Photo Cleanup
Brush over something you want gone: a stray object, a scuff, a passer-by. The tool rebuilds the background from the pixels around it. Works on photos you own.
Paint over the thing you want removed. Cover it fully and go a little past its edges, because a slightly generous selection fills in better than a tight one. Scroll to zoom, hold Space to pan.
Result
Drag the divider to compare. Happy with it? Download, or keep going on another spot.
Your photo never leaves your device. All the processing happens in this browser tab. Please only use this on images you own or have permission to edit.
How it works
Open a photo, paint over the thing you want gone, and the tool reconstructs what should be behind it by sampling texture and patterns from the surrounding area. It is the same idea as the healing brush in a desktop photo editor, and it runs on your own machine rather than on a server.
There are two methods. Detailed rebuilds texture and carries continuous edges, like a horizon or a wall line, straight through the gap; it takes a few seconds. Fast smooths the area over, and is the better choice when the background is plain, such as clear sky or a painted wall.
Getting a good result
- Cover the object completely and go slightly past its edges. A generous selection fills in better than a tight one, because a tight one leaves a fringe of the original object behind.
- Remove one thing at a time. Fill it in, choose Keep editing this result, then move on to the next.
- Scroll to zoom in for fiddly areas, and hold the space bar to pan around.
- Large objects on busy backgrounds are the hardest case. If the first attempt looks smudged, discard it and try again with a wider selection.
What this tool is for
Photos you own: taking a stray object out of a picture, cleaning a scuff or dust mark off a scan, removing a passer-by from the background of a travel photo.
It accepts images only. It does not take PDFs or documents, and it is not a tool for stripping ownership marks off other people’s work.