1 · It gets your name
Your name and a secret number for this one visit are drawn right into the picture — faintly, across the whole thing.
New · for painters, photographers & illustrators
Your art, signed on every screen.ART EDITION 2.3
AvaBlockedYa writes your name and a secret number for that one visit into every picture on your website. Right-click, drag, save, print and screenshot keys get blocked, blurred and written down. If a copy ever turns up, type in its number and see exactly which visit it came from.
- Runs on your own site
- No cookies
- Built for a busy room on one Wi-Fi
Illustration of what a visitor sees. The painting itself is really protected — right-click it.
What is AvaBlockedYa?
AvaBlockedYa is image protection for artists’ own websites: it makes grabbing a picture hard, writes down every attempt, and draws your name plus a code for that one visit into the image, so a copy that still carries the code can be looked up.
What each part does
- 1 · Page guard. Right-click, dragging, copy, save, print, view-source and developer-tools shortcuts are blocked. The art blurs and a notice appears.
- 2 · Screenshot shield. The art hides while screenshot key combinations are held, and when a snipping tool takes focus from the browser window. The PrintScreen key is detected.
- 3 · Locked image links. A direct image link only works when the image is loaded from your own pages, so pasting it into a new tab or another site fails. There is no clean, unwatermarked file to grab.
- 4 · Your name and a visit code. Every image a visitor sees carries your name and a code for that one visit, drawn into the pixels.
- 5 · The attempt log. Every protected view and every attempt is recorded. A code from a found copy can be looked up with “Trace a watermark code”.
The honest limit: it cannot stop a phone camera pointed at the screen, or a screen recorder. No website can. See what it can and cannot do.
Explain it like I'm five
Three things happen to every picture.
2 · Grabbing gets blocked
Right-click, drag, save, print or screenshot keys? The picture goes blurry and says "capture attempt recorded."
3 · Copies can be traced
Found your picture somewhere? Type its secret number in and see when it was shown, what that visit looked at and what it tried.
Think of it like
A museum where every visitor gets a numbered ticket, and that number is printed faintly on everything they look at. The guards can't stop someone sketching from memory — but if a numbered copy shows up in a shop, the museum looks up the ticket.
How it works
Mark. Guard. Log. Trace.
1
Mark
Each visit gets its own code. Your name and that code are drawn into the pixels, and the plain image link is pulled out of the live page.
2
Guard
Right-click, drag, copy, save, print, view-source, devtools and screenshot shortcuts are blocked or blur the art.
3
Log
Every attempt — and one view per page per visit — goes to your server: time, page, browser, country. Never the IP address itself.
4
Trace
Type a code from a found copy into "Trace a watermark code" and see when it was served and what that visit did.
What happens when someone tries to copy it?
Follow one visitor from the moment they open your page to the moment a copy turns up somewhere else.
- 1
A visitor opens your page
That visit gets its own code. Your name and the code are drawn into the picture, and the plain image link is pulled out of the live page.
- 2
They try to take it
Right-click, drag, copy, save, print, view-source or a developer-tools shortcut: the art blurs and a notice appears. Screenshot keys or a snipping tool: the art hides.
- 3
It is written down
Each attempt, and one view per page per visit, goes to your server: time, page, browser and country. Never the IP address itself.
- 4
A copy turns up
If the copy still carries its code, type it into “Trace a watermark code”. You see when it was served and what that visit did.
14Views
5Attempts
9Visit codes
- right-clicktidewater · Chrome · US
- savetidewater · Chrome · US
- screenshot keysochre-field · Safari · CA
- focus lostochre-field · Safari · CA
- viewochre-field · Firefox · GB
Illustration: example data, not a customer.
Walkthrough · 90 seconds
Watch someone try to take it.
Captions are on. The narration says plainly what it can't do, too.
Live demo · go ahead
Try to steal this painting.
Right-click it. Drag it. Hold ⌘+Shift (Mac) or Win+Shift. Press ⌘/Ctrl+S. Switch tabs and come back. Watch the log.
Ochre Field · demo paintingProtected
Look closely: "YOUR NAME HERE" and your visit's code — are in the pixels.
What the artist's log would recordLive
- Nothing yet. Try something on the painting.
Demo mode: this stays in your browser. On an artist's site each line goes to their dashboard, where the code can be traced.
What can AvaBlockedYa do, and what can't it?
It deters, detects and traces. It does not make copying impossible, and we would rather you hear that from us first.
The guard lives inside the web page
AvaBlockedYa works on your pages, in the visitor’s browser and on your server. A phone aimed at the screen, or a screen recorder, is outside the browser, where no website can reach.
So the job is a different one: make copying hard and obvious, write down every attempt, and put your name and a visit code into what is shown, so a copy that still carries them can be looked up.
