for social media managers creating photo captions, e-commerce teams adding product labels, and content creators producing branded content. Specify text content, style, position, and colors in your prompt. The AI handles text rendering, spacing, and positioning for you.

How to add text to photo:

Step 1

Upload your image

Upload the photo where you want to add text. You can upscale low-resolution images first if needed.

Step 2

Describe the text you want

Type your prompt describing the text content, style, and position. Try "Add bold white text 'NEW ARRIVAL' at the top center" or "Put small caption text at the bottom in black."

Step 3

Download or create a video

Save your image with text added, or switch to image-to-video mode to animate your design for social media posts.

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Add text to pictures for bulk content creation

Create multiple text variations quickly with prompt-based editing. Generate 20 product images with different sale captions. Add photo captions for an entire campaign. Write on pictures consistently across your product catalog. The AI handles text rendering, so you don't need to manually drag and position text on your image. Ideal for e-commerce teams, social media managers, and content creators who need quick text styling across multiple images.

Edit text in images or add animated text for video

Already have images with text? Use prompts to edit existing text, like changing headlines or updating labels. Want animated text? Bring your photo into our video editor to add text overlays with motion effects and animations. Export as video for dynamic social media content. Choose from hundreds of fonts and add custom animations.

Add text to photos then create video content

Put text on images, then turn them into video content. Animate your photos with image-to-video AI for social media posts. Combine multiple images in the video editor with transitions, music, and effects. Need to add text to video too? Upload footage and add captions or text overlays easily. From adding text to pictures to producing finished videos, you get everything done in one platform.

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I love using VEED. The subtitles are the most accurate I've seen on the market. It's helped take my content to the next level.

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Brand Marketing Manager, Carlsberg Importers

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I used Loom to record, Rev for captions, Google for storing and Youtube to get a share link. I can now do this all in one spot with VEED.

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More than a photo text editor

Add text to photos with AI, then build complete video projects. Create text overlays in the video editor with custom fonts and animations. Generate images from scratch with our AI image generator, add subtitles automatically to videos, or produce marketing content. VEED is an AI video creation platform with all the tools you need, from photo text editing to complete video production. Start creating now.

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