Shortcuts: Overlay File Name on Image

I need your help! I have been trying to make my first ever shortcut and failing.


For my business I share a lot of images via email where the image file has details of my products. But as everything is moving more and more to WhatsApp I need help in Generating images where the file name is over layer as a text (preferably with a white txt box around it)


I tied these steps by chatgpt but the result is a txt file not an image file


🧩 Action 1: Get File(s)

  • Search for and add: Ask for Files
  • Enable "Select Multiple" if needed.
  • (Optional) Filter by file type (like .jpg, .png)

🧩 Action 2: Get File Name

  • Add: Get Name from the "Files" category.

🧩 Action 3: Convert Image to Editable Format

  • Add: Get Image from Input

🧩 Action 4: Add Text to Image

  • Add: Overlay Text
  • Tap on "Text" and select "Name" from previous step
  • Choose the position and font size you prefer

🧩 Action 5 (Optional): Save Image

  • Add: Save File
  • Choose where to save the edited image


where am I going wrong!

I could run this on a Mac or iPhone and having both options would be great

MacBook Air, macOS 15.4

Posted on Apr 16, 2025 12:16 PM

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