About This App
  • Category

    Video Players & Editors

  • Installs

    50M+

  • Content Rating

    Rated for 3+

  • Developer Email

    [email protected]

  • Privacy Policy

    https://photoroom.com/legal/privacy

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PhotoRoom AI Photo Editor is a photo editing app designed to help you remove backgrounds and create professional looking images with ease. It launched a few years back and has quickly become a go to tool for anyone needing clean cutouts, whether for online shops, social media, or personal projects. You can download PhotoRoom from both Google Play and the Apple App Store. It has millions of installs on Google Play alone, which shows how popular it is. The app is free to download and install, which is a great start. You don't necessarily need to create an account to use the basic features, but signing up can help sync your work. While the core editing is free, there are in app purchases for advanced features and a Pro subscription. You might also see some ads in the free version, but they are generally not too intrusive.

Using PhotoRoom is pretty straightforward. After you download and install the app, you just open it and select a photo from your gallery. The AI instantly works its magic to remove the background. As a real user, my main tip is to use photos with good contrast between the subject and the background for the cleanest cut. The app lets you replace the background with a solid color, a gradient, or even upload your own image. Another simple tip is to use the "Shadow" tool after cutting out an object; it adds a slight shadow underneath, which makes the edit look much more natural and less like a simple copy paste job. For quick social media posts or product listings, it's incredibly fast.

Compared to other similar apps like Adobe Express or Remove.bg, PhotoRoom stands out for its sheer speed and simplicity. While Adobe Express offers a broader suite of design tools, it can feel overwhelming for just removing a background. Remove.bg is fantastic at what it does, but PhotoRoom feels more like a complete package. I often choose PhotoRoom over others because it feels more integrated. I can remove the background, tweak the edges, add a new one, and even do some basic retouching all in one place without jumping between different apps. For a casual user or a small business owner, this all in one approach saves a lot of time.

Features

  • ✨ The core AI background removal is lightning fast. You just tap, and the background is gone in seconds, which is much quicker than manually doing it in more complex editors.
  • ✨ It offers a great library of templates and backgrounds tailored for e commerce and social media, making it easy to create professional looking product shots or promotional graphics right on your phone.
  • ✨ The editing tools for refining the cutout, like the eraser and brush, are very responsive and easy to use, giving you control without being complicated.
  • ✨ Compared to a similar popular app like Background Eraser, PhotoRoom's AI seems more accurate with tricky edges like hair or fur, leading to a cleaner final image.

Pros

  • 👍 The user interface is super clean and intuitive. Everything is where you expect it to be, making the whole process from download to final edit very smooth.
  • 👍 The quality of the automatic background removal is consistently high, especially for product photos, often rivaling more expensive desktop software.
  • 👍 The free version is very capable for basic needs, allowing you to test the core functions thoroughly before considering any in app purchases.
  • 👍 It excels at creating a uniform, white background for product listings, which is something many similar apps struggle with cleanly.

Cons

  • ⚠️ The free version adds a small watermark, and removing it requires a subscription. Some competing apps offer watermark free exports at a lower cost or for free.
  • ⚠️ Advanced features like batch processing or higher resolution exports are locked behind the Pro paywall, which can be a limitation for power users.

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