How to add text to photos in the Photos App on El Capitan

I have tried these extensions:

None of them can add text to a photo. They can apply effects or retouch the photos:

The extensions only offer a small subset of the functionality of the corresponding applications.

As léonie mentioned none of the current extensions provide for text over image in Photos; Therefore you'll need a 3rd party image editor that supports layers and do the editing outside of Photos.

Some Image Editors That Support Layers:

Photoshop Elements 11 for Mac - $79

GraphicConverter - $40Rainbow Painter - $30

Affinity Photos- $50

FX Photo Studio - $30

Inpaint - $20
Imagerie - $38
Acorn - $50

Pixelmator - $60

Seashore - Free

GIMP for Mac - Free

I have found a way to print on pictures, this is not an app.

1 drag pic to the desk top 2 double click this pic 3 click tools 4 click annotate 5 type text (can change color and size)

6 save as jpg 7 close to replace 8 drag to album 9 delete old pic

Here are a couple of workarounds.

1. Open the photo in Preview, and use the annotate tools. Then drag back into Photos.

2. Open the photo, click the '+' sign in the upper right and make it into a slideshow. Then use the '+ in lower right to add text.

CaptainOJ wrote:

So I was wondering if anyone has managed to find an extensions app to use with Photos (on El Capitan) that will allow the ability to add text onto photos (such as titles, comments, etc). I have seen the App "Be Funky" on the App store, that while it allows Photos extensions, does not explicitly mention that it can add text. I'd appreciate any insights anyone has! Naturally I know of the ability to export photos and then use any 3rd party tools, but I was hoping for somethings inside of Photos to use.

How do you want to use the photos with added text?

If you want to write captions onto them for sharing, you could use the "Markup" tool directly in Mail.

To send a photo by mail with text added, use "Share > Mail", then click the Markup tool. It is hidden in the hidden actions menu in the upper right corner of the inserted photo in the Mail window.

Then add a textbook wherever you want and format the text: