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Remove unwanted objects with the Retouch tool
Remove unwanted objects with the Retouch tool

Learn how to use Retouch to quickly remove unwanted objects and people from your images

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Written by Craig Wright
Updated this week

With Photoroom's Retouch tool, you can quickly and easily remove unwanted objects from your photos. Select the Retouch tool, draw over the area you want to remove, and the AI will take care of the rest.

3 images side-by-side. The first shows a room with artwork on the wall. The second shows the Retouch tool has been used to draw over the artwork. The third shows the room with no artwork and the wall redrawn as if the artwork was never there.

(1 is the area you want to remove, 2 shows the area marked with the Retouch tool, 3 shows the background after the AI has removed the unwanted area).


On iPhone and iPad

To remove unwanted objects on the iPhone and iPad versions of Photoroom:

(Video shows Photoroom on iPhone)

  1. Select the workspace you want to work in.

    1. Select Your Content.

    2. Use the workspace selector at the top to choose your workspace.

  2. Open the design you want to work on in the editor.

    You can either create a new design or select an existing design from the Create page or Your Content.

  3. Select the layer that contains the object that you want to remove. To learn more about layers, see Layers.

  4. Select Retouch in the layer settings.

  5. Make sure the Erase tab is active (if the Fill tab is active, the Retouch tool will add content to your image).

  6. Use the slider to change the size of the "brush".

  7. Draw over the object(s) that you want to remove from your design.

    The painting on the wall has gone. It looks like it never existed as the AI has filled in the background to make the wall look complete.



    ​Photoroom will remove the object and fill in the background as if the object was never there. You may need to draw over the area several times to completely remove the object.


  8. Select Done.

  9. [Optional] Use the editing tools to make further changes to the image, if required. For instructions, see Introduction to editing in Photoroom.

  10. [Optional] Select Export and use the export settings to download your design as an image file. You can also use them to share your image file.

  11. Close the design to exit the editor and save the design.

You can find your image in Your Content.


On Android

To remove unwanted objects on the android version of Photoroom:

  1. Open the design you want to work on in the editor.

    You can either create a new design or select an existing design from the Create page or Your Content.

  2. Select the layer that contains the object that you want to remove. To learn more about layers, see Layers.

  3. Select Retouch in the layer settings.

  4. Use the slider to change the size of the "brush".

  5. Draw over the object(s) that you want to remove from your design.

    The painting on the wall has gone. It looks like it never existed as the AI has filled in the background to make the wall look complete.


    ​Photoroom will remove the object and fill in the background as if the object was never there. You may need to draw over the area several times to completely remove the object.

    A Photoroom design showing a sofa in a white room. The Retouch feature has been used to remove the artwork from the wall behind the sofa.


  6. Select Done.

  7. [Optional] Use the editing tools to make further changes to the image, if required. For instructions, see Introduction to editing in Photoroom.

  8. [Optional] Select Export and use the export settings to download your design as an image file. You can also use them to share your image file.

  9. Close the design to exit the editor and save the design.

You can find your image in Your Content.


On Web App

On the Web App, you can use Retouch:

(Video shows Photoroom Web App)

  1. Log in to Photoroom at app.photoroom.com.

  2. Select the workspace you want to work in.

  3. Open the design you want to work on in the editor.

    You can either create a new design or select an existing design from your Designs.

  4. Select the layer that contains the object that you want to remove. To learn more about layers, see Layers.

  5. Select Retouch in the layer settings.

  6. Use the slider to change the size of the "brush".

  7. Draw over the object(s) that you want to remove from your design.

  8. Confirm that you want to remove the painted area.

  9. [Optional] Use the editing tools to make further changes to the image, if required. For instructions, see Introduction to editing in Photoroom.

  10. [Optional] Select the Download icon to download your design as an image file. Enter a name for the file and set the file format and then select Download.

    Download icon. It is a downwards facing arrow over a tray.

  11. Select Home to exit the editor and save your design.

    Home icon. It is a house.



Further information

(The video is only in English for now)

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