Remove Object from Image - Remove Person from Photo

Remove objects from photos: people, text, watermarks and date stamps. Paint with a brush or lasso, get a clean photo. Free.

Remove Object from Image is a free Chrome extension that helps you remove unwanted objects from photos in a few strokes. Paint over a stranger in the background, a power line or a date stamp and press Remove selected. The AI fills the spot with background that blends in with the rest of the scene, so the photo looks as if the object was never there. 🔰 How to use Remove Object from Image 1. Click the extension icon in the Chrome toolbar to open Remove Object from Image in the side panel. 2. Drop a photo into the panel, click to choose a file, or press Ctrl+V to paste a picture from the clipboard. 3. Paint over the object with the brush, or circle a larger one with the lasso. 4. Press Remove selected and wait a moment while the AI rebuilds the area. 5. Hold Compare to see the original, or switch to the side by side view. 6. Download the clean photo in its original format. ℹ️ Remove Object from Image is free with every tool unlocked from the first launch. You can remove people from photos for free as often as you like. There is no trial period and no credits to buy, and the result never gets a watermark. 👍 Top 🔟 reasons to choose Remove Object from Image 1️⃣ Three selection tools. The brush paints over small details, the lasso circles big objects, and the eraser trims the selection before anything changes. 2️⃣ Automatic watermark and date finder. One button marks watermarks, logos and orange camera date stamps for removal, and you can adjust the selection by hand. 3️⃣ Full resolution output. The photo keeps its original width and height, and only the area you selected is replaced. 4️⃣ The same format back. A JPG comes back as JPG, a PNG as PNG and a WebP as WebP, so the file fits wherever the original did. 5️⃣ Repeat passes. Remove a trace on top of the previous result as many times as you need until the spot looks natural in the scene. 6️⃣ Before and after. Hold Compare to flash the original, or place both versions side by side. 7️⃣ Right-click start. Choose Remove object on any image on a web page and it opens in the editor. 8️⃣ A full editor tab. Open the photo in a tab with zoom and pan when a large picture needs careful work. 9️⃣ Keyboard shortcuts. Switch tools with B, L and E and change the brush size with the bracket keys. Space pans the picture, and Enter removes the selection. 🔟 Undo and redo. Step back through recent changes if a fill does not look right. ❓ Why would you need Remove Object from Image? ✅ A tourist walked into your holiday photo at the exact moment you pressed the shutter. ✅ An old family scan carries an orange date stamp in the corner that spoils the print. ✅ A real estate photo shows a trash bin or a parked car in front of the house. ✅ A product photo for an online store has a sticker or a price tag that should not be there. ✅ A wedding photographer spots an exit sign, a power line or a stray glass on the table. ✅ A landscape has a crane, a street light or a wire across the sky. ✅ A scanned document photo carries a handwritten note you want to clear before sharing. ✅ A social media post needs a clean background without the distraction of a crowd behind you. ✅ A blogger cleans cables and clutter from a desk shot before using it as a cover image. ✅ A parent removes a stranger's elbow from the edge of a school concert photo before printing it for grandparents. ✅ A screenshot shows a notification badge or an icon to hide. ❓ Frequently Asked Questions: ❔ How can I remove an object from a photo online? 💡 Open the photo in Chrome, paint over the object and press Remove selected. Remove Object from Image runs in the browser side panel, so you do not install a separate photo editor, create an account or wait for an email with the result. A photo from any website can be opened with a right-click, and Chrome may ask once for access to that site so the extension can read the image. ❔ Can AI remove people from photos? 💡 Yes. You can let the AI remove people from photos, and people are among the easiest things to erase when they are small or medium in the frame. Make the brush a little wider than the subject's outline and paint over the whole figure, including the shadow on the ground. If you notice a faint trace, paint over it again and remove once more; short second passes give the cleanest result. ❔ Can you remove the date stamp from a photo? 💡 Yes. Load the photo and press Find watermark / date. The detector marks the date stamp, and you can add to the selection with the brush or trim it with the eraser before you press Remove selected. The same button finds semi-transparent watermarks and logos. ❔ How do I remove a timestamp from a scanned print? 