# Add Border to Image Online - White Border & Square Padding

> Free online tool to add a white or coloured border to photos, pad an image to a square for Instagram, or make a Polaroid-style frame. Batch supported.

- URL: https://qilingtools.com/en/image/border
- Category: Image Tools (https://qilingtools.com/en/image)
- Tags: [Image](https://qilingtools.com/en/tags/image), [Photo Editing](https://qilingtools.com/en/tags/photo), [Design](https://qilingtools.com/en/tags/design)
- Last updated: 2026-10-26
- Price: Free, no sign-up
- Privacy: Runs locally in the browser; files are never uploaded

Add a white or any-colour border around your images. Choose an even border, pad to a square so Instagram and other feeds will not crop your photo, or a Polaroid-style frame with a deeper bottom edge. Width is set as a share of the long side so a set of photos keeps matching proportions. Everything runs locally and images are never uploaded.

## How to use

1. Drop in one or more images
2. Choose the border style, width and colour
3. Click Add border and download

## Features

- Even, square-padding and Polaroid styles
- Any border colour
- Proportional width, consistent across a batch
- Original format kept, runs locally

## FAQ

### How do I post a photo to Instagram without it being cropped?

Choose Pad to square. The border is added to the short sides so the entire photo stays visible.

### Is the original image compressed?

It is not scaled down — the canvas is simply extended. JPG is re-encoded at high quality.

### Are my files or data uploaded?

No. Everything runs locally in your browser with no network upload, and is discarded when you close the page.

### Do I need to sign up or pay?

No. The site is completely free, needs no account and has no usage limits.

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