Remove Backgrounds and Objects

Remove a background to make a transparent PNG, remove unwanted objects from a photo, or put your subject on a new background, for product photos and ecommerce.

This is useful for product photos and ecommerce listings, logos, stickers and profile pictures, or to remove people and other unwanted objects from a photo. Ideogram has two apps for it. The Background Remover cuts out the subject and leaves a transparent background. The Object Remover takes one thing out of a picture and fills the gap. In Studio you can also remove the background from a single layer.

Task	Where	Plan
Remove a background	Background Remover app, or Remove BG on an image page	Credits (the button shows the cost)
Remove the background from one layer	Studio	Credits
Remove an object	Object Remover app	Credits (the button shows the cost)

Each app's button shows the cost before you run it. See how credits work.

Remove a background

From an image page

1. Open the image.

2. Click Remove BG. The Background Remover app opens with the image loaded.

3. Click Remove background.

You can also open an image's … menu and choose Background Remover under Use.

In the Background Remover app

1

Open the app

Open Apps and choose Background Remover.

2

Add a source image

Under Source image, click + Add to upload a picture or choose one you already have. "No prompt needed!"

Add the photo you want to cut out.

3

Click Remove background

Click Remove background.

The button shows the cost before you click.

You get a new image with a transparent background. Your original stays as it was. If it fails, you'll see "Could not remove the background. Please try again."

The result appears in My assets with a transparent background.

On a layer in Studio

1. In Studio, select an image layer.

2. Under Tools in the right sidebar, choose Remove background.

It runs in one click and changes only that layer. Other layers stay as they are, which makes this the way to cut out one part of a design you have built in layers.

Keep the transparency when you download

Download a transparent image as PNG or WEBP. JPEG has no transparency, so the Download menu turns it off for these images. A 1K PNG is free on every plan; WEBP and larger sizes need a paid plan.

To make an image with no background from the start, see Transparent Backgrounds.

Remove an object

The Object Remover app erases one thing you mark, such as a stray cup on a table or a person in the background, and fills the space.

1

Open the app

Open Apps and choose Object Remover.

2

Add a source image

Under Source image, click + Add to upload a picture or choose one you already have.

3

Mark the object

Under Mask, mark the object with one of the tools:

• Click: click the object once. Ideogram selects the whole object for you.

• Paint: brush over it by hand.

• Lasso: draw a loose outline around it.

• Rectangle: drag a box over it.

With Click, one click selects the whole object.

4

Click Remove object

Click Remove object. The button shows the cost in credits.

Click Remove object to erase what you marked.

The result appears in My assets as a new image. Your original stays as it was.

Clear next to Mask starts over.

If you click a spot with no clear object, you'll see "Could not find an object there. Try another spot." Wait for a click selection to finish before you click Remove object.

Put a subject on a new background

Ideogram has no one-step tool to swap a background. Use Studio to layer the cutout on a new image:

1. Remove the background from your subject (see above). The cutout saves to My assets.

2. Open Studio from the sidebar's More menu.

3. Click Upload image and choose the new background.

4. Click My Images in the left toolbar and add your cutout. It lands as a new layer on top.

5. Drag the cutout into place.

6. Resize the cutout.

7. To change the stacking, open the layer's More menu and choose Bring to front or Send to back.

8. Click Export to download the result.

You can also try AI edit in Studio and describe the new background in your prompt. See Studio.