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Die-Cut Sticker Maker Free: Add a Sticker Border to Any Photo

Die-Cut Sticker Maker Free: Add a Sticker Border to Any Photo

A die-cut sticker is cut along the shape of what is on it, with a thick white border all the way round. That border is what makes a photo look like a real sticker. Here is how to add one to any photo free, with no app and no account.

Make a die-cut sticker in four steps

  1. Open the free Die-Cut Sticker Border Maker and upload a photo, a pet picture, a logo or a drawing.
  2. The tool finds your subject and draws a border that follows its outline. If your image already has a transparent background, it uses that edge directly.
  3. Set the border, outline, shadow and caption (see below).
  4. Download a PNG with a transparent background for printing and design, or a JPG on a solid background.

Border and outline settings

  • Border Thickness: 0 to 60 px. Thicker borders look more like a printed sticker.
  • Border Style: Solid Color, or a gradient: Holographic Iridescent, Sunset, Cyber Neon, Metallic Gold or Rainbow Spectrum.
  • Add Outer Dual Outline: a second, thinner line around the first, in its own color. A white border with a thin dark outline reads well on any background.
  • Sticker Size: scale the subject from 40% to 160%.

Shadow and caption

  • Drop shadow: set its softness, strength and direction so the sticker looks like it floats off the page.
  • Caption: add a word or a short line, like "Good Morning" or a meme reaction. Pick the font, size, color and outline, tilt it, and drag it into place on the preview.

Sticker ideas

  • Your pet with a thick white border and a funny caption.
  • A selfie sticker for a laptop or a water bottle.
  • Your shop's logo with a gold border, for packaging.
  • A drawing or a cartoon of yourself turned into a sticker sheet.

Can I use it as a WhatsApp sticker?

The PNG is ready-made sticker art with a transparent background. WhatsApp and Telegram add custom stickers through their own sticker-pack tools, so save the PNG and import it there.

A photo tip

The cut is cleanest when your subject stands out from a plain background. If the edge comes out rough, remove the background first with the free background remover and upload the transparent result.

Want a cute character to turn into a sticker? Copy a free prompt from the Chibi collection, or download Trendy AI Lab and make chibi avatars in the app with a plan.

Supal Savaliya · Founder, Trendy AI Lab

Supal Savaliya founded Trendy AI Lab and built the app's style catalog. They test every style on real photos before it ships, and base these guides on what actually works rather than on the marketing copy. Last reviewed . Spotted something wrong? Tell us and we will correct it.

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