How to put a product photo on a white background for a listing

Open Remove background, choose the product photo, pick Tap to pick and tap the product. Then choose Colour, pick White, and download as JPG. The product stays exactly as photographed; only the pixels behind it change.

Steps

1. Photograph the product on a plain surface in even light. A sheet of paper or a table works. Shoot it from slightly above and fill most of the frame with it.
2. Open Remove background and choose the photo. No person is found in a product shot, so the page offers Tap what to keep.
3. Tap the middle of the product. The whole of the thing under your tap is marked and the background around it is cleared.
4. If a handle, a lid or a strap was missed, choose Add a part and tap it. Tap a part again to take it out.
5. Under Background, choose Colour, then White.
6. Set Edge softness low for a crisp outline on hard-edged products, a little higher for fabric or fur.
7. Open Crop and choose 1:1 if your shop shows square thumbnails.
8. Under Save as, pick JPG, then download.

White or transparent

Marketplaces set their own rules for main images, such as the background colour, how much of the frame the product fills and the smallest size. Check your marketplace's current rules for the exact numbers before you upload.

Why tap rather than wait

The page finds people automatically. Objects are not found until you tap them: the tap tells a second small model which thing you mean, and it marks the whole of that thing. That model is downloaded from this site the first time you tap, then runs on your device.

Tap near the middle of the product, not on its edge or on a shiny highlight. If nothing is found where you tapped, the page says so; tap the middle again.

Getting a clean result

• Shadows under the product may be cut away with the background. That is usually what a white-background shot wants. If you want a soft shadow, place the product on a grey or textured surface and keep Remove off, or use the sticker maker with its shadow on for a different style.
• Clear or glass products are hard to separate from what is behind them. Shoot them against a dark background for more contrast.
• White products on white paper blend in. Use a coloured sheet behind them while you photograph, then switch to white here.
• Reflections of the room in shiny products stay: they are part of the product's pixels.

Make the colours match the real thing

A clean background shows colour casts more clearly. Before you download, open Adjust to correct brightness or warmth so the product looks the colour a buyer will receive. The Product look under Filters, in the Made for tab, brightens and sharpens with a neutral white, at a strength you choose.

Size and file weight

After downloading, a listing photo often needs to be under a file-size limit. Compress image shrinks a JPG to a target size in KB. For a fixed pixel size, Resize image sets the width and height. Saving also leaves out the GPS position your phone may have written into the original photo.

Questions

Can I remove the background from several product photos at once?

The page works on one photo at a time. Each photo needs its own tap, since the page only knows what to keep once you tap it.

Does it work on clothing laid flat?

Yes, tap the garment. If sleeves or straps are missed, add them with Add a part.

Is the product photo uploaded?

No. The product is marked and the background changed in your browser. The photo stays on your device.

Will the product look edited?

The product's pixels are not changed. Only what is behind it is replaced, and the edge is blended by Edge softness.