Background Eraser

Cut out subjects from photos

Background Eraser is a focused photography tool for removing unwanted backgrounds and producing images with transparent areas. It suits anyone who needs a clean subject cutout for stickers, collages, profile graphics, product images, or use in another editing app. Rather than trying to replace a full photo editor, it concentrates on isolating the part of an image you want to keep.

Manual and automatic editing tools

The app provides several ways to clear a background. Magic-style editing helps trace the boundary around a subject, while automatic or color-based removal can clear pixels with similar tones. These options are useful for different source images: color removal can be quicker on plain backgrounds, while manual control is better when the subject and background are less distinct.

• Remove selected areas to create transparent backgrounds.
• Use edge-aware editing for more controlled outlines.
• Erase by similar color where the background is fairly uniform.
• Refine the result for use as a sticker, collage element, or image layer.

Designed for focused touch editing

Background Eraser uses a practical workspace built around touch adjustments rather than filters or broad photo-editing features. Brush positioning helps keep the working area visible while you edit, which is useful when refining small edges. Results depend on the contrast and complexity of the original image, so detailed subjects may still require patient manual cleanup.

Popularity and app details

With a 4.74 rating from about 980,000 reviews and more than 100 million installs, Background Eraser is a widely used choice in the Photography category. It is developed by handyCloset Inc. and is best suited to users who want a dedicated background-removal utility instead of a larger, more complex editing suite.