Greetings from anywhere.
Photo on the left, dotted divider, address area on the right. Faux postage stamp, postmark with your city and today's date, optional sepia tint. Print 5×7, write a real note on the back, mail it. Nothing uploads. For real postcards in bulk, use a print service.
Inking the postmark…
Inking the postmark…
Six places paper-mail beats DM
- 01 for travel
A real postcard from your phone roll
You took twelve good photos in Lisbon and zero postcards. Run a hero shot through here with 'LISBON' as the place — you've got a postcard that beats anything sold at the airport. Print at 5×7 on cardstock, hand-write a note on the back, drop in a mailbox.
- 02 for instagram
A travel-roll cover that doesn't look like a phone photo
IG carousel covers for travel posts get more saves when they look 'designed'. The vintage postcard treatment — paper border, postmark, serif POSTCARD header — reads as 'I curated this' instead of 'I uploaded this'. Better save rate, better follow rate.
- 03 for journals
A keepsake page for a trip journal
Real travel journals want a hero spread for each city — a single image that stands in for the whole trip. The postcard treatment is purpose-built for that. Print on cream cardstock, glue onto the spread, surround with ticket stubs and washi tape.
- 04 for save-dates
A faux destination-wedding postcard invite
Destination wedding save-the-dates land harder when they look like an actual postcard from where you're getting married. Drop a photo of the venue, type the city, sepia toggle on. Mail at postcard postage rates — cheaper than full envelopes.
- 05 for prints
A wall-art postcard above your desk
Single-image wall art often misses because there's no context. The postcard treatment adds context — the place, the sense of 'someone went here, sent this back'. 5×7 print in a small frame, three or four in a row above a desk, you've got a travel wall.
- 06 for goodbyes
A farewell postcard for a friend leaving town
Easier than a card-store card, more personal too. Drop a photo of the two of you somewhere, type 'GOODBYE' or the city you were in, sepia on for nostalgia. Print, write a real note, hand it over. Better than a Hallmark.
Frequently asked
Does the photo upload anywhere? +
No. The whole postcard renders to a canvas in your browser. Your photo never touches our servers — we don't run an image pipeline at all.
How big is the postcard? +
1400×1000 pixels at 7:5 aspect ratio, designed for 5×7-inch print. Standard postcard rate at the post office is for 4.25×6 cards, so check sizing if you're mailing — for that, drop the result through Crop & Resize to trim to 6×4.25 in the same proportions.
Is it real postage if I print and mail? +
No — the stamp is purely decorative. It's there for the postcard look, not for actual postage. To mail, you'll need to add real postage (the post office sells postcard-rate stamps for around $0.56 in the US).
How is this different from the Polaroid Maker? +
Polaroid is a portrait-or-square card with a paper border, no postal markings. Postcard is landscape with a 'POSTCARD' header, a faux stamp, and a postmark — a different cultural object. They serve different aesthetics: Polaroid for instant film/journal feel; Postcard for travel/correspondence feel.
Can I customize the stamp? +
Four stamp color presets — Liberty (blue/red), Kraft (brown/ink), Rose (terracotta/cream), Mono (ink/cream). The stamp design itself is fixed. For more variety, run the result through Add Text to Photo and overlay your own stamp graphic.
Why is half the postcard empty (right side)? +
That's the address-side of a real postcard — the dotted line down the middle separates the message half (left) from the address half (right). The four guide lines on the right are where 'TO:' and the recipient's address would go. Hand-write addresses there if you're mailing.
now what?
A few ways to finish a postcard
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Add Text to Photo
Add a handwritten "wish you were here" caption.
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Film Grain
Age the postcard with Tri-X grain.
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Light Leak
Bleed sunset light into the corners.
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Drop Shadow
Float the postcard over paper for a mockup.
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Pinterest Pin Maker
Reframe the postcard idea as a Pinterest pin.
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Polaroid Maker
Try the same photo as a Polaroid instead.
OpenOther free tools nearby
Background Remover
Cut the background out of any photo in one click.
OpenBackground Replace
Drop your subject onto paper, gradient, or your own backdrop photo.
OpenText Behind Subject
Drop a word behind your subject, magazine-cover style.
OpenPhoto Filters
Nine presets, one photo — vintage to cinematic.
OpenFilm Grain
Tri-X, Kodak Gold, Lomo — pick a roll, see the grain.
OpenHalftone Effect
Comic dots, risograph red, punk-zine textures.
OpenPencil Sketch
Photo to graphite drawing in two clicks.
OpenDuotone Effect
Map photo to two colors — Spotify, sunset, riso.
OpenTilt-Shift Effect
Make real cities look like tabletop dioramas.
OpenLight Leak
Sunset, lomo red, golden hour — bleed light into corners.
OpenRGB Glitch
VHS bands, anaglyph 3D, CRT scanlines, chromatic aberration.
OpenASCII Art
Convert any photo to typed characters.
OpenPhoto Negative
Pure invert, cyanotype, blueprint, X-ray, darkroom, sepia negative.
OpenPhoto Mosaic
Photo as tiles with grout-color gaps.
OpenAdjust
Brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, blur — seven sliders.
OpenPolaroid Maker
Any photo, wrapped in paper with a handwritten caption.
OpenPhoto Strip Maker
Four photos, B&W mode, handwritten caption.
OpenDiptych Maker
Two photos, side-by-side or stacked.
OpenPhoto Mat & Border
Paper mat for prints, journals, framed walls.
OpenShape Crop
Circle, heart, star, arch — pick a cookie cutter.
OpenDrop Shadow
Float a photo over paper for portfolios and mockups.
OpenPinterest Pin Maker
Drop a photo, type a title, pick a layout. 1000×1500 native.
OpenSocial Banner
X, LinkedIn, or YouTube cover with title overlay.
OpenAdd Text to Photo
Handwritten captions, magazine headers, or a quick scribble.
OpenWashi Tape Overlay
Stick paper-mood tape onto any photo.
OpenVintage Date Stamp
LED red, Kodak yellow, camcorder amber.
OpenPhoto Watermark
Corner sign-off or full diagonal tile.
OpenSticker Overlay
Hearts, stars, flowers, smileys, paper tags, HELLO labels.
OpenCrop & Resize
Square for IG, 9:16 for stories, 2:3 for Pinterest.
OpenFlip & Rotate
Mirror a selfie, un-tilt a scan, turn a sideways shot upright.
OpenHEIC to JPG / PNG
iPhone photos that open on everything.
OpenBlur & Pixelate
Hide faces, plates, addresses — drag a patch over the spot.
OpenEXIF Stripper
Remove GPS, camera info, timestamps before posting.
OpenImage Compressor
Smaller JPG, WebP, or PNG — same look, less file.
OpenColor Palette
Pull 5 hex codes out of any photo.
OpenQR Code Generator
Print-ready QR for menus, invites, journals, vCards.
OpenColor Replace
Eyedropper a color in your photo, swap it for another.
OpenUse a print-and-mail service.
One postcard at a time prints fine on cardstock at home. For 50 invitations or a holiday send, services like Moo or Postable handle print + mail end-to-end.