diff --git a/docs/backlog.md b/docs/backlog.md
index 24a269b..93f1401 100644
--- a/docs/backlog.md
+++ b/docs/backlog.md
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@
 - [ ] сделать несколько проходное сжатие png для получения необходимого размера
       файлов, посмотреть реализацию в
       [twitch-emote-resizer](https://github.com/tma02/twitch-emote-resizer)
-- [ ] Пересмотреть прозрачность в инструментах - Create empty PNG - прозрачность
-      должны быть настраиваемой 0-100%, а не переключателем
 - [ ] Font Style - обдумать выбор шрифта (google fonts???) как организовать
       шрифты с кириллицей? сделать галочку "только с кириллицей"??? (решение о
       наборе и лицензиях: `docs/plan-platform.md` §4 — только OFL/Apache с
diff --git a/web/src/lib/core/domText.ts b/web/src/lib/core/domText.ts
index 9898d81..b9ef61c 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/core/domText.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/core/domText.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export interface TextToImageOptions {
 	bold: boolean;
 	color: string;
 	backgroundColor: string;
-	transparentBg: boolean;
+	bgOpacity: number;
 	padding: number;
 	maxTextWidth?: number;
 }
@@ -148,9 +148,11 @@ export function renderTextToImage(o: TextToImageOptions): PixelImage {
 	const h = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(lineH + o.padding * 2));
 	const { canvas, ctx } = ctx2d(w, h);
 
-	if (!o.transparentBg) {
+	if (o.bgOpacity > 0) {
+		ctx.globalAlpha = Math.min(100, Math.max(0, o.bgOpacity)) / 100;
 		ctx.fillStyle = o.backgroundColor;
 		ctx.fillRect(0, 0, w, h);
+		ctx.globalAlpha = 1;
 	}
 	ctx.font = fontString(o.fontSize, o.font, o.bold);
 	ctx.fillStyle = o.color;
diff --git a/web/src/lib/core/gen-tools.test.ts b/web/src/lib/core/gen-tools.test.ts
index 4de4be6..fbe0f2a 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/core/gen-tools.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/core/gen-tools.test.ts
@@ -29,16 +29,22 @@ describe("randomColorBlocks", () => {
 
 describe("drawGrid", () => {
 	it("линии на пересечениях непрозрачны, фон прозрачен", () => {
-		const out = drawGrid(100, 100, 4, 4, 2, "#000000", true);
+		const out = drawGrid(100, 100, 4, 4, 2, "#000000", 0);
 		expect(out.data[0]).toBe(0);
 		expect(out.data[3]).toBe(255); // (0,0) на линии
 		const mid = (53 * 100 + 53) * 4;
 		expect(out.data[mid + 3]).toBe(0); // между линиями прозрачн
 	});
 
-	it("белый непрозрачный фон при transparentBg=false", () => {
-		const out = drawGrid(20, 20, 2, 2, 1, "#000000", false);
+	it("белый непрозрачный фон при bgOpacity=100", () => {
+		const out = drawGrid(20, 20, 2, 2, 1, "#000000", 100);
 		const mid = (5 * 20 + 5) * 4;
 		expect(out.data[mid]).toBe(255);
 	});
+
+	it("полупрозрачный фон при bgOpacity=50", () => {
+		const out = drawGrid(20, 20, 2, 2, 1, "#000000", 50);
+		const mid = (5 * 20 + 5) * 4;
+		expect(out.data[mid + 3]).toBe(128);
+	});
 });
diff --git a/web/src/lib/core/gen-tools.ts b/web/src/lib/core/gen-tools.ts
index cf26070..5d64e05 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/core/gen-tools.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/core/gen-tools.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function lineMask(
 	return mask;
 }
 
-/** Сетка линий на прозрачном или белом фоне. */
+/** Сетка линий на белом фоне заданной непрозрачности (0 — прозрачный). */
 export function drawGrid(
 	width: number,
 	height: number,
@@ -87,10 +87,20 @@ export function drawGrid(
 	rows: number,
 	lineWidth: number,
 	colorHex: string,
-	transparentBg: boolean,
+	bgOpacity: number,
 ): PixelImage {
 	const out = createPixelImage(width, height);
-	if (!transparentBg) out.data.fill(255);
+	const bgAlpha = Math.round(
+		(Math.max(0, Math.min(100, bgOpacity)) / 100) * 255,
+	);
+	if (bgAlpha > 0) {
+		for (let i = 0; i < out.data.length; i += 4) {
+			out.data[i] = 255;
+			out.data[i + 1] = 255;
+			out.data[i + 2] = 255;
+			out.data[i + 3] = bgAlpha;
+		}
+	}
 
