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Cleanup.pictures
Paint over anything in a photo and the AI erases it, free up to 720 pixels.
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Photoroom AI Retouch
Photoroom AI Retouch removes or changes a specific area of a photo and blends it back in, on web, Mac, iPhone and Android.
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Overview
Photoroom's AI Retouch fixes a selected part of a photo instead of the whole image. Brush over a flaw, a stray object or background clutter and the AI erases it, filling the area to match the surroundings. On iPhone and Android the same tool also adds objects or changes what is in the selection. It is built for product photos.
It runs on the web, on iPhone, iPad and Android, and on Macs with an M1 chip or later. Retouch is on the free plan with capped exports, and Photoroom states the free plan is not licensed for commercial use. Subscriptions, monthly or yearly, unlock commercial use, high-resolution exports and batch tools.
Key features
✓Brush-based removal of objects & flaws
✓Fills the erased area to match the photo
✓Adds or changes objects on iPhone & Android
✓Tuned for product photos & clutter
✓Background remover, AI scenes & shadows in the same flow
✓Batch editing on paid plans
✓Free plan to try it
When to use
Use Photoroom's AI Retouch when one part of the photo is wrong:
- You have a product shot that is nearly right: a sticker, cable or smudge needs to go without redoing the background.
- You clean up listings at volume, with Photoroom's batch tools repeating the fix across a catalog on paid plans.
- You shoot and edit on the phone, where the app also adds objects or changes the selected area, not only removes.
- You treat the retouch as one step in Photoroom's flow: cutout, new background, shadow and resize follow in the same app.
When NOT to use
Skip Photoroom's AI Retouch if any of these describe you:
- You are selling with the results on the free plan. Photoroom states free-plan use is not licensed commercially, so listings mean subscribing.
- You want the whole subject cut out, which is the background remover's job, not a retouch.
- You are retouching people, skin and faces. This is object-level fixing, and photo retouching tools carry the portrait tools.
- You are removing a watermark or text overlay. Text removers handle that specific case.
Frequently asked questions
You can use it on the free plan with capped exports, which covers trying it properly. Photoroom's help pages state the free plan is not licensed for commercial use. Selling with the results needs a subscription, billed monthly or yearly, which also unlocks high-resolution exports and batch editing.
Swipe or brush over what should go. The AI detects the object under the brush, erases it and rebuilds the background behind it. On iPhone and Android you can also add an object or change the selection instead of removing it.
Products first: Photoroom is built around product photography, and Retouch exists to clean listings. It removes people from backgrounds fine, but portrait retouching, skin and faces, is a different category of tool.
Yes, on paid plans: batch editing repeats an edit across large image sets, and Photoroom's API automates it for stores.
The background remover cuts the subject out entirely. Retouch fixes a chosen area and leaves the rest of the photo alone. Product workflows often use both in sequence.
Alternatives to Photoroom AI Retouch
Paid
Magic Eraser (Magic Studio)
Brush over an object and it disappears, free and with no signup, though free downloads come out small and branded.
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Free
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Adobe Firefly Remove Object
Brush over anything in a photo and Firefly generates a clean, context-aware fill behind it.
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