1-click background remover

No more painstaking strokes with that cutout tool. Easily remove photo backgrounds with Create, for striking banners, product images, and more.

Photo of a man jumping with a background partially removed behind him. To the right is the same image with a design background behind it, using outline feature and text.

Remove backgrounds like a pro

Our premium background remover tool detects fine details like frizzy hair and tree leaves so you get a perfect cutout. What’s more amazing is what you can do with it: • Add it to a photo to make a collage. • Add text and graphics to make a design. • Replace the background to make a new scene.

How to use background remover in Create

Choose your image

Upload your own photo to Shutterstock's Create app. Or choose one from our library — access over 3 million free images in Create, or subscribe for more.

Remove background

Start a free trial if you don't have a subscription. Then just click the background remover button — poof! It’s gone and in its place is a transparent background.

Save or keep designing

You can keep your cutout image for using with other images. Or add a white background or a texture background, text, and graphics—now it’s a design.

Image showing a chair photo in the center, with background partially removed. On the left and right is the same chair with a colored background behind it, for Shopify and Etsy.

Product photography just got way easier

If you sell or market your product online, you know how important it is to get a clean product shot with good lighting. Use our photo background remover to erase, then create a perfect white or colored background — and watch that product *pop*.

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Why Shutterstock for design and photo editing

Edit your images where you get your images

Shutterstock’s your go-to for quality images — now you can edit them in the same place, with the same log-in.

Start with a template or DIY it from scratch

Quickly swap out text and photos in a design template, or just add design elements to a blank canvas. Easy.

Lush looks you can’t get anywhere else

Fill text with photos; paint effects in specific spots; add outlines & watercolor swoops — dial up the drama.

Powerful tools that maximize your effort

Rotate and crop. Resize your designs fast. Text layouts. Time savers like these let you focus on strategy.

Data-backed creative insights

Find the best-performing visuals with our AI-powered creative recommendations. When you know, you go!

An end-to-end creative platform

Shutterstock’s got what you need to discover, plan, design, and organize your most successful creative work.

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Tips and tricks for erasing backgrounds

How to remove backgrounds in photos

Get the lowdown on how to use the background remover in Create. Discover tips and tricks for background-erased images, and stylish ways to use them in designs.

Create your own design backgrounds

Ideas and how-to steps for creating custom backgrounds for all your designs. Start with a texture, a Draw brush, or photo — you’ll be a pro in a flash.

Great looks with background remover

Peep a treasure trove of design inspiration for stunning visuals made with background eraser tools. From product shots to logos to layered designs, it’s a whole mood.

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