Best Free WordPress Plugins for Watermark

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Watermark

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for watermark comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

1. Protect Uploads Best overall 86/100
2. Image Watermark 81/100
3. PDF Ink Lite 81/100
4. VdoCipher: Secure Video Player and Hosting 80/100
5. Product Watermark for WooCommerce 77/100
6. Ultimate Watermark 77/100
7. GrandPlugins Image Watermark 77/100
8. LemonInk Ebook Watermarking for WooCommerce 77/100
9. PDF Compressor & Watermark 74/100
10. Product Image Watermark for Woo 72/100
11. Watermark PDF for WordPress and WooCommerce 70/100
12. Watermark RELOADED 69/100
13. SafeGuard Media Protection 68/100
14. Easy Watermark 67/100
15. Next Watermark 62/100

Best overall Free by Protect Uploads

Protect Uploads

Protect your uploads directory. Prevent browsing, add watermarks, disable right-click, and password-protect files. For more information, visit protect …

4.8★: from 12 ratings
30k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by dFactory

Image Watermark

Secure and brand your images with automatic watermarks. Apply image or text overlays to new uploads and bulk process existing Media Library images wit …

4.2★: from 287 ratings
40k+: active installs
Updated: Jul 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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Free by Canyon Webworks

PDF Ink Lite

Watermark and password protect PDFs with WooCommerce, EDD, and Download Monitor. No Ghostscript required, PHP 8+ compatible. Since 2014 (FKA WaterWoo)

4.6★: from 51 ratings
2k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by Vibhav Sinha

VdoCipher: Secure Video Player and Hosting

WordPress Video Player Plugin for VdoCipher: secure video embed, custom video player, watermark & easy integration with all LMS platforms.

4.2★: from 14 ratings
2k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by BeRocket

Product Watermark for WooCommerce

Add watermarks to WooCommerce product images to protect your content and promote your brand.

3.7★: from 55 ratings
2k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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Free by MantraBrain

Ultimate Watermark

Bulk watermark WordPress images. Add a copyright text or logo watermark to media, photos and WooCommerce products. Backup originals & restore anytime.

3.3★: from 11 ratings
1k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by GrandPlugins

GrandPlugins Image Watermark

The plugin offers watermarks templates for bulk watermarks and single editor for applying watermarks on single images.

5★: from 2 ratings
200+: active installs
Updated: Jul 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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Free by Piotrek Bator

LemonInk Ebook Watermarking for WooCommerce

Watermark EPUB, MOBI and PDF files in your WooCommerce store using the LemonInk service.

5★: from 10 ratings
100+: active installs
Updated: Jun 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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Free by iLovePDF

PDF Compressor & Watermark

Optimize and protect your PDFs with automatic compression and watermarking. Save space and secure your documents effortlessly.

3.4★: from 5 ratings
500+: active installs
Updated: Apr 2026
Tested to: WP 6.9.7

WPScore

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Free by WPWeb Infotech

Product Image Watermark for Woo

Automatically add watermarks to WooCommerce product images to protect your store visuals and maintain brand identity.

4★: from 8 ratings
80+: active installs
Updated: Mar 2026
Tested to: WP 6.9.7

WPScore

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Free by GrandPlugins

Watermark PDF for WordPress and WooCommerce

Watermark PDF for WordPress and WooCommerce is an easy-to-use plugin that lets you add text and image watermarks to PDF files to protect them from una …

5★: from 1 ratings
100+: active installs
Updated: Jan 2026
Tested to: WP 6.9.7

WPScore

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Free by sverde1

Watermark RELOADED

Automatically add customizable text watermarks to new images on upload to protect your WordPress media library.

2.8★: from 11 ratings
700+: active installs
Updated: Dec 2025
Tested to: WP 6.9.7

WPScore

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Free by ArtistScope

SafeGuard Media Protection

Secure copy protection for images, video and PDF. Prevent screenshots, screen capture and screen recording.

5★: from 5 ratings
100+: active installs
Updated: Oct 2025
Tested to: WP 6.8.8

WPScore

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Free by Wojtek Szałkiewicz

Easy Watermark

Allows to add watermark to images automatically on upload or manually.

3.7★: from 159 ratings
30k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2025
Tested to: WP 6.8.8

WPScore

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Free by nxtweb

Next Watermark

Next Watermark helps you easily add automatically text or/and image watermarks on your images (GIF, JPEG, PNG and WEBP formats supported)! Backup/rest …

3.4★: from 11 ratings
200+: active installs
Updated: May 2025
Tested to: WP 6.8.8

WPScore

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