 	const m = /^#([0-9a-f]{6})$/i.exec(colorHex.trim());
 	const r = m ? parseInt(m[1].slice(0, 2), 16) : 0;
diff --git a/web/src/lib/core/geometry.ts b/web/src/lib/core/geometry.ts
index cc551d1..6c280f2 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/core/geometry.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/core/geometry.ts
@@ -9,19 +9,20 @@ export function expandCanvas(
 	right: number,
 	bottom: number,
 	backgroundHex?: string,
+	backgroundAlpha = 255,
 ): PixelImage {
 	const l = Math.max(0, Math.trunc(left));
 	const t = Math.max(0, Math.trunc(top));
 	const r = Math.max(0, Math.trunc(right));
 	const b = Math.max(0, Math.trunc(bottom));
 	const out = createPixelImage(img.width + l + r, img.height + t + b);
-	if (backgroundHex !== undefined) {
+	if (backgroundHex !== undefined && backgroundAlpha > 0) {
 		const [cr, cg, cb] = parseHex(backgroundHex);
 		for (let i = 0; i < out.data.length; i += 4) {
 			out.data[i] = cr;
 			out.data[i + 1] = cg;
 			out.data[i + 2] = cb;
-			out.data[i + 3] = 255;
+			out.data[i + 3] = backgroundAlpha;
 		}
 	}
 	for (let y = 0; y < img.height; y++) {
diff --git a/web/src/lib/i18n/en.ts b/web/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
index 3008cd7..ab157e7 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
@@ -298,8 +298,6 @@ export const en: Dict = {
 		textStyle: "Text style",
 		thickness: "Thickness",
 		threshold: "Threshold",
-		transparent: "Transparent",
-		transparentBg: "Transparent bg",
 		waves: "Waves",
 		width: "Width",
 		x: "X",
diff --git a/web/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts b/web/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
index c1b11c4..df2e0b5 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
@@ -299,8 +299,6 @@ export const ru: Dict = {
 		textStyle: "Стиль текста",
 		thickness: "Толщина",
 		threshold: "Порог",
-		transparent: "Прозрачный",
-		transparentBg: "Прозрачный фон",
 		waves: "Волны",
 		width: "Ширина",
 		x: "X",
@@ -972,7 +970,7 @@ export const ru: Dict = {
 		"add-padding": {
 			params: {
 				padding: "Поля, px",
-				transparent: "Прозрачные поля",
+				opacity: "Непрозрачность полей, %",
 				color: "Цвет полей",
 			},
 		},
@@ -983,7 +981,7 @@ export const ru: Dict = {
 			params: {
 				width: "Ширина полотна",
 				height: "Высота полотна",
-				transparent: "Прозрачный фон",
+				opacity: "Непрозрачность фона, %",
 				color: "Цвет фона",
 			},
 		},
@@ -1113,7 +1111,7 @@ export const ru: Dict = {
 			params: {
 				width: "Ширина",
 				height: "Высота",
-				transparent: "Прозрачный",
+				opacity: "Непрозрачность",
 				color: "Цвет",
 			},
 		},
@@ -1352,7 +1350,7 @@ export const ru: Dict = {
 				font: "Шрифт",
 				bold: "Жирный",
 				color: "Цвет текста",
-				transparentBg: "Прозрачный фон",
+				bgOpacity: "Непрозрачность фона, %",
 				backgroundColor: "Цвет фона",
 				padding: "Отступ, px",
 			},
@@ -1397,7 +1395,7 @@ export const ru: Dict = {
 				rows: "Строки",
 				lineWidth: "Толщина линий, px",
 				color: "Цвет линий",
-				transparentBg: "Прозрачный фон",
+				bgOpacity: "Непрозрачность фона, %",
 			},
 		},
 		quantize: {
diff --git a/web/src/lib/registry/registry.test.ts b/web/src/lib/registry/registry.test.ts
index 16cdb81..661551d 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/registry/registry.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/registry/registry.test.ts
@@ -199,14 +199,14 @@ describe("registry-new (переведённые инструменты)", () =>
 		const tool = TOOLS.find((t) => t.id === "create-empty")!;
 		const d = defaultSchemaParams(tool.schema);
 		expect(d.size).toEqual({ width: 800, height: 600 });
-		expect(d.transparent).toBe(true);
+		expect(d.opacity).toBe(0);
 	});
 
