What does the Text Mask effect change?

Text Mask organizes the photo and graphic content into a clear editorial hierarchy, preserving a useful focal area for readable typography and messaging. The strength control determines how much of that treatment replaces the unedited appearance.

Which photos work best with Text Mask?

Choose Text Mask for framed portraits prepared for sharing, social-media carousels and covers, or album art and magazine-style layouts when the source has clear detail and balanced exposure. Start with a lighter setting if it contains sources with essential content at every edge, unreadably small text, or mixed images whose aspect ratios cannot support the selected layout.

Text Mask applied to the same source image — The same source image before and after applying Text Mask.

Original source image before Text Mask — The same source image before and after applying Text Mask.

Text Mask Photo Layout Effect Online

Text Mask creates a structured blend, frame, or multi-image layout with a clear visual hierarchy; tune the strength before exporting the finished image.

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Supported formats include JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, SVG, HEIC, AVIF, TIFF, RAW, PSD. Maximum file size: 11 MB.

What you can do with the Text Mask effect

Review the available effect capabilities before you begin.

Apply the Text Mask effect to any photo
Fine-tune the effect strength to taste
Preview your photo live as you edit
Download your edited photo in high quality
Apply Text Mask to many photos at once

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About the Text Mask effect

Text Mask arranges layers, crops, masks, spacing, and edge treatments through an export-safe composition contract. Its intensity control blends the processed output with the uploaded pixels, so the edit can remain restrained or become the dominant look.

How to use Text Mask

Upload a photo, adjust the Text Mask intensity, compare its processed preview with the source, and download the finished result.

Why use the Text Mask effect?

Text Mask, tuned to your photo

Use the intensity control to balance the Text Mask treatment with the detail and character of your original photo.

A fast Text Mask workflow

A reduced Text Mask preview keeps adjustments responsive. Free downloads are clean and web-size; Premium or a credit unlocks the original resolution.

Secure Text Mask processing

Text Mask uploads are processed on secure servers and automatically removed under the normal Pixoate retention policy.

How it works

Processing

Text Mask runs as a classic image effect and does not use an AI action.

Best for

Text Mask works best for framed portraits prepared for sharing, social-media carousels and covers, and album art and magazine-style layouts, especially when the source is sharp and well exposed.

Less suited to: Text Mask is less reliable on sources with essential content at every edge, unreadably small text, or mixed images whose aspect ratios cannot support the selected layout.

Ways to use Text Mask

Build framed portraits prepared for sharing with the Text Mask effect.
Use Text Mask to prepare social-media carousels and covers.
Try a lower-strength Text Mask treatment for album art and magazine-style layouts.

Text Mask questions

What does the Text Mask effect change?: Text Mask organizes the photo and graphic content into a clear editorial hierarchy, preserving a useful focal area for readable typography and messaging. The strength control determines how much of that treatment replaces the unedited appearance.
Which photos work best with Text Mask?: Choose Text Mask for framed portraits prepared for sharing, social-media carousels and covers, or album art and magazine-style layouts when the source has clear detail and balanced exposure. Start with a lighter setting if it contains sources with essential content at every edge, unreadably small text, or mixed images whose aspect ratios cannot support the selected layout.