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Create a Photoroom template

Learn how to create a template that you can apply to multiple Photoroom designs.

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Written by Craig Wright
Updated over 3 weeks ago

Photoroom includes a variety of pre-made templates that you can use, such as templates for social media sites and templates for special events. But you can also create your own custom templates too.

By creating your own template, you can create a background and foreground layers that you can apply to other designs. This can save you a lot of time when you are making new designs. For example, you could create a template for a winter sale and apply it to designs for different products.


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Photoroom on 3 phones side-by-side. The first shows a winter background with winter sale text. The second shows the same background as 1, but with an orange purse as the product image. The third shows the same background with a pink purse.

In this image:

  1. Custom template.

  2. A design that uses the custom template.

  3. A different design that uses the same custom template.
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To create a custom template, you first need to create a design. You can use the Turn into template option to convert the design into a template. For instructions, see the sections below.

On iPhone and iPad

To create a template on an iPhone or iPad:

(Video shows Photoroom on iPhone)

  1. On the Create page, select Start from Photo. Choose to import a photo that is typical of the images you would use with a template. For example, if you are going to make a "Sale" template for a store, choose a photo of one of your products.
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    Alternatively, you could choose to work with one of your existing designs from the Your Content page.
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  2. If you imported a new image, choose a template for the background, for example, the White template. Select Use this template to confirm.

  3. Edit your design.
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    Use:

    1. Layers to move an object behind or in front of another layer. Press and hold the layer name and then drag it up or down in the list. You can also select a layer to access the editing settings for the object on that layer. For more details, see the Layers articles.
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    2. Insert to add extra images and shapes to your design. You can choose from the library, your brand kit, camera roll, files, or you can generate a new image with AI. Whatever you insert will appear on a new layer.
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    3. Text to add words to your design.

    4. Resize to change the canvas size of your design.

    5. Backgrounds to change the background.

    6. Shadows to apply shading effects.
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  4. When you are happy with your design, select the main foreground object(s) from your imported photo and then select the trash icon above it. This deletes the object.
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    The foreground product is selected revealing a dialog. An arrow points to the trash icon on the dialog.


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  5. Select Export. Use the export options to save your design and then select Done.

  6. In the Your Designs section (of the Your Content page), find your new design and select its dotted menu ( ... ).
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    Your Content page. The dotted menu for a design is selected, revealing a menu. The Turn into template menu option is highlighted.

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  7. Select Turn into Template.

Your design is now saved as a template. When you import a new image, your new template will appear in the Your Templates category. You can apply it to your designs in the same way as any other template.

To learn how to apply templates, see Apply a template to an image and Apply a template to multiple images in Batch Mode.

On Android

To create a template on an Android device:

  1. On the Create page, select Start from Photo. Choose to import an image that is typical of the images you would use with a template. For example, if you are going to make a "Sale" template for a shop, choose an image of one of your products.
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    Alternatively, you could select Your Content and choose one of your existing designs to work with.
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  2. If you imported a new image, choose a template, for example, the White template.

  3. Edit your design.
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    Use:

    1. Layers to move an object behind or in front of another layer. Press and hold the layer name and then drag it up or down in the list. You can also select a layer to access the editing settings for the object on that layer. For more details, see the Layers articles.
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    2. Insert to add extra images and shapes to your design. You can choose from our library of designs, your camera roll, or select camera to take a new photo. You can also use Files to upload an image from your device.
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    3. Text to add words to your design.

    4. Resize to change the canvas size of your design.

    5. Backgrounds to change the background.

    6. Shadows to apply shading effects.
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  4. When you are happy with your design, select the main foreground object(s) from your imported photo and then select the trash icon above it. This deletes the object.
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    Product layer is selected on a design revealing a menu. An arrow points to the trash can icon in the menu.

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  5. Select Export. Use the export options to save your design and then select Done.

  6. In the Your Designs section (of the Your Content page), find your new design and select its dotted menu ( ... ).
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    Your content page shows your designs. An arrow points to the dotted menu icon on the corner of a design. In the menu, the Turn into template option is highlighted.

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  7. Select Turn into Template.

Your design is now saved as a template. When you import a new image, your new template will appear in the Your Templates category. You can apply it to your designs in the same way as any other template.

To learn how to apply templates, see Apply a template to an image and Apply a template to multiple images in Batch Mode.

On Web App

To create a template on the Web App (desktop):

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

  2. Choose the workspace you want to work in.
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    To learn more about personal workspaces and team workspaces, see what is a workspace?.
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  3. On the Create page, select Select a Photo. Choose to import an image that is typical of the images you would use with a template. For example, if you are going to make a "Sale" template for a shop, choose an image of one of your products.
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    Alternatively, you could select Designs in the Your Content section, and then choose one of your existing designs to work with.
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  4. Edit your design.
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    Use:

    1. Layers in the right sidebar to move an object backwards or forwards. Drag and drop a layer up and down in the list to change the order. You can also select a layer to access the editing settings for the object on that layer.
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    2. Insert to add extra images, shapes, graphics, logos, and effects to your design. You can choose from our library of designs or upload one of your own images.
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    3. Add Text to add words to your design.

    4. Resize to change the canvas size of your design.

    5. Background to change the background.
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  5. When you are happy with your design, select the main foreground object(s) from your imported photo and then press the Delete key. This removes the object(s).

  6. Select the dotted menu at the top of the side bar and then select Turn into Template.
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    The dotted menu is selected in the top banner, revealing a menu. The menu has a Turn into Template option.


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  7. Give the template a name and select Create template.

Your design is now saved as a template. When you import a new image, your new template will appear in the Your Templates category. You can apply it to your designs in the same way as any other template.

To learn how to apply templates, see Apply a template to an image and Apply a template to multiple images in Batch Mode.

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