Does Emboss Image upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. Emboss Image runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Images. Output PNG. Max 20 MB.

Should I use Edge Detect Image instead of Emboss Image?

Use Emboss Image when you need Relief emboss, then PNG. Use Edge Detect Image when you need Sobel edges as grayscale PNG. They share a category (Images) but not the same job.

Emboss Image

Relief emboss, then PNG.

Applies a left-minus-right relief kernel and outputs PNG. Unlike Edge Detect Image this is emboss, not Sobel magnitude. Unlike Sharpen Image this is a relief look, not unsharp. Runs in the browser on a canvas.

What Emboss Image does

The interactive controls for Emboss Image load after this article so crawlers still read the instructions. Path /emboss-image is the canonical address. Work happens on this device; Tool-You does not take a copy of the file or pasted text for Emboss Image.

How to use Emboss Image

Stay on this Emboss Image page (/emboss-image). Do not switch to Edge Detect Image unless you actually want Sobel edges as grayscale PNG..
Add the file type Emboss Image accepts. Hint from the path: emboss image. Relief emboss, then PNG.
Set only the options that match Emboss Image. Neighbor Sharpen Image does something else (Apply a 3x3 unsharp kernel.). Tool note: Applies a left-minus-right relief kernel and outputs PNG. Unlike Edge Detect Image this is emboss, not Sobel magnitude. Unlike Sharpen Image this is a relief look, not unsharp. Runs in the browser on a canvas.
Run Emboss Image in this tab. Browser memory still applies: Images. Output PNG. Max 20 MB.
Download or copy the result from Emboss Image. If it is the wrong job, open Edge Detect Image instead.

When not to use Emboss Image

Skip Emboss Image when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Edge Detect Image or Sharpen Image — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Applies a left-minus-right relief kernel and outputs PNG. Unlike Edge Detect Image this is emboss, not Sobel magnitude. Unlike Sharpen Image this is a relief look, not unsharp. Runs in the browser on a canvas.

Questions about Emboss Image

What does Emboss Image do that other Images pages on this site do not?: Applies a left-minus-right relief kernel and outputs PNG. Unlike Edge Detect Image this is emboss, not Sobel magnitude. Unlike Sharpen Image this is a relief look, not unsharp. Runs in the browser on a canvas. Short version: Relief emboss, then PNG.
Does Emboss Image upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. Emboss Image runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Images. Output PNG. Max 20 MB.
Should I use Edge Detect Image instead of Emboss Image?: Use Emboss Image when you need Relief emboss, then PNG. Use Edge Detect Image when you need Sobel edges as grayscale PNG. They share a category (Images) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Emboss Image?: Images. Output PNG. Max 20 MB. Also: Applies a left-minus-right relief kernel and outputs PNG. Unlike Edge Detect Image this is emboss, not Sobel magnitude. Unlike Sharpen Image this is a relief look, not unsharp. Runs in the browser on a canvas.