How to remove a background from a photo in one click
Photos instantly become more versatile when you remove the background.
What you’ll need
Practice in the app
Introduction
How to remove a background from a photo in one click.
You can remove a background to make the content all yours.
Option 1:
Option 1: Removing background by selecting an image
Select and click.
Start by selecting the image in the Editor, then click Remove background.
Changed your mind?
Click the same button to Restore image.
Option 2:
Option 2: Using quick action to remove background
Use a Quick Action.
From Home, scroll to the Quick Action section, and choose Remove background, then add an image from your files.
Exporting or customizing background-free images
Choose to Download the image with the background removed or choose to Open in the editor to customize with fun Adobe Stock backgrounds, design elements, and more.
Your photo is now background free and ready to go.
Adobe Express - Keep creating.
Removing a background is one of the easiest ways to add personality to a project.
With the background removed, you can layer the subject of a photo over something more colorful or combine it more easily with other elements. Removing a background lets you transform a portrait into a sleek and stylized design element or simply clear out distracting details and shapes.
To upload a picture with the background automatically removed:
Start on the Home page.
Scroll to Quick actions.
Choose Remove background.
Add an image from your files.
Your image’s background has now been removed. You can choose to download your new image or open it in the Editor to make further changes.
To remove the background from a photo already in the Editor:
Select the photo.
Click “Remove background” in the left properties panel.
You can further refine your cutout using the Erase tool.
Use the Erase tool to automatically remove smaller portions of your cutout, or change the brush size and edge to scrub over the details you want to fade or erase.
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