Separate an image into layers online — try the editor free

What you can do without an account

Open your image, select an object with the brush, lasso or click-to-grab tool, and lift the selection onto its own layer. For flat artwork, Split by color groups matching colours into separate layers. Move, hide and refine those layers in the editor to check the result. These local editing tools are free without an account; saving a file requires free sign-in. Separating a flattened picture creates new layers from the visible pixels, not the original designer's lost source layers.

Local editing and file writing stay in your browser

Hand editing, colour splitting and file writing run on your device and do not upload your image pixels. Signing in and checking an export allowance still contact the account service. Server processing is a different step: automatic splitting and the metered AI tools send a working copy only after you start them. Background removal also offers a server engine and an in-browser engine. Check the tool's disclosure before starting if the picture must stay on your device.

A free account is required for all downloads

Sign in with Google, Apple or an emailed code; no payment card is required. Then download a layered PSD, an OpenRaster file, a ZIP of transparent PNG layers or a flattened PNG. ORA, PNG-stack ZIP and flattened PNG exports are free and unlimited after sign-in. A free account gets one layered PSD export a day; later PSD exports cost 3 credits each unless you have a subscription with unlimited PSD export. Files are written at the working canvas size without an added watermark.

Check the working size and the cuts

Signed out, the editor fits images to 8 megapixels. A free account removes that account-tier limit, although very large images may still be fitted to your device's memory budget. Review the working dimensions and each layer before export. Fine hair, small text and overlapping objects can need manual cleanup. A clean cut leaves transparency where pixels were lifted; rebuilding the hidden background is a separate, optional operation, not part of the cut.

Automatic splitting uses credits

The automatic server split requires an account and uses credits; it is not the free local colour separator. Metered AI options, including precision subject extraction and textured background fill, also show their credit cost before you run them. New accounts receive 6 signup credits with no card required. That is a starting allowance, not unlimited server processing, and some paid-engine options require purchased credits. You can continue using the local editing tools without spending credits.