About 30 seconds a photo
Upload, pick the shadow and press Make Background White. Most runs finish in about half a minute, so you can work through a set of product photos in one sitting.
Product photos and portraits
White Background Photo Maker with a Natural Shadow
Image2Layer's white background maker turns a product photo or portrait shot anywhere into a clean white background photo, free to try. AI removes the scene and adds a soft or floor shadow in about 30 seconds.
- Free to try
- Soft, floor or no shadow
- PNG in about 30 seconds
- Old scene cleared
1. Upload an image
Sexual or explicit content isn't allowed. Images and results that contain it are blocked automatically.
No image handy? See a sample
2. Pick the shadow
The subject stays as it is on a clean white background.
3. Make Background White
10 credits per photo · Failed runs never use credits
Real result of this tool
Upload your own image to get a PNG.
What it does
What the White Background Maker Does
A white background makes a product or a person the only thing to look at. Upload a photo taken anywhere and the AI replaces everything behind the subject with a seamless white studio background, then adds the shadow you pick. There is no selection to draw, no brush and no prompt to write.
The subject keeps its shape, colors, labels and texture, at the same size and in the same place, while the scene behind it, from walls to streets to people in the distance, is removed. Need no background at all? The transparent background maker gives you a transparent PNG, and image to layers splits a picture into editable layers.
- Seamless studio white
- Soft, floor or no shadow
- Busy backgrounds removed
- Labels and texture kept
- Same size and position
- PNG in about 30 seconds
BeforeWhite backgroundWhy Use AI for a White Background
Six reasons to make background white online here instead of by hand.
No selection, no mask
You do not trace edges or paint a mask. The AI finds the main subject and builds clean white around it, with its edges kept as they are.
A shadow that grounds it
Soft adds a gentle contact shadow, Floor a shadow on a white studio floor, and None a flat look. With a shadow, a product looks placed rather than pasted.
Labels and texture kept
The AI is told to keep the subject exactly as it is: shape, colors, labels, texture and edges, at the same size and in the same place.
Works from a phone photo
Shoot on a kitchen table or a balcony and put a white background on an iPhone photo or any phone shot, right in the browser, with nothing to install.
10 credits, failed runs free
Each photo costs 10 credits. Credit packs need no subscription, and a run that fails never uses credits.
How to Make Photo Background White in 3 Steps
How to make the background on a photo white: three steps from a busy snapshot to a clean white background photo.
JPGPNGWebPup to 24 MB
White Background Photo Editor for Products, Pets and People
Three things this white background AI does on everyday photos. Drag, hover or watch each example.
BeforeWhite backgroundChange Background to White Wherever You Shot It
This straw tote sat on a cafe chair with the street behind it. One run turned the street into clean studio white and kept the bag on its chair with a floor shadow, so it looks like a studio shot. To swap the scene for another one instead of white, use change image background. Drag the divider to compare.
Change a background to white
Move to see the originalRemove Background and Add White Background in One Run
The window, the wall and the wooden table are gone, and the whole breakfast set, teapot, cups, toast, jam, fruit and tulips, now sits together on white with a soft shadow. Things grouped with the subject stay with it, so crop to one item first if you want it alone. Move the lens across the picture to see what was there. To lift one object out as its own PNG, use cut out image.
Clear a busy background
AfterFur, Hair and Fine Edges Kept on White
Fur, hair, leaves and handles are where quick cutouts go wrong. This dog sat on a lawn. On white, the fluffy outline of its ears is kept, and a floor shadow keeps it standing on the ground. The zoom switches between the same patch before and after. To keep the scene but soften it instead, use blur background.
Put a pet on whiteWhite Background Before and After
Six results of this tool on example photos made for this page, set in rooms, streets and kitchens. Hover a card to wipe between them, or open it to compare closely.
Wristwatch on a desk
Notebooks, a pen and the wood grain behind the watch replaced by white, with a soft shadow under the strap.
Armchair in a living room
A wooden armchair lifted out of a sunlit living room and set on a white studio floor with its own shadow.
Full length fashion photo
A model in a camel coat on a city crosswalk, now standing on white with a floor shadow at her feet.
Necklace on linen
A small silver pendant on its linen cloth, with the table and the coffee cup cleared away and a soft shadow on white.
Glass bottle on a shelf
A frosted glass dropper bottle taken off a bathroom shelf, with its glass and wooden cap kept as they were.
Portrait for a team page
A chef in a busy kitchen, now a headshot with a white background and no shadow, ready for a team page.
Tips for a Clean White Background Photo
Four habits for photos that look like a studio shot.
Shoot the whole subject, then crop
Keep the whole product in the frame with a little room around it, in even light. The subject keeps its size and place, so crop before you upload if you want it centered or square for a shop.
Pick the shadow for the subject
A white background with floor shadow suits shoes, bags, chairs and anything that stands. Soft suits most products and things lying flat. None gives a flat look for icons, collages and headshots.
