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Reviewed and published by trentmaziarz, May 11, 2026. Discovered and drafted by our automated research pipeline.
Photopea offers a one-click AI background removal feature called Remove BG, which automatically detects and removes the background from a photo. It is available to all users of the web editor at no cost, subject to daily usage limits for free accounts.
Details
The Remove BG feature is accessible via Select > Remove BG in the top menu. It uses AI to automatically detect the foreground subject and delete the background, producing an image with a transparent background that can be exported as PNG. A separate semi-manual tool called Magic Cut is also available for more complex images requiring user guidance. Free users can use AI features including Remove BG once per day; premium subscribers receive 3,000 AI credits per month.
Products affected
Photopea web editor
Sources & Evidence
News Article
Cite this record
Trace Foundation. (2026). Photopea: Photopea offers a one-click AI background removal feature called Remove BG, which automatically detects and removes the background from a photo. It is available to all users of the web editor at no cost, subject to daily usage limits for free accounts (data as of 2026-05-11) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/dfed4dc6-4388-49a7-9d53-904805c53be1. Accessed October 3, 2026.
- Stable link
- https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/dfed4dc6-4388-49a7-9d53-904805c53be1
- Data as of
- May 11, 2026
- Last verified
- Not recorded
Other practices by Photopea
Creative GenPhotopea offers a text-to-image feature powered by Stable Diffusion, allowing users to generate new images from written text prompts directly inside the editor. The feature is available to all users, with higher usage limits for premium subscribers.ProductivityPhotopea offers a Spot Healing Brush, which the company describes as a smart AI tool that removes unwanted objects or blemishes from a photo by analyzing surrounding pixels and filling the selected area with matching content. It is available to all users at no cost.Creative GenPhotopea offers a Magic Replace tool that uses AI to replace a selected area of a photo with new content generated from a user-supplied text prompt. The feature was launched in May 2023 and is available to all users, with heavier use requiring premium credits.
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