Add a darkened edge vignette effect to any photo — adjust intensity, size, shape, and color.
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Image Vignette is a free online image tool that lets you add a darkened edge vignette effect to any photo — adjust intensity, size, shape, and color without uploading files to any server. Designers, photographers, bloggers, and social media managers rely on browser-based image tools to make quick edits without launching heavy desktop software. Your images never leave your device — all processing happens locally using modern browser APIs.
A vignette is a darkening or lightening of the edges of a photograph, creating a gradual fade toward the borders. Originally an optical artifact caused by camera lenses (light falloff at the edges), it has become a deliberate creative technique. Vignettes help draw the viewer's eye toward the center of the frame by reducing visual distraction at the edges.
This tool draws the original image onto a canvas, then overlays a radial gradient from transparent (center) to the chosen vignette color (edges) using the Canvas 2D API. The gradient's inner radius (where transparency begins) is controlled by the "Inner Radius" slider. The "Intensity" slider controls the alpha (opacity) of the vignette color at the outer edges. The Oval mode uses a wider x-radius to create an elliptical gradient matching typical portrait photography aesthetics.
Beyond standard photography enhancement, vignettes are used for: portrait focus (emphasizing the subject's face by darkening corners), product photos (removing distracting background edges), book covers and posters (creating a dramatic, moody atmosphere), colored vignettes with warm tones for vintage film aesthetics, and light vignettes (fading to white) for a clean, modern editorial style.