What it does
- Makes casual copying hard. Right-click, drag, copy, save, print, view-source and developer-tools shortcuts are blocked, and the art blurs.
- Hides the art on screenshot shortcuts. On a desktop keyboard it hides while the usual key combinations are held, and when a snipping tool takes focus.
- Refuses direct image links from anywhere outside your own pages.
- Writes down every attempt: time, page, browser and country, never the IP address itself.
- Puts your name and a per-visit code in the image, so a leaked copy that still carries the code can be looked up.
What it cannot do
- Phone cameras and screen recorders. They are out of its reach, like any website’s. Someone can still photograph or record the screen.
- Every screenshot. It reacts to the usual desktop key combinations and snipping tools. Phone buttons are out of its reach.
- A determined, skilled person. A browser has to download an image to show it. That is why the code lives in the pixels.
- Naming who copied. A code shows which visit a copy came from, never a name, an email or an IP address.
- Visitors with JavaScript off. The watermark cannot be drawn there, and the browser’s normal save works.
- Searching the web for copies. For that, pair it with an image-monitoring service.
Side by side
Everyone else does a piece. This does the whole job.
For an independent artist's own website, we found nothing else that combines a per-visit code in the pixels, live logging of capture attempts and a code-to-visit trace — at a price you can see.
| What it does | AvaBlockedYa 2.3 | Portfolio builders SmugMug · Squarespace · Wix · Format · Pixpa | WordPress copy plugins e.g. WP Content Copy Protection | Gallery screenshot blur ShootProof · Zenfolio · SmartFrame | Image monitoring Pixsy · Copytrack | Enterprise forensics Digimarc · Imatag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on your own website | ✓ | ◐ on their platform | ✓ | ◐ on their platform | — searches the web | ◐ enterprise setup |
| Your name watermarked on the art | ✓ | ◐ some plans | ◐ paid tiers | — | ◐ badges | — invisible |
| A unique code in every visitor's copy | ✓ | — | — | — | — | ◐ per recipient / enterprise |
| Blocks right-click, drag & save | ✓ | ◐ varies; some warn only | ✓ | — not checked | — | — |
| Reacts to screenshot shortcuts | ✓ | — say it can't | ◐ paid tier, where browser allows | ✓ | — | — |
| Logs each capture attempt | ✓ | — | ◐ anonymous totals | ◐ SmartFrame reports | — | — |
| Traces a found copy back to the visit | ✓ | — | — | — | — finds copies, not visits | ◐ enterprise web content |
| Finds copies elsewhere on the webWhere we don't compete — pair it with a monitoring service | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ◐ Imatag Monitor |
| A price you can see | $200 setup · $49/mo | $10–$52/mo plans | free · $29–$199 one-time | on plans · SmartFrame by demo | Pixsy $0–$89/mo + 50% of recoveries | on request |
✓ yes◐ partly, some vendors, or a paid tier— no, or not claimed on their public pages
Sources — each vendor's own public pages, checked September 23, 2026
- SmugMug — smugmughelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/18212607353108 · smugmug.com/plans
- Squarespace — support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206542457 · squarespace.com/pricing
- Wix — support.wix.com/en/article/protecting-your-sites-content
- Format — help.format.com/hc/en-us/articles/28139447265171 · format.com/pricing-portfolio
- Pixpa — help.pixpa.com/kb/right-click-protection · pixpa.com/pricing
- WP Content Copy Protection — wordpress.org/plugins/wp-content-copy-protector · wp-buy.com/product/wp-content-copy-protection-pro
- ShootProof — shootproof.com/blog/screenshot-protection · Zenfolio — zenfolio.com/features/photo-gallery · SmartFrame — smartframe.io/help-center/deterrent-message, /types-of-reports
- Pixsy — pixsy.com/monitor, pixsy.com/resolve · Copytrack — copytrack.com (site unavailable on the check date; archived Jan 2026 pricing)
- Digimarc — digimarc.com/solutions/leak-detection · Imatag — imatag.com/leaks, imatag.com/pricing
Found something out of date? Tell us on the contact page and we'll fix it.
Where it wins
It's the only one here that marks every visitor's copy with its own code, writes down each grab attempt, and lets you trace a found copy back to the visit — on your own site, at a published price.
Where it doesn't
It doesn't search the internet for copies or chase compensation — Pixsy and Copytrack do that, and the two fit together: a code on a copy they find is extra evidence of where it came from.
Who is AvaBlockedYa for?
If your work lives on a website you control, and you want your name on every copy and a record of every grab attempt, this is built for you.
Painters and illustrators
Finished work on your own website, with your name and a visit code on every image a visitor sees, and a log of what was tried.
