This is a fully client-side application. When you upload an image, it is loaded directly into your browser’s memory using the JavaScript FileReader API and rendered onto an HTML5 Canvas element. No image data is ever transmitted to any server — not ours, not a CDN, not a cloud processing service. The entire meme creation process — from image loading to text rendering to PNG/JPEG export — happens exclusively on your device. When you close the tab, your image data is gone.

The meme generator includes: three text layers (top, middle, bottom) each with an independent Y-position slider; 11 fonts including Impact, Bangers (the authentic internet meme font), Anton, Oswald, Comic Sans, Arial Black and more; bold and italic toggles; left/center/right alignment; text background box with adjustable color and opacity; image adjustments (brightness, contrast, saturation); flip horizontal/vertical; adjustable font size, stroke width, text and stroke colors; uppercase toggle; text shadow; and export as PNG or JPEG with adjustable quality.

Creating a meme takes just three steps: Step 1 — upload your image by clicking “Upload image”, dragging and dropping a file onto the canvas, or pasting an image from your clipboard (Ctrl+V / Cmd+V). Step 2 — type your top, middle, or bottom text. All three fields are independent and each has a Y-position slider so you can place text anywhere on the image. Step 3 — adjust font, style, and colors as desired, then click “Download PNG” or “Download JPEG” to save your meme.

The meme generator supports all image formats your browser can render: JPEG, PNG, GIF (first frame), WebP, BMP, and SVG. There is no file size limit imposed by the tool itself. The exported meme can be saved as PNG (lossless, best quality) or JPEG (smaller file size, adjustable quality).

Yes — for individual meme creation, this tool provides the core functionality you need without the privacy trade-offs of cloud-based generators. Services like Imgflip, Kapwing, and Canva require you to upload your images to their servers. This tool processes everything locally, making it a privacy-first alternative. It does not include a meme template library with pre-loaded images (for copyright reasons) or video meme creation, but for adding text to any image it is faster, more private, and completely free with no watermarks.

Yes — this one, and it never adds one. Exported memes are completely clean: no watermark, no logo, no branding, saved as PNG or JPEG at the full resolution of your source image. Many popular meme sites reserve watermark-free export for paid plans or downscale free downloads; this free meme generator without watermark does neither, on every export, forever. What you make is exactly what you download.

Yes — nothing is ever uploaded. The image is read locally with the JavaScript FileReader API and drawn on an HTML5 canvas in your browser's memory; it never touches a server. That makes this the safe choice for memes based on private photos, family pictures, or internal company screenshots — anything you wouldn't want sitting on a third-party server. Close the tab and the image is gone.

Yes. The meme generator runs in any modern mobile browser — Safari on iOS and Chrome on Android included, with no app to install. Pick an image from your camera roll, position each text layer by dragging it directly on the canvas (touch is fully supported), and download the finished meme straight to your photos.

Yes — take a screenshot, then press Ctrl+V (Windows) or Cmd+V (Mac) anywhere on the page and it loads onto the canvas instantly. This is the fastest way to meme a screenshot of a chat, tweet, or headline without saving it as a file first. Drag-and-drop from another window works too.

The tool itself places no restrictions on your exports and adds no watermark — what you create is yours. Whether a specific meme may be used commercially depends on the rights to the source image: photos you took or own are fine, while famous meme template photos and film stills are typically copyrighted and rely on fair use only in casual, non-commercial contexts. For ads, campaigns, or merchandise, use images you have the rights to — your own photos or properly licensed stock.

Yes, after the page loads it is fully offline-capable. Loading images, editing and dragging text, adjusting colors, and exporting PNG or JPEG all run locally in your browser with zero network requests — handy on a plane, on flaky Wi-Fi, or when working with sensitive images you want to keep strictly on-device.

Impact shipped with Windows 98 and was one of the very few heavy display fonts installed on virtually every computer when image macros took off in the 2000s — so it became the default by ubiquity. Its thick, condensed strokes stay readable over any photo when paired with a black outline and white fill, the exact style this generator reproduces. Prefer a modern look? Bangers, Anton, and Oswald are included alongside 8 other fonts.

Completely free — no account, no subscription, no watermark, no ads, no usage limits. This is one of 161 free browser-based tools at jasperbernaers.com. If you find it useful, consider buying a coffee to support continued development.