 	it("sanitize клампит dimension к min/max и чинит мусор", () => {
 		const tool = TOOLS.find((t) => t.id === "create-empty")!;
 		const s = sanitizeSchemaParams(tool.schema, {
 			size: { width: 999999, height: -5 },
-			transparent: false,
+			opacity: 50,
 			color: "#ff0000",
 		});
 		expect(s.size).toEqual({ width: 20000, height: 1 });
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ describe("registry-new (переведённые инструменты)", () =>
 		const tool = TOOLS.find((t) => t.id === "create-empty")!;
 		const params = sanitizeSchemaParams(tool.schema, {
 			size: { width: 320, height: 200 },
-			transparent: true,
+			opacity: 0,
 			color: "#ff0000",
 		});
 		const img = asImage(await tool.run({ params }));
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ describe("registry-new (переведённые инструменты)", () =>
 				rows: 3,
 				lineWidth: 2,
 				color: "#000000",
-				transparentBg: true,
+				bgOpacity: 0,
 			},
 		],
 	])("генератор %s даёт картинку по dimension", async (id, params) => {
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ describe("registry-new (переведённые инструменты)", () =>
 				source: img,
 				params: sanitizeSchemaParams(tool.schema, {
 					size: { width: 60, height: 30 },
-					transparent: true,
+					opacity: 0,
 					color: "#ffffff",
 				}),
 			}),
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ describe("registry-new (переведённые инструменты)", () =>
 			bold: true,
 			color: "#111318",
 		});
-		expect(d.transparentBg).toBe(false);
+		expect(d.bgOpacity).toBe(100);
 		const s = sanitizeSchemaParams(tool.schema, {
 			style: { font: "sans", size: 9999, bold: false, color: "#123abc" },
 			padding: 200,
diff --git a/web/src/lib/registry/tools/generate.ts b/web/src/lib/registry/tools/generate.ts
index e5c4192..4360bae 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/registry/tools/generate.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/registry/tools/generate.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ function angleGradient(
 
 interface CreateEmptyParams {
 	size: Dimension;
-	transparent: boolean;
+	opacity: number;
 	color: string;
 }
 
@@ -92,14 +92,20 @@ export const createEmptySchema = toolSchema<CreateEmptyParams>(
 			height: 600,
 			presets: true,
 		}),
-		transparent: field.checkbox({ label: "fields.transparent", default: true }),
+		opacity: field.slider({
+			label: "fields.opacity",
+			min: 0,
+			max: 100,
+			step: 1,
+			default: 0,
+		}),
 		color: field.color({ label: "fields.fillColor", default: "#ffffff" }),
 	},
 	{
 		layout: {
 			groups: [
 				{ title: "groups.canvas", fields: ["size"] },
-				{ title: "groups.fill", fields: ["transparent", "color"] },
+				{ title: "groups.fill", fields: ["opacity", "color"] },
 			],
 		},
 	},
@@ -112,10 +118,9 @@ const createEmpty: Tool<CreateEmptyParams> = {
 	run: genTool((p) => {
 		const w = Math.trunc(p.size.width);
 		const h = Math.trunc(p.size.height);
-		if (p.transparent) {
-			return solidImage(w, h, [0, 0, 0, 0]);
-		}
-		return solidImage(w, h, rgba(p.color));
+		const [r, g, b] = rgba(p.color).slice(0, 3);
+		const alpha = Math.round((Math.trunc(p.opacity) / 100) * 255);
+		return solidImage(w, h, [r, g, b, alpha]);
 	}),
 };
 
@@ -352,7 +357,7 @@ interface DrawGridParams {
 	rows: number;
 	lineWidth: number;
 	color: string;
-	transparentBg: boolean;
+	bgOpacity: number;
 }
 
 export const drawGridSchema = toolSchema<DrawGridParams>(
@@ -387,9 +392,12 @@ export const drawGridSchema = toolSchema<DrawGridParams>(
 			default: 2,
 		}),
 		color: field.color({ label: "fields.lineColor", default: "#111318" }),
-		transparentBg: field.checkbox({
-			label: "fields.transparentBg",
-			default: true,
+		bgOpacity: field.slider({
+			label: "fields.opacity",
+			min: 0,
+			max: 100,
+			step: 1,
+			default: 0,
 		}),
 	},
 	{
@@ -399,7 +407,7 @@ export const drawGridSchema = toolSchema<DrawGridParams>(
 				{
 					title: "groups.grid",
 					cols: 2,
-					fields: ["cols", "rows", "lineWidth", "color", "transparentBg"],
+					fields: ["cols", "rows", "lineWidth", "color", "bgOpacity"],
 				},
 			],
 		},
@@ -413,15 +421,7 @@ const drawGridTool: Tool<DrawGridParams> = {
 	run: genTool((p) => {
 		const w = Math.trunc(p.size.width);
 		const h = Math.trunc(p.size.height);
-		return drawGrid(
-			w,
-			h,
-			p.cols,
-			p.rows,
-			p.lineWidth,
-			p.color,
-			p.transparentBg,
-		);
+		return drawGrid(w, h, p.cols, p.rows, p.lineWidth, p.color, p.bgOpacity);
 	}),
 };
 
