Photoroom gives you powerful tools to add and customize text on your designs. Choose from a variety of lettering styles, adjust colors and sizes, align your text just right, or add curves for extra flair. There's so much you can do to make your message stand out!
To add text to your designs and templates, use the Text feature.
On iPhone and iPad
To add text to a design:
(Video shows Photoroom on iPhone)
Select Content.
Select the workspace you want to work in.
Either:
Select one of your existing designs to open it in the editor.
Select + New design and upload a new image. Photoroom will remove its background by default. Select a template for the image and then Photoroom will open it as a design in the editor.
Select Text.
Choose a style of text from the options or select Browse to choose from a list. You can change the font of the text later if you wish.
Enter your text.
Use finger gestures to move and resize the text.
[Optional] Deselect the text box and then use the Layers settings to change the stack order. You can move your text layer behind or in front of other layers.
[Optional] Select your text layer and use the layer settings to edit the text:
Text
Use to change the message of your text.
Style
Use to change the text style.
Font
Use to change the typeface. The list of fonts includes the fonts that are provided by Photoroom and also any custom fonts that have been uploaded to your brand kit.
Turn into a sticker
Use AI to turn the text into an AI image layer. Once it is an AI image, you cannot edit the text, but you can save the layer to your brand kit so that you can use it in other designs.
Color
Set the color of the text.
Look
Set the size, height, letter spacing of the text. You can also curve the text.
Align
Set the text to be left-aligned, right-aligned, or centered in the text box.
Background
Add a background shape or style to the text (see Add a text background).
Adjust
Make the text more or less translucent with Opacity.
Transform
Use to rotate, skew, tile and flip the text.
Shadow
Apply shadow effects to the text.
Outline
Apply an outline effect to the text.
Reflection
Apply a reflection to the text.
Save to Brand kit
Save the text as a text layer in your brand kit. Alternatively, save it as a logo or just save the font.
[Optional] Use the editor settings to make other changes, such as add graphics and other images.
[Optional] Close the layer settings and then select Export to save your design and download it as an image file on your device. You can also share your design with others.
Select X to save your design and exit the editor.
On Android
To add text to a design on an Android device:
(Video shows Photoroom on Android)
Select Content.
Select the workspace you want to work in.
Either:
Select one of your existing designs to open it in the editor.
Select + New design and upload a new image. Photoroom will remove its background by default. Select a template for the image and then Photoroom will open it as a design in the editor.
Select Text.
Choose a style of text from the options. Photoroom adds a text box that is set to use your chosen style.
Alternatively, + Add text box to add a text box that uses the Headline style by default.Enter the text that you want in the text box.
Use finger gestures to move and resize the text.
[Optional] Deselect the text box and then use the Layers settings to change the stack order. You can move your text layer behind or in front of other layers.
[Optional] Select your text layer and use the layer settings to edit the text:
Edit
Use to change the message of your text.
Style
Use to change the text style.
AI sticker
Use AI to turn the text into an AI image layer. Once it is an AI image, you cannot edit the text, but you can save the layer to your brand kit so that you can use it in other designs.
Color
Set the color of the text.
Font
Use to change the typeface. The list of fonts includes the fonts that are provided by Photoroom and also any custom fonts that have been uploaded to your brand kit.
Size
Set the size of the text box.
Align
Set the text to be left-aligned, right-aligned, or centered in the text box.
Curve
Apply different curve effects to the text. For details, see curve the text.
Background
Add a background shape or style to the text (see Add a text background).
Spacing
Use to set the line and letter spacing.
Adjust
Make the text more or less translucent with Opacity.
Transform
Use to rotate, skew, tile and flip the text.
Shadow
Apply shadow effects to the text.
Outline
Apply an outline effect to the text.
Reflection
Apply a reflection to the text.
Save text to Brand kit
Save the text as a text layer in your brand kit. Alternatively, save it as a logo or just save the font.
[Optional] Use the editor settings to make other changes, such as add graphics and other images.
[Optional] Close the layer settings and then select Export to save your design and download it as an image file on your device. You can also share your design with others. Select Done when you are finished.
Select the back arrow to save your design and exit the editor.
On Web App
To add text to a design:
(Video shows Photoroom Web App)
Log in at app.photoroom.com.
Select the workspace you want to work in.
Either:
Select one of your existing designs to open it in the editor.
Select + Create new and upload a new image. Photoroom will remove its background by default and replace it with a white background.
Select Add Text.
Choose a style of text from the options. Photoroom adds a text box that is set to use your chosen style.
Alternatively, + Add text to add a text box.
Enter the text you want in the text box.
Resize the text box.
Use the corner handles to resize the text box.
Use the lozenge-shaped handles in the middle of the left and right box boundary to crop the text box. Cropping the text box reduces the size of the box so that it is tighter to the text.
Use the rotate icon at the bottom to rotate the text box.
Drag and drop the text box to reposition it.
[Optional] Select the gray off-canvas area that surrounds the design. This displays the Layers settings which you can use to change the stack order. You can move your text layer behind or in front of other layers.
[Optional] Select your text layer and use the layer settings to edit the text:
Save
Save the text as a text layer in your brand kit. Alternatively, save it as a logo or just save the font.
Style
Use to change the text style.
Font
Use to change the typeface. The list of fonts includes the fonts that are provided by Photoroom and also any custom fonts that have been uploaded to your brand kit.
Align
Set the text to be left-aligned, right-aligned, or centered in the text box.
Spacing
Use to set the line and letter spacing.
Curve
Use to apply different curve effects to the text. For details, see curve the text.
Color
Set the color of the text.
Text background
Add a background shape or style to the text (see Add a text background).
Transform
Use to rotate, skew, tile and rotate the text.
Adjust
Apply different intensity effects, including brightness, saturation, hue, warmth, opacity and more.
Shadows
Apply shadow effects to the text.
Outline
Apply an outline effect to the text.
Reflection
Apply a reflection to the text.
[Optional] Use the editor settings to make other changes, such as add graphics and other images.
[Optional] Select Download to download your design as an image file. Enter a file name, choose the file type, and select Download.
Select Home to save your design and exit the editor.
You can find your design in Designs.