Logo built from parts
Real user result: each letter group, the watercolor ring, landscape, wave, molecule and flask on separate layers, ready to recolor or rearrange.
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Image to Layers: Separate an Image into Editable Layers with AI
Upload a JPG, PNG, or WebP and turn one image into editable layers: subjects, objects, text-like graphics, shadows, and backgrounds ready for PSD, ZIP, and transparent PNG export.
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JPG, PNG, or WebP up to 24MB.
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Up to 16 layersChoose how many editable visual groups AI should create first. Auto stays within 10 layers — more layers take longer to separate. You can split mixed layers again after reviewing the result.
Sample:
Exports transparent PNG layer files and a ZIP package for editing.
8 credits per layer.
Video thumbnail · 8 layers
Real result: title, label, arrow, plate, cookies and presenter on separate layers, ready to restyle for the next video.
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Why This Image to Layers Tool Fits Real Production Work
Prepare assets for design revisions, product marketing, animation, game scenes, and client handoff. Results stay in your workspace for 30 days.
- Up to 16
- Layers per run: Auto picks up to 10, or you choose 2 to 16
- 1 to 2 min
- Upload to export
- PSD + PNG
- A layered PSD, transparent PNG layers or a ZIP
Layer examples
Image to Layers Examples for Editable Assets
Explore real layer separation examples: product photos, character art, posters, and backgrounds turned into editable layer stacks.
Nursery corner photo
Real result: the crib, rug, plant, wall art, wicker basket, wooden toys and each gift box on their own layers.
Chibi gentleman
Real user result: trousers and shoes, overcoat, waistcoat, cravat, each hand, face, monocle, hair and book on their own layers.
Scientific infographic
Real user result: the extraction steps, the antioxidant panel, the sample, each title bar and the arrows on their own layers, so a panel moves without redrawing the chart.
Illustrated winter scene
Real user result: sky, mountains, snow, pine forest, tracks, cabin, steam train and sign as separate layers, so the scene can be restaged.
Chibi girl with mouse ears
Real user result: body and skirt, each sleeve with its hand, back hair with the mouse headpiece, scarf, face, front hair, each eye and the mouth on their own layers.
Logo
Real result: the sun symbol, leaf graphic and wordmark, each on its own transparent layer.
Painterly girl in a peach tree
Real user result: sky, branches, peaches, the girl as one layer, her hair ornaments, ribbons, swallows, white flowers and falling petals on their own layers.
Cartoon lion mascot
Real user result: each sneaker, each jeans leg, the tail, both arms, the T-shirt, the chain with its logo, the beard, the dreadlocks and the face on their own layers.
See Image to Layers Separation in Action
Preview how one flat source image becomes editable subject, object, shadow, text, and background layers.
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01Semantic Layer Separation
Separate Every Useful Image Layer
Use Image2Layer as an image to layers workspace for flattened posters, product photos, portraits, and campaign visuals. Separate the subject, foreground objects, shadows, text, logos, and rebuilt background so every useful part can be edited independently.
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02Background Reconstruction
Image to Layers with Hidden Background Reconstruction
Image2Layer separates the foreground subject, shadow, and background into editable layers, then rebuilds the hidden areas behind removed objects. Move or remove elements without leaving empty holes, so every layer stays useful for real design edits.
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03PSD & PNG Layer Export
Export Image to Layers as Layered PSD Files
Turn a single JPG, PNG, or WebP into a PSD-ready layer stack. Image2Layer separates subjects, objects, shadows, text, and backgrounds into editable raster layers you can open in Photoshop or other design tools.
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04Extract Target Layer
Pull Out One Element With Targeted Layer
Only need the person, the product or the logo? Describe it in a few words, in any language, and Targeted Layer returns just that element as a clean transparent layer, ready for a new layout, a mockup or an ad. Use it when a full split would give you more pieces than you need.
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Upload one flat image, let AI separate it into editable semantic layers, then export production-ready PNG, ZIP, or PSD files.
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Key facts
Image to layers at a glance
Image2Layer (image2layer.com) is an online image to layers tool. Upload a JPG, PNG or WebP and every element, such as the subject, text and graphics, comes back on its own transparent layer, with the background hidden behind them rebuilt.
- Input
- JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 24 MB and at least 512 × 512 px
- Layers
- Auto (up to 10), or 2 to 16 per run, usually in 1 to 2 minutes. Targeted Layer pulls out a single object.
- Hidden background
- Rebuilt behind every element, so moving one leaves no hole
- Export
- Layered PSD for Photoshop, Photopea or Affinity Photo, transparent PNG layers or a ZIP
Free image to layers trialCredit packs from $3.99, no subscription8 credits per layer, about $0.06–$0.08 a layer on packsPlans from $7.99 a month for regular work
See pricingWhy Creative Teams Use an Image to Layers Workflow
Designers, marketers, animators, and game artists use Image2Layer to turn flat images into editable production assets.
