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Add Shadow to Image

Upload image — add realistic shadows

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Add realistic shadows to any photo in seconds

Make product photos and graphics look professionally edited — no design skills needed

Lifelike shadows. No editing skills required

Give your images instant depth with Kapwing’s AI-powered Add Shadow to Image tool. Upload a photo, describe the look you want, and generate clean, realistic shadows in seconds. Use simple, conversational prompts to eliminate tedious manual editing and guesswork.

Built for marketers, content creators, and business owners, Kapwing's AI assistant can add drop shadow to an image without slowing down your workflow.

Skip expensive photoshoots and unnecessary image editing apps, and quickly fix unappealing floating product images, create consistent listings, or repurpose content. All in one intuitive AI Image Editor.

Add Shadow

Lifelike shadows. No editing skills required

Add shadows, then polish your entire image

Turn images into fully polished content with one online editor. Add background shadows to images, then continue editing with AI-powered color correction, outfit changes, and object removal.

Finish projects faster using one-click tools for cropping, resizing, and exporting. Publish directly to social media without ever leaving your browser.

And if you find a shadow style you’re obsessed with, save it as a Custom Kai to apply the same shadow filter to every new product photo without re-entering your AI prompt.

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●Thoughtfully Unique

What's different about Kapwing?

Six reasons creators stay in flow: faster edits, smarter tools, and collaboration that actually keeps projects moving.

Easy

Start creating immediately with thousands of templates and copyright free videos, images, music, and GIFs. Repurpose content from the internet by pasting a link.

Free

Kapwing is completely free to start. Just upload a video and start editing. Supercharge your editing workflow with our powerful online tools.

Collaborative

Quickly review and share feedback with your team using real-time comments in shared workspaces. Save assets to your Brand Kit for easy access.

Online

Kapwing is cloud based, which means your videos are wherever you are. Use it on any device and access your content anywhere in the world.

No spam or ads

We don't serve ads: we're committed to building a quality, trustworthy website. And we will never spam you nor sell your information to anyone.

AI-Powered

Kapwing uses the latest advanced AI models to power generative AI and one-click editing tools.

●Step by Step

How to Add Drop Shadow to an Image

Step 1
Upload image
Open Kapwing's AI Assistant and click "Attach media", or drag and drop to upload your image.
Step 2
Enter prompt
Enter a prompt describing the shadows and background you want to add.
Step 3
Generate
Click the arrow at the lower right to generate your high-resolution shadowed image.

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It just works!

Kapwing is incredibly intuitive. Many of our marketers were able to get on the platform and use it right away with little to no instruction. No need for downloads or installations - it just works.

Eunice Park

Studio Production Manager at Formlabs

With Kapwing, we're always ready to create.

Kapwing is an essential tool that we use in MOXIE Nashville every day. As a social media agency owner, there's a variety of video needs that my clients have. From adding subtitles to resizing videos for various platforms, Kapwing makes it possible for us to create incredible content that consistently exceeds client expectations. With Kapwing, we're always ready to create - from anywhere!

Vannesia Darby

CEO at MOXIE Nashville

Spend less time learning... and more time crafting stories.

Kapwing helps you spend less time learning complex video editing platforms and more time crafting stories that will connect with your audience and customers. We've used the platform to help create engaging social media clips from our clients' podcasts and we can't wait to see how the platform simplifies this process going forward. If you've learned graphic design with Canva, you can learn video editing with Kapwing.

Grant Taleck

Co-Founder at AuthentIQMarketing.com

It keeps getting better!

Kapwing is probably the most important tool for me and my team. It’s always there to meet our everyday needs in creating scroll-stopping and engaging videos for us and our clients. Kapwing is smart, fast, easy to use and full of features that are exactly what we need to make our workflow faster and more effective. We love it more each day and it keeps getting better.

Panos Papagapiou

Managing Partner at EPATHLON

By the far the most user friendly software to use.

As a housewife at home looking to start a YouTube channel for fun with absolutely zero editing experience, it was so easy for me to teach myself via their YouTube channel. It takes the tediousness out of editing and encourages creativity. As long as Kapwing is around, I will be using their software.