💡 Scan the print at its original size or larger and press Find watermark / date. If the detector misses faint digits, paint over them with the brush; a selection slightly wider than the numbers leaves no colored edge behind. Then check the corner with Compare before you download. ❔ How to remove people from photos taken on an iPhone for free? 💡 Photos shot on an iPhone are often saved as HEIC, which this extension cannot open, so export the picture as JPG first or set the iPhone camera to the Most Compatible format. Then drop the file into Remove Object from Image, paint over the person and press Remove selected before you download the clean copy. ❔ How do I select a thin object like a power line or a wire? 💡 Make the brush smaller with the left bracket key and open the photo in a full tab, where you can zoom in and pan with Space. Paint along the wire in one or two strokes, slightly wider than the line itself. Thin objects usually come out clean, because there is plenty of real background on both sides to fill from. ❔ Can I remove text from an image? 💡 Yes. Captions, stickers and handwritten notes are painted over like any other object. On a plain background one pass is usually enough. Text over a detailed area, such as a patterned shirt, may need two or three short passes with Compare in between. ❔ Can I remove a watermark from any photo I find online? 💡 Technically the tool erases a watermark wherever it appears, but a watermark often marks someone else's copyright. Use Remove Object from Image on your own pictures, on stock images you have licensed, or with the owner's permission. ❔ Can I remove people from photos free of charge? 💡 Yes. There are no credits to buy, no daily cap and no watermark on the result. Remove Object from Image does not ask you to sign in. ❔ What image formats does the object remover support? 💡 JPG, PNG and WebP work fully and are saved back in the same format. Most other formats that Chrome can display open as well; for an animated GIF only the first frame is used. Photos up to 50 megapixels can be edited, and images opened with a right-click can be up to 60 MB. ❔ What happens if the photo is too big? 💡 Remove Object from Image accepts photos up to 50 megapixels. A larger picture gets a clear message asking you to make it smaller first. If the browser runs short of memory on a heavy photo, close a few tabs or reduce the resolution and try again. ❔ Does it reduce the photo quality? 💡 The resolution stays the same, and pixels outside your selection are left untouched. Only the painted area is replaced, and the file is saved back in its original format, so a JPG stays a JPG. ❔ How big can the object be? 💡 Small and medium objects give the best result. When something covers a large part of the frame, the fill has little real background to learn from, so remove it in parts: one section, then the next, checking each pass with Compare. ❔ Can I edit many photos at once? 💡 The extension works with one photo at a time. Before you open the next picture, it reminds you to download the current one, so you do not lose a finished edit by accident. ❔ What if the fill looks smudged or repeats a pattern? 💡 Press Undo, widen the selection a little so it covers the edges and the shadow of the object, and remove again. Splitting a big area into two or three smaller passes also helps, because each pass has more real background around it to copy from. Complex structures hidden behind the object, such as a face or readable text, cannot be guessed and may need a different photo. ❔ Can I paste a screenshot directly? 💡 Yes. Copy a screenshot or an image from another app and press Ctrl+V in the panel, or drop a file anywhere on the editor page. The edited picture is downloaded as a normal file, ready to attach to an email or a chat. ❔ What permissions does the extension need? 💡 At install it asks for the side panel and an entry in the right-click menu of images. Access to a website is requested only when you right-click an image on a site that blocks direct downloads, and only for that site. The extension has no account and cannot read your browsing history. ❔ Is there an app to remove people from photos on a Mac or a Chromebook? 💡 Yes. Remove Object from Image runs wherever desktop Chrome runs, so it works on Windows and macOS as well as on Linux. Chromebooks are supported too. You do not need Photoshop or a separate mobile app to clean up a picture. If you have any questions, problems, or feature requests, please contact us. Install it now!