Watermark bot: your mark on every frame

You shot a great photo or video, posted it to your channel, and a day later it circulates through other public pages with no mention of the author. A familiar story for photographers, shops and content creators. Watermark bot puts a mark on your frames so people can see whose they are. 🖼️

Everything works inside Telegram: send a file and get it back with a watermark. The bot supports photos, GIFs and video.

Text or an image, your choice

The mark can be a caption, such as your channel name or the author's name, or an image like a logo. According to the project, transparency, position and size of the mark can be adjusted.

This matters because a mark that is too bright spoils the frame, while one that is too pale goes unnoticed. Templates help you find the balance, and the /templates command opens the list.

Commands worth knowing

• /watermark shows your current mark.
• /videotail shows your current video tail: a short insert at the end of a clip.
• /templates opens all templates.
• /status prints the current processing queue.
• /referral lets you invite new users and use the bot for free.
• /info gives information about the bot.

For a channel: set it and forget it

The most convenient part, as the project describes it, is the automatic work with a channel. You add the bot as an administrator, then publish as usual, and it swaps each photo and video for a marked version.

1. Start the bot and set up your mark: text or an image.
2. Add it to the channel as an administrator.
3. Grant rights to post and edit messages.
4. Publish a test post and check how the mark looks on a phone and on a computer.

A mark does not protect against everything

A watermark shows the author but does not make theft impossible. A corner mark can be cropped, covered or painted over.

To make it harder to remove, place it nearer the centre or over an area that holds an important detail. Do not overload the picture: a caption across the whole image annoys viewers. For truly valuable material, publish a reduced version and keep the original to yourself.

Video tail and branding

A consistent mark across all material works like a signature. Pick one font, one colour and one position, and in a couple of weeks readers will recognise your frames before they read the channel name.

A video tail is useful if you want every video to end with your logo or a call to subscribe. It is not protection but recognition. A short tail of a few seconds beats a long one that viewers skip.

Queue, price and privacy

The project's website calls the service free. Video processing takes time, especially at busy hours, so rely on the /status command. Upload only what you are allowed to publish, and remember that the file is processed on an outside server. 🔒

For personal and documentary shots with people, get consent from those in them.