Studio

Edit images in layers with Studio, Ideogram's editor (formerly Canvas). Inpaint one area, extend an image (outpainting), change the background, add text, and export.

Studio is Ideogram's editor. It replaces the old Canvas and Magic Fill tools, and handles inpainting, outpainting, background changes and text. You work on a canvas made of layers: images and text. Some tools rework the whole canvas and give you new versions. Others change one layer and leave the rest alone.

Open Studio

1. In the sidebar, select More → Studio.

2. Under Start with an image, select Upload image and pick a file.

To edit an image you made in Ideogram, download it first, then upload it to Studio.

Uploads must be JPG, PNG or WEBP, up to 50 MB. Once an image is open, you can paste or drag more image files onto the canvas. Each one becomes a new layer.

To leave, select Studio at the top left. It reads Exit when you point at it.

The layout

With nothing selected, the canvas tools sit at the top right.

• Left toolbar: Select, Upload, My Images (add an image from your library as a layer) and Text (add a text layer).

• Right sidebar: tools for whatever you've selected. With nothing selected, you get the canvas tools and the Layers list. Drag its edge to resize it.

• Bottom: the version strip.

• Bottom right: Undo, Redo and zoom (50% to 300%). Click the zoom badge to fit the canvas. Hold Space and drag to pan.

• Top right: your credit balance and Export.

Studio tools use credits, but the Generate buttons don't show a price. Watch the balance at the top right. See how credits work.

Canvas tools: make new versions

Click an empty spot so nothing is selected. Each of these tools works on the whole canvas and adds the result to the version strip.

Tool	What it does	Plan
AI edit	Describe your edits and get edited versions. See Edit the whole canvas with AI edit.	Any
Extend	Grows the canvas and fills the new space from your description. See Extend the canvas.	Paid
Regenerate	Runs the original prompt and settings again. Edit the prompt first if you like; bigger changes give a more different image. Greyed out for uploaded images.	Any
Remix	Uses the canvas as a base for new images. Describe your remix and set Count (1 to 4). There's no strength setting in Studio; use the Remix app for that.	Paid
Reframe	Recomposes the image to fit a new aspect ratio. See Reframe to a new aspect ratio.	Any
Layerize text	Finds the text in the image and turns it into text layers you can edit. See Text and Layers.	Any, signed in

Edit the whole canvas with AI edit

1. Click an empty spot so nothing is selected.

2. Select AI edit.

3. Describe your edits.

4. To add reference images, attach them with the paperclip (up to 14).

5. Set Count to the number of results you want (1 to 4).

6. Click Generate.

Extend the canvas

1. Click an empty spot so nothing is selected.

2. Select Extend.

3. Drag the handles to grow the canvas.

4. Describe what should fill the new space.

5. Select Extend.

Output tops out at 2048 px on the long side. Extend needs a paid plan.

Reframe to a new aspect ratio

1. Click an empty spot so nothing is selected.

2. Select Reframe.

3. Pick a new aspect ratio: 1:1, 3:2, 2:3, 4:3, 3:4, 5:4, 4:5, 16:9, 9:16 or 21:9.

4. Select Reframe. Ideogram recomposes the image to fit.

To remix the canvas, see Remix in Studio.

Layer tools: change one layer in place

Click an image on the canvas to select it as a layer. The sidebar shows its name, a Replace image button and a Tools list. These tools change that layer only, on the current version. They don't add a new version.

Select an image layer to get Replace image and its Tools.

Tool	What it does	Plan
Replace image	Pick a file to swap in for this layer.	Any
AI edit	Describe a change for just this layer. You can attach reference images.	Any
Remix	Makes a variation that starts from this layer.	Paid
Select area	Changes only the part of the layer you paint over. See Change part of a layer with Select area.	Paid
Extend	Pull the layer's edges out and describe what should appear in the new space.	Paid
Upscale	Adds detail and sharpness: 2x, 4x or Ultra 8x. Sizes that would pass 8192 × 8192 px are greyed out.	Paid
Layerize text	Replaces the layer with the text layers it finds.	Any, signed in
Remove background	One click removes the background from this layer only. Uses credits.	Any
Crop	Crops the layer. See Crop a layer.	Any

On desktop, a bar also floats over the selected layer. It has Quick edit, Duplicate, Download, Delete and More. On mobile, the layer tools sit in a toolbar under the canvas.

Change part of a layer with Select area

1. Click the image layer to select it.

2. Under Tools, select Select area.

3. Set Brush size (10 to 80).

4. Paint over the part you want to change.

5. Describe what to change there.

6. Select Generate.

The rest of the layer stays as it was. Select area needs a paid plan.

Crop a layer

1. Click the image layer to select it.

2. Under Tools, select Crop.

3. Drag the frame.

4. Click outside the frame to apply.

To cancel, press Esc.

Open Quick edit

1. On desktop, click the layer to select it.

2. In the bar over the layer, select Quick edit. A prompt box opens with starters like "Change text to..." and "Remove...".

3. Describe your edit.

4. Click Generate.

You can also press Tab to open Quick edit.

Studio doesn't have Precise Edit or Object Remover. Use those as separate apps; see Edit Images.

Versions

Each canvas tool run adds a thumbnail to the version strip at the bottom.

Switch versions

1. Click a thumbnail in the version strip.

You can also use the ← and → keys. Undo also steps back through switches.

Duplicate a version

1. Switch to the version you want to copy.

2. Select +. Studio duplicates the version, layers included.

3. Keep working on the copy.

Delete a version

1. Point at the version's thumbnail in the strip and click the × on it.

2. Click Delete image to confirm.

Studio says this removes it "from the editor carousel."

Saving

Studio saves for you. There's no Save button. Layer edits save to the same image as you work, and again when you switch versions or exit. If you try to leave while a layer tool is still running, Studio asks you to confirm, since you'd lose that result.

Studio has no Share or Publish. To share or publish, open the image's page. See Sharing images.

Export

Export opens the same menu as Download on the image page, for the version you're on.

Export the current version

1. Switch to the version you want.

2. Select Export at the top right.

3. Pick a File type.

4. Pick a Size.

5. Click Download. If you picked a size larger than the original, the button reads Upscale & download.

Sizes larger than the original upscale the image first and cost credits. Some formats and sizes need a plan. See Downloading images.

Download one layer

1. Select the layer.

2. In its floating bar, select Download.

This saves the layer's source file on its own.