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title: "Does right-click protection stop image theft?"
date: 2026-09-06
author: "nK"
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# Does right-click protection stop image theft?

It blocks the context menu, dragging and download shortcuts on gallery and lightbox images. It does not stop screenshots, developer tools or typing the image URL.

Watermarks are the effective measure. See [Protection](https://www.visualportfolio.com/docs/gallery-blocks/protection/) and [Watermarks](https://www.visualportfolio.com/docs/settings/watermarks/).