Editing pictures

How do I remove the background from an image?

Short answer

Use an AI background remover: upload the picture, and it finds the subject and makes everything else transparent, ready to save as a transparent PNG. In Melon Cut Design, choose Edit, pick Remove background and attach your photo, or use a result from the chat. You can remove the background from up to 8 pictures in one request.

The quickest way to a clean cutout, and how to use it.

Getting a clean cutout

AI background removal works best when the subject stands out: a clear outline, good light and a background of a different colour. Fine hair, glass and smoke are the hardest parts, so check the edges at full size.

Using the cutout

A transparent cutout can sit on any colour, a new scene or a product page. Keep it as a PNG: a JPEG cannot hold transparency and fills it with a colour.

Other background tools in Melon Cut

Replace background puts the subject in a new scene you describe, blended in. Product packshot puts it, centred, on a clean background colour you pick, for ecommerce.

Make your next post in minutes

On-brand images, videos and social posts, plus brand guidelines everyone can open - all in Melon Cut.