How to add a background to a screenshot.
A raw screenshot on a blank page looks flat. Dropping it onto a tasteful background — with a little padding and a soft shadow — instantly makes it look designed. Here’s the fastest way, free and in your browser.
Do it now, free
- Open the free editor.
- Paste (⌘/Ctrl+V), drag, or choose your screenshot.
- Pick a gradient or solid background. Nudge padding and corner radius to taste.
- Download the PNG or copy it straight to your clipboard.
What makes a background look “designed,” not “clip art”
- Narrow-hue gradients. Subtle, adjacent colors read as intentional; rainbow fades read as amateur.
- Padding that breathes. Give the screenshot room — roughly 6–10% of its shorter side per edge.
- A soft, layered shadow. A single hard shadow looks fake; a soft, layered one makes the shot float.
- Rounded corners + a hairline edge. The small touches that separate “designed” from “raw.”
Backfrey applies all of these by default — you don’t have to think about any of it.
Why on-device matters
Many web tools upload your screenshot to a server to add the background. Screenshots often contain API keys, emails, and dashboards. Backfrey does everything in your browser — nothing is uploaded — and lets you blur anything sensitive first.