Darken Image

Darken Image Online

Free online tool to make images darker. Adjust overall darkness or fine-tune shadows, midtones, and highlights. No watermarks, works entirely in your browser.

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Darken Settings

Advanced
Tonal Range
Features

Darken Images Instantly

Make your images darker with a single slider. Perfect for reducing brightness, creating darker backgrounds, or adjusting overexposed photos. Works with JPG, PNG, WEBP, and most image formats.

Advanced Tonal Control

Fine-tune darkness across different tonal ranges. Darken shadows without affecting highlights, adjust midtones independently, or darken everything uniformly. Complete control over your image darkness.

Free & Private

Completely free with no watermarks, signup, or fees. All processing happens in your browser—your images never leave your device. Unlimited darkening, full resolution downloads, no ads.

Works Everywhere

Upload, drag and drop, or paste from clipboard. Works on desktop, mobile, and tablets. No software installation required. Download your darkened images at full resolution instantly.

How It Works

Step 1: Upload Your Image

Choose an image from your device, drag and drop it onto the page, or paste it from your clipboard. Supports JPG, PNG, WEBP, GIF, and most image formats. Your image stays private—all processing happens in your browser.

Step 2: Adjust Darkness

Use the "Darken Amount" slider to make your image darker. Move right to increase darkness, left to reduce it. See changes in real-time as you adjust.

Step 3: Fine-Tune (Optional)

Click "Advanced" to access tonal range controls. Adjust shadows (dark areas), midtones (medium brightness), and highlights (bright areas) independently for precise control.

Step 4: Download

Click "Download Image" to save your darkened image at full resolution. No watermarks, completely free. Use it anywhere you need.

FAQ

What is this tool?

Free online image darkener to make pictures darker. Adjust overall darkness or fine-tune shadows, midtones, and highlights. Works entirely in your browser for privacy.

How do I darken an image?

Upload your photo, adjust the "Darken Amount" slider to make it darker, and download. For advanced control, use the tonal range sliders to darken specific brightness levels.

What image formats are supported?

Upload JPG, PNG, WEBP, GIF, and most formats. Drag, drop, or paste from clipboard. Downloads as high-quality JPEG at full resolution. Works entirely in your browser for privacy.

Is this tool free to use?

Yes! Completely free with no watermarks, signup, or fees. All processing happens in your browser—your images stay private. Unlimited darkening, all features, no ads.

How does the advanced tonal control work?

Shadows control affects dark areas, midtones affect medium brightness, and highlights affect bright areas. Adjust each independently to darken specific parts of your image while preserving others.

Does it work on mobile devices?

Yes! Works on iPhone, Android, tablets, and all mobile devices. Touch-friendly controls with all features. Upload, darken, and download on any device.

Can I darken only part of an image?

Use the advanced tonal controls to target specific brightness levels. Darken shadows without affecting highlights, or adjust midtones independently. Each slider targets a different tonal range.

Will my images stay private?

Yes! All processing happens in your browser. Images never leave your device or get uploaded to any server. Complete privacy and security for your photos.

What can I use this for?

Perfect for darkening overexposed photos, creating darker backgrounds, reducing screen brightness for wallpapers, preparing images for dark mode websites, or any time you need to make pictures darker.

How to make image darker online free?

Upload your image, adjust the darken slider, and download. Completely free with no watermarks or signup. Works in your browser instantly.

Can I undo changes?

Simply re-upload your original image or adjust the sliders back to 0%. You can also refresh the page to start over with a new image.

What's the difference between darken amount and tonal controls?

Darken amount applies uniform darkening across the entire image. Tonal controls let you target specific brightness ranges—darken only shadows, only highlights, or only midtones independently.