Kerry-lee Farla

Youtuber

Kapwing is my secret weapon!

This is one of the most powerful, yet inexpensive and easy-to-use video editing software I've found. I blow my team away with how fast and efficiently I can edit and turnaround video projects.

Gracie Peng

Director of Content

Kapwing is king.

When I use this software, I feel all sorts of creative juices flowing because of how jam-packed with features the software really is. A very well-made product that will keep you enticed for hours.

Martin James

Video Editor

Love this site.

As an English Foreign Language Teacher, this site helps me to quickly subtitle interesting videos that I can use in class. The students love the videos, and the subtitles really help them to learn new vocabulary as well as better understand and follow the video.

Heidi Rae

Education

Excellent subtitling features

[It] works perfectly for me. Have been using Kapwing for a year or so, and their automatic subtitle tool gets better and better every week, it's rare that I have to correct a word. Keep up the good work!

Natasha Ball

Consultant

Best online video service ever. And a miracle for deaf people.

[Subtitler] is able to autogenerate subtitles for video in almost any language. I'm deaf (or almost deaf, to be correct) and thanks to Kapwing I'm now able understand and react on videos from my friends :)

Mitch Rawlings

Information Services Freelancer

This tool should be in every social media account managers' bookmark list.

I use this daily to help with video editing. Even if you're a pro video editor, there is no need to be spending hours trying to get the format correct. Kapwing does the hard work for you.

Dina Segovia

Virtual Freelance Worker

●Just the FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

We have answers to the most common questions that our users ask.

Is the Add Shadow to Image tool free?

Yes, anyone can try Kapwing’s AI Toolkit for free without watermarks. Our AI tools run on a credit system, with each feature costing a set number of credits. For maximum creativity and the best value, upgrade to a Pro account to unlock the full power of AI-driven content creation.

How to add background shadow to images

To add shadows to images with Kapwing, open the AI assistant and start a new chat. Upload your image, then enter a prompt like Add realistic shadows on a plain white background. Click the arrow to generate, then download or edit with additional prompts.

Can I add shadow to pictures using my phone?

Yes, you can use the Add Shadow to Image tool on phones and tablets, including iPhone and Android, by opening Kapwing's AI assistant on your mobile browser. Click to upload your image, enter your shadowing image prompt, and click generate. Then download your image directly to your phone.

Can I use Kapwing to edit my images in other ways?

Yes, the Add Shadow to Image tool is built into a full AI Image Editor. You can customize pictures any way you like — change styles, remove objects, correct colors, and more. For best results, apply edits one at a time. AI performs more accurately when given specific, singular instructions. For example, if you want to remove the background and add a logo, submit each request separately.

Which AI models does Kapwing use?

Kapwing integrates leading models to give you flexibility and high-quality results. Currently, the AI assistant uses Seedream, ChatGPT, and Nano Banana for advanced image creation.

Which image file types does Kapwing support?

Kapwing supports all major image file formats including WebP, PNG, JPG, and more.

What is a Custom Kai?

Custom Kais are pre-built AI image and video effects in Kapwing. Our team has created hundreds of them so you can instantly produce eye-catching content — no prompt writing required.

You can also create your own Custom Kai to capture your brand’s unique look and reuse it anytime for consistent, on-brand content with one click. This makes the process of generating images in identical styles a seamless, automated process.

How should I write my prompt?

The best image editing prompts are clear, descriptive, and specific. A strong prompt should include details about anything you want to change, including the subject, style, lighting, and mood to guide the AI in creating an accurate and visually appealing image.

To add drop shadows to your image, try a prompt like Add realistic shadows behind the product. The background is plain white.

Need help? Use the “AI Assistant” tab to refine or generate your prompt. Alternatively, check out our study on the most-used image prompts.

If you’re unsure what to write, Kapwing’s AI Assistant can help refine your prompt. For a more in-depth understanding, explore our guide on advanced AI video prompts, which covers strategies for writing effective prompts — plus our data-backed study analyzing the most popular prompts.

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