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ const placeholder: Tool<PlaceholderParams> = {
 				bold: true,
 				color: p.color,
 				backgroundColor: p.backgroundColor,
-				transparentBg: false,
+				bgOpacity: 100,
 				padding: 0,
 			});
 			out = changeCanvasSize(label, w, h, "center");
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ const sortColorsTool: Tool<SortColorsParams> = {
 interface TextToPngParams {
 	text: string;
 	style: FontStyle;
-	transparentBg: boolean;
+	bgOpacity: number;
 	backgroundColor: string;
 	padding: number;
 }
@@ -952,9 +952,12 @@ export const textToPngSchema = toolSchema<TextToPngParams>(
 			bold: true,
 			color: "#111318",
 		}),
-		transparentBg: field.checkbox({
-			label: "fields.transparentBg",
-			default: false,
+		bgOpacity: field.slider({
+			label: "fields.opacity",
+			min: 0,
+			max: 100,
+			step: 1,
+			default: 100,
 		}),
 		backgroundColor: field.color({
 			label: "fields.backgroundColor",
@@ -974,7 +977,7 @@ export const textToPngSchema = toolSchema<TextToPngParams>(
 				{ title: "groups.text", fields: ["text", "style"] },
 				{
 					title: "groups.background",
-					fields: ["transparentBg", "backgroundColor"],
+					fields: ["bgOpacity", "backgroundColor"],
 				},
 				{ title: "groups.padding", fields: ["padding"] },
 			],
@@ -995,7 +998,7 @@ const textToPng: Tool<TextToPngParams> = {
 			bold: p.style.bold,
 			color: p.style.color,
 			backgroundColor: p.backgroundColor,
-			transparentBg: p.transparentBg,
+			bgOpacity: p.bgOpacity,
 			padding: p.padding,
 		}),
 	),
diff --git a/web/src/lib/registry/tools/geometry.ts b/web/src/lib/registry/tools/geometry.ts
index 29dc80a..926ee35 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/registry/tools/geometry.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/registry/tools/geometry.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const addBorder: Tool<AddBorderParams> = {
 
 interface FitOnBackgroundParams {
 	size: Dimension;
-	transparent: boolean;
+	opacity: number;
 	color: string;
 }
 
@@ -79,9 +79,12 @@ export const fitOnBackgroundSchema = toolSchema<FitOnBackgroundParams>(
 			height: 600,
 			presets: true,
 		}),
-		transparent: field.checkbox({
-			label: "fields.transparent",
-			default: false,
+		opacity: field.slider({
+			label: "fields.opacity",
+			min: 0,
+			max: 100,
+			step: 1,
+			default: 100,
 		}),
 		color: field.color({ label: "fields.background", default: "#ffffff" }),
 	},
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ export const fitOnBackgroundSchema = toolSchema<FitOnBackgroundParams>(
 		layout: {
 			groups: [
 				{ title: "groups.canvas", fields: ["size"] },
-				{ title: "groups.background", fields: ["transparent", "color"] },
+				{ title: "groups.background", fields: ["opacity", "color"] },
 			],
 		},
 	},
@@ -113,7 +116,8 @@ const fitOnBackground: Tool<FitOnBackgroundParams> = {
 			top,
 			Math.max(0, width - img.width - left),
 			Math.max(0, height - img.height - top),
-			p.transparent ? undefined : p.color,
+			p.color,
+			Math.round((Math.trunc(p.opacity) / 100) * 255),
 		);
 	}),
 };
@@ -331,7 +335,7 @@ const flipTool: Tool<FlipParams> = {
 
 interface AddPaddingParams {
 	padding: number;
-	transparent: boolean;
+	opacity: number;
 	color: string;
 }
 
@@ -344,14 +348,20 @@ export const addPaddingSchema = toolSchema<AddPaddingParams>(
 			step: 1,
 			default: 10,
 		}),
-		transparent: field.checkbox({ label: "fields.transparent", default: true }),
+		opacity: field.slider({
+			label: "fields.opacity",
+			min: 0,
+			max: 100,
+			step: 1,
+			default: 0,
+		}),
 		color: field.color({ label: "fields.fillColor", default: "#ffffff" }),
 	},
 	{
 		layout: {
 			groups: [
 				{ title: "groups.padding", fields: ["padding"] },
-				{ title: "groups.fill", fields: ["transparent", "color"] },
+				{ title: "groups.fill", fields: ["opacity", "color"] },
 			],
 		},
 	},
@@ -368,7 +378,8 @@ const addPaddingTool: Tool<AddPaddingParams> = {
 			p.padding,
 			p.padding,
 			p.padding,
-			p.transparent ? undefined : p.color,
+			p.color,
+			Math.round((Math.trunc(p.opacity) / 100) * 255),
 		),
 	),
 };