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Image2Layer helped me turn character art into clean subject, prop, shadow, and background layers before animation. It saved me from tracing masks by hand.
Lena Harper
Motion Designer
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For campaign visuals, I can separate products, labels, props, and shadows quickly, then rebuild layouts for ads and landing pages. The PSD export fits our workflow.
Daniel Cho
Product Marketing Designer
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Our game team uses Image2Layer to prototype layered assets from concept images. Separating subjects, props, and background planes makes iteration much faster.
Sofia Martins
Game Art Lead
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I use it when clients send flattened graphics. Being able to pull logos, text, and backgrounds into separate layers makes redesign work much cleaner.
Maya Reynolds
Brand Designer
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Product shots are easier to repurpose now. I can isolate the item, keep the shadow, and rebuild a usable background for new banners and product pages.
Ethan Park
E-commerce Creative
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The best part is that it gives me a structured starting point. I still refine the final PSD, but the layer separation removes a lot of repetitive prep work.
Nina Becker
Photoshop Retoucher
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For thumbnails and social posts, Image2Layer makes it simple to move subjects around and test new compositions without recreating everything from scratch.
Alex Romero
Visual Content Producer
Image to Layers FAQ
An image to layers tool turns a flat JPG, PNG, or WebP into editable layer assets. Image2Layer separates subjects, objects, text-like graphics, shadows, and backgrounds into up to 16 layers, usually in 60 to 120 seconds, then exports them as a layered PSD, transparent PNGs, or a ZIP.
There is a free image to layers trial, so you can test a split before you pay. After that, splits use credits: packs start at $3.99 with no subscription, and failed jobs never use credits.
Each layer costs 8 credits. Credit packs start at $3.99 with no subscription, which works out to about $0.06–$0.08 per layer, and plans start at $7.99 a month. Failed jobs never use credits.
Upload the photo, leave the layer count on Auto or choose up to 16, and start. Usually within 60 to 120 seconds, each person, object, text-like graphic and the background arrive as separate layers you can hide, move or replace, with hidden areas rebuilt, ready to download as a layered PSD or PNGs.
Yes. Depending on the source image, Image2Layer can create separate subject layers, foreground object layers, shadow layers, text or logo layers, and a rebuilt background layer. Every layer is an RGBA image with real transparency, aligned to the original canvas, so stacking them reproduces the picture you started from.
JPG, PNG, and WebP, up to 24 MB and at least 512 × 512 pixels. Exports are a layered PSD, transparent PNG layers, or a structured ZIP. The PSD keeps your image's pixel dimensions, and the AI works at your image's own resolution from about 1 to 4 megapixels (2K), so a very large original keeps its size but gains no extra detail.
Background removal gives you one cutout and discards the rest. Image to layers separation keeps the whole picture — subjects, shadows, objects, text-like regions — and rebuilds the background hidden behind them, so removing a background becomes something you do after separation rather than settling for a single cutout.
Yes. Every run exports as a layered PSD with the stacking order intact, and the file opens in Photoshop, Photopea, GIMP, Affinity Photo, and Krita. The layers are raster, so a headline arrives as an image of text rather than live type, and a logo as pixels rather than vector shapes.
Yes. Choose PNG output to get every layer as a transparent PNG, together in a ZIP, ready for Figma, Canva, slides or a website. Choose PSD when you want the layers stacked in one file for Photoshop, Photopea or GIMP.
Designers, marketers, animators, game artists, e-commerce teams, and content creators use it to get editable assets out of flattened images — swapping a background, reworking a poster, pulling foreground and background apart for parallax, prepping character art for animation, or building regional ad variants.
No. Soft edges are the hard part: hair, fur, glass, smoke, and motion blur all obscure the boundary between one layer and the next. Low-resolution files, heavy compression, tiny text, and elements that share a color with their background also separate less cleanly, and busy collages usually need a manual tidy-up after export.
An API is planned for teams that need automated image to layers processing, PSD export, or batch workflows. You can contact us if you want early access.
Auto picks the number for you, up to 10, or you can choose 2 to 16 layers per run. Targeted Layer pulls out just the one object you describe, and any layer can be split again when you need more depth.
No. Image2Layer's image to layers tool runs in your browser. You download a layered PSD that opens in Photoshop, Photopea or Affinity Photo, or transparent PNG layers and a ZIP that work in any editor.
Yes. Image2Layer offers a free image to layers trial right in the browser, with nothing to install. Paid splits export a layered PSD, transparent PNG layers or a ZIP without a watermark, starting at $3.99.
A good fit if you: need to move, resize or delete parts of a poster, product shot, character or AI image; want a layered PSD without hours of selections, masks and fills; prepare ads, thumbnails, e-commerce assets or animation parts; prefer paying per image over another monthly subscription. Pick something else if you: need the original design file back. Layers are rebuilt from the pixels, not recovered; need live, editable text in the original font; need vector shapes. PNG to SVG is the better tool for that; need flawless edges on hair, fur, glass or smoke without any touch-up.
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