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Add Play Button to Image

Put a play button over any image so it reads as a video on social feeds, thumbnails, and link previews. Pick a style, position and size, then download at your chosen dimensions.

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Play button style

Placement

Size

25%
25%

Opacity

90%
90%

Output size

Upload an image and press Generate to add a play button.

Original image
Image with play button
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How it works

Three steps, no upload

1

Choose your image

Drop in a PNG, JPEG or WebP up to 10 MB. It's decoded in your browser and never sent anywhere.

2

Pick a play button

Select one of twelve styles, place it, and tune its size and opacity to sit naturally over your image.

3

Generate and download

Press Generate to compose the final image, compare it against the original, then download at your chosen size.

FAQ

Common questions

Is my image uploaded to your server?
No. The image is loaded into your browser's memory and the play button is drawn over it with a <canvas>. Nothing is transmitted, logged, or stored — refresh the page and it's gone.
Why is GIF rejected?
An animated GIF can't carry a static play-button overlay without flattening it to a single frame, which would silently throw away the animation. Use a PNG, JPEG or WebP instead.
Will a fixed output size stretch my image?
No. The 1280×720, 600×320, 1080×1080 and 1080×1350 presets center-crop your image to the target dimensions, so people and objects keep their proportions. The Original preset keeps the image exactly as uploaded.
Why does the result say it's stale after I change a setting?
Generation is a deliberate action rather than a live preview, so changing a style or slider after generating marks the current result as outdated. Press Generate again to produce a fresh result from the new settings.
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Add Play Button to Image

Add a play button to a picture so it reads as a video on social feeds, link previews, and video thumbnails. The tool runs entirely in your browser — your image is never uploaded — and you can download the result in the exact dimensions you need.

How to use

  1. Drop in a PNG, JPEG, or WebP image up to 10 MB.
  2. Pick one of twelve play-button styles and place it in the center or any corner.
  3. Adjust the size and opacity so the button sits naturally over your image.
  4. Choose an output size, then press Generate and download the result.

Play button styles

The tool includes a dozen vector play-button designs, from a classic filled circle to a YouTube-style red button, a ring, a pill, a hexagon, a diamond, and more. Every style is drawn as a crisp vector overlay, so it stays sharp at any output size.

Placement and sizing

Place the button in the center, top-left, top-right, bottom-left, or bottom-right of your image, then scale it from 5% to 60% of the image's smaller side and set its opacity from 10% to 100%.

Output sizes

  • Original — keeps your image exactly as uploaded.
  • 1280 × 720 — the standard YouTube thumbnail ratio.
  • 600 × 320 — a wide, compact share size.
  • 1080 × 1080 — a square for feeds and posts.
  • 1080 × 1350 — a portrait size for stories and pins.

The fixed presets center-crop your image rather than stretching it, so people and objects keep their proportions.

Privacy

Add Play Button to Image works entirely on your device. Your picture is decoded in the browser, the overlay is drawn onto a canvas, and the result is saved back out locally. Nothing is transmitted, logged, or stored — refresh the page and it is gone from memory.