Photographers
Portfolio and gallery pages where each visitor’s view is marked with its own code, so a leaked copy can be looked up.
Galleries and busy rooms
It was built for a whole room sharing one Wi-Fi network, like a gallery opening or a conference: every viewer is still logged as their own visit. Running a gallery site? Tell us what you show and we will say plainly whether it fits.
Not for you: a clean-looking gallery
The watermark is visible by design. If you want pictures with no marks on them at all, this is not that product.
Not for you: stopping phone photos
No website can stop a phone pointed at a screen. If that is the whole need, this will not solve it.
How does setup work?
It runs on your own website. A script on your pages draws the name and the visit code in the visitor’s browser, and each attempt is sent to your server.
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Tell us about your site
Send your name, email and website: from the offer form just below, or from the contact page.
- 2
We install it with you
Avakata installs it on your website together with you. Founding-spot sign-ups get an email from Ryan within one business day. Not sure it will suit how your site is built? Ask first.
- 3
You get your log and trace screen
Your capture log and the “Trace a watermark code” dashboard show every attempt and let you look up a code from a found copy.
0cookies set
0raw IP addresses stored
Dailynew salt for the IP hash
2 daysthen that salt is deleted
The visit code is kept in the browser’s session storage. Ask your privacy adviser whether you need a notice where you are.
Founding artists
Fifty founding spots. Then it's gone.
Founding artist · Art Edition 2.3
$49/month
+ $200 one-time setup. We install it on your site with you.
- Watermark with your name + a per-visit code on every protected image
- Right-click, drag, save, print, view-source & screenshot-shortcut guard
- Your capture log and "Trace a watermark code" dashboard
- Direct links from other sites refused; originals never cached
- No cookies · IP addresses never stored, only a daily-scrambled hash
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50founding spots, first come first served. Offer ends October 31, 2026 at 11:59 pm ET — whichever comes first.
The founding offer ended on October 31, 2026. Ask about current pricing on the contact page.
Questions, answered straight
The honest Q&A.
Can it stop screenshots?
No web page can reliably stop screenshots. On a desktop keyboard, AvaBlockedYa hides the art the moment the usual screenshot key combinations start, and blanks it when a snipping tool takes focus. It can't do anything about phone buttons, screen recorders or a camera pointed at the screen. What it does is put your name and a traceable visit code on the art as it's displayed — so a capture of the protected page carries them.
Will visitors see a watermark?
Yes. Your name and the visit code are tiled across the image at low opacity, with a fainter code layer underneath. That's the deterrent. If you want a perfectly clean-looking gallery, this isn't that product.
Can someone still download the original file?
A casual visitor can't: right-click, drag and save are blocked, and direct links from other sites are refused. A technically skilled person can — a browser has to download an image to show it. That's exactly why the watermark and the trace exist.
What does "Trace a watermark code" show me?
Every view and capture attempt recorded for that code: time, page, browser and country, plus other activity from the same network that day. It doesn't show a name, an email or an IP address — the product never collects those.
Does it tell me who copied my work?
No. It tells you which visit a copy came from and what that visit did. Turning that into a person usually takes other evidence, such as a platform's records through a takedown or a legal process. A code match on its own isn't proof of who did it.
Does it use cookies or track people?
No cookies and no cross-site tracking. IP addresses are stored only as a hash scrambled with a salt that changes every day and is deleted after two days. The script does keep the visit code in the browser's session storage. Ask your privacy adviser whether you need a notice for that where you are.
Will a gallery opening or a conference break it?
No. It was built for a whole room sharing one Wi-Fi address: limits are set per visit, per network and site-wide, loose enough that a busy room is still logged.
What if a visitor turns JavaScript off?
Then the watermark can't be drawn and the browser's normal save works. Very few visitors browse that way, but we'd rather you hear it from us. Server-side stamping for that case is on the roadmap.
Is this the same as Pixsy or Copytrack?
No — a different job. Those services search the web for copies after the fact and help with takedowns or compensation. AvaBlockedYa works on your own site at the moment of viewing. They fit together: a code on a copy Pixsy finds is extra evidence of where it came from.
Does it stop AI companies training on my art?
Not directly. It doesn't cloak images against AI models the way Glaze and Nightshade try to, and it isn't a "do not train" credential. Refusing hotlinks and blurring on capture makes bulk grabbing harder, and robots.txt can ask known training crawlers to stay away — they follow it voluntarily.
Live chat · a real AI, right now
Ask it anything.
It knows AvaBlockedYa inside out
And it'll say so when the answer is "no, it doesn't do that."
Hi! Ask me anything about AvaBlockedYa — like what happens if someone takes a photo of the screen.
Put your name on every copy.
Fifty founding spots. $200 setup, $49 a month. Ends October 31.