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Separate an Image into Editable Layers with AI

Separate subjects, objects, and backgrounds into independent visual layers. Continue editing individual layers with AI, adjust the composition, and export the result as PSD or transparent PNG assets.

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Click or drag image to upload

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Settings

Leave this blank to let Detailed Layers identify the main editable elements automatically. Or name the parts you want separated.

Want more control over your layers?

Learn how to guide Detailed Layers with simple prompts, choose useful elements, and get cleaner layer structures from different types of images.

PeopleProductsClothingTextBackgrounds
Cost per run100 credits

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Private File Handling

Uploaded files are associated with your account and delivered through signed URLs. You can delete completed jobs manually.

Transparent PNG Output

Detailed Layers returns each detected element as its own layer on a transparent background.

Continue Editing in Agent Workspace

Multi-Agent Suite

Open the layered result in Agent Workspace to clean up elements, create visual variations, or continue working from the same project.

See How Image Separation Works

Separate visual elements into individual layers while reconstructing the background hidden behind them.

Original Image
Original Image
ImageToLayers
5 layers
Pump bottle01ITL

Pump bottle

Cream jar02ITL

Cream jar

Product box03ITL

Product box

Stone props04ITL

Stone props

Background05ITL

Background

Original Image
Original Image
ImageToLayers
2 layers
Layer_01: Subject01ITL

Layer_01: Subject

Layer_02: Background02ITL

Layer_02: Background

Final Layers

More Than Background Removal

Background removers create a transparent cutout. ImageToLayers also reconstructs the area hidden behind the subject, giving you complete assets for editing and composition.

Most images are processed in 60–120 seconds.

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Separate, edit, and export your image layers

Upload a flat image, separate it into editable visual layers, refine individual elements, and export the result for further creative work.

  1. Step 1

    Upload Your Image

    Upload a JPG, PNG, or WebP image up to 10 MB. Images with clearly separated subjects and objects usually produce easier-to-edit layers.

  2. Step 2

    Separate the visual layers

    Select the processing mode and choose how many independently editable visual groups the AI should attempt to create.

  3. Step 3

    Edit the individual elements

    Inspect each layer, split mixed elements, edit a layer, or continue in Agent Workspace when you want new variations or further changes.

  4. Step 4

    Export the Result

    Download transparent PNG layers in a ZIP file or export the composition as a layered PSD. Available export formats may depend on your plan.

Example Layering Workflows

See how automatic layer separation speeds up professional tasks.

Product Photo Editing

Problem: Products captured with complex real-world backgrounds.

Solution: Separate the product, supporting elements, shadows, and background so each part can be reviewed or adjusted independently.

Benefit: Achieve precise color correction or composite new elements easily.

Character Preparation

Problem: Characters need to be extracted from their environments for animation or posing.

Solution: Create initial character and background layers before refining body parts in a dedicated character workflow.

Benefit: Jumpstart animation prep by separating the main subject from the background.

Marketing Compositions

Problem: Flat promotional images need to be adapted to new dimensions.

Solution: Separate major visual elements before adapting a flat image into new layouts or presentation formats.

Benefit: Repurpose flat assets into dynamic multi-layer marketing materials.

Parallax Prototypes

Problem: Creating depth from 2D art requires tedious manual masking.

Solution: Create approximate foreground, middle-ground, and background layers for early motion and depth experiments.

Benefit: Quickly test parallax effects with AI-estimated hidden background content.

Explore Image Layering Workflows

Choose a workflow based on the type of image you want to separate or the editable output you need.

Frequently Asked Questions About Image Layer Separation

Answers about layer separation, choosing a layer count, Standard versus Pro, PSD export, and refining your results after generation.

What does Core Layers actually separate?
Core Layers analyzes a flat image and separates its major visual elements into independent raster layers — subjects, products, props, foreground elements, and background regions. The goal is to give you useful parts you can review, edit, download, or split further.
How many layers should I choose?
Choose the number of independently editable visual groups you want from the first pass, not the total number of objects you can see. As a rough guide, use 3–4 layers for simple images, 4–6 for typical product, marketing, or lifestyle shots, and 6–8 for more complex compositions. More layers do not automatically mean a better result; it is often better to start with a sensible count and split individual layers further after reviewing them.
What is the difference between Standard and Pro?
Standard is designed for typical layer-separation jobs with a moderate first-pass layer count. Pro lets the AI attempt a more detailed first-pass separation with more layers — it does not simply increase image resolution. If you need a higher-resolution version of an individual result, use the Upscale action after the layers have been generated.
What if two objects are combined into the same layer?
You do not need to regenerate the whole image. Open the result and use Split Layer on the layer that still contains multiple elements. This lets you refine the project step by step instead of trying to predict the perfect layer count before generation.
Can Image to Layers recover parts hidden behind an object?
It can generate plausible content for areas that were hidden in the original image, especially when reconstructing the background behind a separated subject. Those pixels did not exist in the source image, so the generated content is an estimate rather than a recovery of the original unseen artwork. Review reconstructed areas before using them in final production assets.
Are these the original Photoshop or design-file layers?
No. Image to Layers creates new raster layers from a flattened JPG, PNG, or WebP image. It cannot recover the original Photoshop layer structure, vector paths, smart objects, fonts, adjustment layers, or editing history that existed before the image was flattened.
Can I export the result as a PSD?
Yes, where PSD export is available for your plan. The PSD contains the AI-generated raster layers from your result. You can keep editing those layers in Photoshop or other compatible software, but it is not a reconstruction of the original source PSD.
Can I download the layers individually?
Yes. You can review each generated layer on its own and download it as an image asset, and supported workflows also offer grouped downloads such as a ZIP archive or a layered PSD export.
What kinds of images work best?
Images usually separate more cleanly when they have clearly visible subjects or objects, distinct boundaries between major elements, good contrast, limited heavy overlap, and enough resolution to see important details. Images with heavy occlusion, very similar foreground and background colors, tiny details, reflections, or many overlapping objects may need extra splitting or cleanup.
Should I use Core Layers or Detailed Layers?
Use Core Layers when you want to break the overall image into several reusable visual elements. Use Detailed Layers when you already know the one specific element you want to extract, such as a person, product, logo, object, text graphic, or background element. In short: Core Layers breaks down the composition; Detailed Layers extracts one specific thing.
What if the first result is not detailed enough?
You have several options after generation: Split Layer to break one mixed layer into smaller parts, Edit Layer to refine the appearance of an individual layer, Remove BG for a cleaner transparent cutout, and Upscale when an individual layer needs more resolution. You do not always need to regenerate the entire project.
What happens if layer generation fails?
If the generation fails before a usable result is created, eligible credits are returned automatically. You can then retry without losing your uploaded image and settings.

Only need two layers?

Just the subject and the background? Try Background Splitter

When a photo only has one subject in front of a background, Background Splitter gives you a transparent foreground and a reconstructed background in one step, without setting up a full multi-object layer split.

Original photo

Original photo

The source image with a single subject and background.

Transparent foreground

Transparent foreground

The subject isolated as a clean transparent PNG.

Reconstructed background

Reconstructed background

The scene behind the subject, rebuilt and reusable on its own.

Try Background Splitter

Need more than two layers, multiple objects, props, or text? Use the workspace above instead.

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