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Remove an object from a photo
Paint over the thing that spoils the shot, and the eraser fills the gap with what should have been behind it.
Drop a photo to clean up
or paste it with ⌘V — anywhere on this page
From your gallery or camera
JPG · PNG · WebP · HEIC — up to 25 MP
- Never stored
- No watermark
- No sign-up
Works well on
- Date stampsOld camera dates in a corner
- App badgesOn photos and exports you made
- Text overlaysCaptions you no longer want
- PeopleStrangers behind you
How to do it
- 1Drop your photoJPG, PNG, WebP or HEIC up to 25 megapixels.
- 2Paint over the object and its shadowCover the whole object plus a small margin, and include its shadow or reflection. Leave nothing poking out.
- 3Erase, then erase again if neededThe fill takes a few seconds. Mark any leftover bits on the result and erase again, then download full size.
What the eraser does with an object
When you mark an object, WipeMark cuts out the area around it, at most 1024 pixels, and sends only that to its server. LaMa, an inpainting model whose authors report it handles large missing areas and repeating structures well, fills the marked part from what surrounds it. Your browser places the patch back into the full-size photo. It takes a few seconds, and nothing is stored.
The eraser does not know what was really behind the object. It makes a believable guess from the surroundings. That is why the background matters more than the object.
Objects that come out cleanly
The best results come when what is behind the object is easy to guess:
- Plain areas: sky, sea, a painted wall, a tablecloth.
- Repeating textures: grass, sand, gravel, brick, tiles, wooden planks.
- Soft blur: background areas already out of focus in a portrait.
Typical good jobs are power lines crossing a sky, a trash can on a lawn, a plastic bottle on a beach towel, a sticker on a laptop, a stray hair across a plain backdrop, or a cup left on a dinner table.
Objects that are hard
Large objects. Removing a parked car that fills a third of the frame asks the model to invent a big chunk of street. Results get soft and repetitive as the area grows.
Objects in front of something specific. A lamp post in front of a building's sign, or a hand in front of someone's face. The eraser cannot restore lettering or features it never saw.
Objects that cross strong lines. A pole in front of a horizon, a railing or a doorframe. Lines may come out bent where the fill meets them.
How to mark well
Cover everything, plus a margin. Leftover edge pixels of the object get blended into the fill and show as a smudge. A small margin all round avoids that.
Include shadows and reflections. A shadow with no object is a giveaway. So is a reflection in a window or a puddle.
Work in passes for bigger things. Mark one part, erase, then mark the next part on the result. Each pass fills from real surroundings rather than from the previous guess. Use Erase again on the result.
Use the box for straight-edged things. Press X for signs, boxes and screens. Press B for the brush on irregular shapes, and resize it with the bracket keys.
Which format to download
The download is your full photo at its original size. Choose JPG to keep a file size similar to a camera photo, or PNG for no extra compression if you plan more edits. WebP gives smaller files for the web. Keep your original as well, in case you want to redo an edit differently later.
Questions people ask
How do I remove an unwanted object from a photo for free?
Drop the photo into the eraser above, paint over the object with the brush or draw a box around it, and press Erase. The area is filled from the surroundings in a few seconds, and you can download the result at full size with no watermark.
Why is there a blurry patch where the object was?
The area was large, or the background behind it had detail the model had to invent, such as text or a complex pattern. Erase in smaller sections, starting from the edges, so each fill has more real surroundings to copy from.
Do I need to paint over the object's shadow?
Yes. A shadow with no object casting it is the most common giveaway of an edited photo. Include shadows and reflections in your mark, even if they are soft.
What kinds of objects does the eraser remove best?
Small to medium things on plain or repeating surroundings, such as a bin on grass, a cable against sky, a cup on a table or a sign on a brick wall. Large objects that fill a big share of the frame, or objects in front of faces and detailed patterns, are much harder.
Will the rest of my photo lose quality?
No. Only the area around your mark is sent and filled. The patch is placed back into your original full-size photo in the browser, so everything else stays exactly as it was apart from the format you save in.