Check the white before you list it
The AI is asked for seamless pure white, #FFFFFF, but shops often have strict photo rules. Check the corners with a color picker and read your marketplace's image guidelines before you upload.
Need it bigger? Upscale afterwards
The result comes back at about 1,200 pixels on the longest side. For product pages with zoom, run it through the image upscaler for 2× or 4× the size.
White Background Maker vs Photoshop and Editing Services
Three ways to change image background to white, side by side: Image2Layer, Photoshop by hand and a photo editing service.
- Time per photoImage2Layer:About 30 secondsPhotoshop by hand:Minutes to an hour, depending on the edgesPhoto editing service:Often a day or more
- CostImage2Layer:10 credits a photoPhotoshop by hand:A Photoshop subscriptionPhoto editing service:A fee per photo
- Skill neededImage2Layer:None: upload and press Make Background WhitePhotoshop by hand:Selections, masks and practicePhoto editing service:None, an editor does the work
- ShadowImage2Layer:Soft, Floor or None, made by AIPhotoshop by hand:Painted or built by handPhoto editing service:Ask for it with the order
- Busy backgroundsImage2Layer:Cleared in the same runPhotoshop by hand:Masked out by handPhoto editing service:Removed by the editor
- Where it runsImage2Layer:In your browser, also on a phonePhotoshop by hand:A desktop appPhoto editing service:You upload files and wait
Photoshop is a trademark of Adobe. Image2Layer is not affiliated with Adobe or with any photo editing service.
Who Needs a White Background Photo
Sellers, makers, teams and anyone who needs a clean picture fast.
Online shops
Give every listing a matching white background for product photos, shot on whatever table was free.
Makers and small brands
Skip the light tent: product photography with a white background from a kitchen table, for catalogs and line sheets.
Headshots and profiles
Put a portrait on white for a CV, a name badge, a speaker page or a company directory.
Secondhand selling
Furniture, shoes and bags photographed at home look tidy and easy to read on white.
Slides and catalogs
Drop products on white into decks, menus and price lists, or make a matching poster from a short description with the AI poster generator.
Design projects
Use these clean shots in collages and mockups, and turn them into editable layers with image to PSD.
White Background FAQ
Answers about white backgrounds, shadows, size, price and privacy.
Upload the photo above, pick Soft, Floor or None for the shadow, and press Make Background White. About 30 seconds later the photo is back on clean white: compare it with the slider, then download a PNG.
Yes, once. Each account gets one free run across Image2Layer's AI tools: sign in, press Try it free and you get a watermarked result with no credits needed. After that each photo costs 10 credits, and the watermark goes away once you buy any plan or credit pack.
It is a clean white background, and the AI is asked for seamless pure white, #FFFFFF. The result is not checked pixel by pixel, so if a shop needs exact pure white, check the corners with a color picker before you upload it.
Yes. Soft adds a gentle contact shadow under the subject, Floor adds a shadow on a white studio floor as if it stands there, and None leaves no shadow at all.
It should not. The AI is told to keep the subject exactly the same: shape, colors, labels, texture and edges, at the same size and in the same place. AI can still alter tiny details such as fine print, so check the result with the slider before you publish it.
It removes the scene behind the subject: walls, streets, tables and people in the distance. Things that touch or hold the subject, such as the chair under a bag or the cloth under a necklace, usually stay as part of it, so crop the photo to the item you want first.
Yes. Upload a PNG, JPG or WebP up to 24 MB and the AI adds a white background to the photo. Transparent areas of a PNG turn white when you upload it, and the subject still gets the shadow you picked.
Mostly. The subject is kept as it is, but the result comes back at about 1,200 pixels on the longest side, so a large photo returns smaller than the original. For a bigger file, run the result through the image upscaler at 2× or 4×.
About 1,200 pixels on the longest side, in the same shape as your upload. Uploads up to 24 MB are accepted and scaled to fit 2,048 pixels before the run. The photo is not cropped to a square, so crop it first if a shop needs one.
Not for an official passport photo. The tool does not crop to passport size or check any country's photo rules, and many countries do not accept digitally altered passport photos. Use it for profiles and team pages, and follow the official rules for passports and visas.
Yes. Open this page in your phone browser, upload a photo from your camera roll and download the PNG. There is no app to install, and it works the same on iPhone and Android.
Photoshop gives you full manual control, but masking hair and fur and building a believable shadow takes time and practice. Here the same job takes about 30 seconds, and you can still fine tune the PNG in any editor afterwards.
Yes. The person, their hair and their clothes are kept, and the scene behind them turns white. Choose None for a plain headshot or Soft for a little depth, then check the hair edges with the slider.
Each photo costs 10 credits. Credit packs need no subscription, and a run that fails never uses credits. The pricing page lists the current plans and packs.
Your uploads and results are visible only to your account, and every upload passes our content checks. Only edit photos you own or have permission to use.
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