Free digital backdrops
Every scene in the library can be downloaded free: a 1280px JPG with a small corner watermark, after one short page from us. No sign-up, no email.
- 1280px JPG
- Corner watermark
- No waiting
- No account
Pick a backdrop to download
A selection from across the library. All 102 scenes have the same free download.
How a free download works
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Step 1: Open a backdrop
Pick any scene from the grid below, a collection or all backdrops.
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Step 2: Choose the shape
Landscape, portrait or square. The preview on the scene page switches so you see exactly what you get.
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Step 3: Click Free download
The button says what you get: 1280px, watermarked. Our download page shows one short message from TemplatesBooth, our sister site, next to a Continue button that is always there.
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Step 4: Save the file
The JPG downloads. No account, no email, nothing to click on an advert.
What the free file is, and what it is not
The free file is the same scene as the paid one, at a smaller size. Landscape is 1280 x 853 pixels, portrait 853 x 1280 and square 1280 x 1280. It is a JPG in sRGB, and a small Digital-Backdrops.com mark sits in the bottom-right corner, baked into the pixels.
That is enough to test a composite, show a client a proof, or use the scene on a screen. It is not a full-size print file and it is not watermark-free. For those, lifetime access ($27 once) unlocks the clean files at up to 2880 x 2880 pixels, native and not upscaled.
Why the extra page? It is a promotion for TemplatesBooth, our sister site, and it helps us promote it. It never requires you to click anything or open another site, and it never blocks the download. New to digital backdrops? Start with how to use digital backdrops.
Get the full library
Download every backdrop in high resolution without the watermark, in landscape, square and portrait, including the standard backdrops we add later. No subscription.
Today: 102 backdrops, each with three native 2880px files. Checkout opens soon. Join the list on the pricing page and we will email you once.
$27 once
lifetime access
See pricing lifetime access
Free download questions
Are the free backdrops really free?
Yes. Every published scene can be downloaded free at 1280px, as often as you like, without an account. The only conditions are the corner watermark and one short page from us before the file.
What is on the download page?
After you click Free download, our own download page shows your file details and one short message about TemplatesBooth, our sister site, labelled as an advertisement. There is no timer and no third-party advert. Continue is always available, and the download still works if you use an ad blocker.
Can I remove the watermark?
No, please do not crop, cover or edit out the mark on free files. If you need a clean file, the high-resolution files have no watermark.
Can I use free backdrops for paid work?
Yes. Free and paid files follow the same licence: you can use them in your own and your clients' photos, prints and event output, but not resell or share the files themselves. Free files keep the watermark.
Is the free file big enough to print?
For small prints and screens, often yes: the landscape file is 1280 x 853 pixels. For a sharp 6 x 4 print at 300 ppi you need 1800 x 1200, which the high-resolution file (2880 x 1920) covers. See resolution and print sizes.