Watermarking software

There are dozens of free watermarking softwares out there but is there a "preferred" one amongst the members?
I tried Pixillion and it was certainly easy and did the job, but now (horror of horrors) they want me to buy it!

What word processing program are you using as most have this facility?

For example if using Office 2001 go to Insert > Watermark. You then have the option to insert picture or text.

I use the built in watermark feature in Adobe Lightroom

Thanks guys and yes harry, I do have the facility in my Word but how does one apply the watermark to an image? I've tried Insert picture" and then insert watermark but I can only get it to apply it to the background page, not on the image?

Using Word to watermark a photo is like using an elephant to mail a package.

chas_m said:

Using Word to watermark a photo is like using an elephant to mail a package.

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So helpful ;D So not having LR or similar, what is the best freeware available?

Elephant or no, if you already have Word, use it. However, there are many free Watermarking apps for the Mac. Here's one. And a Google search brought up several more. Be careful of which versions of OS X they support.

Thanks chscag

You can do simple annotation in Preview if you're just looking to add text.
You can also overlay an image (pre-made watermark) if it's got a transparent background.

I apologise, I forgot to add what I use for watermarking (when not using Photoshop):

My current favourite is ResizeMe (sadly discontinued but it still works in Mavericks), but there's also Softmatic Watermark ($5), PhotoBulk ($10), and Photo Batcher ($10.90)

Any one of these is likely to meet your needs, and while not free are very reasonably priced, I'm sure you'll agree.

Thanks chas_m most helpful!