Quickly remove background in your images

Remove background in your images

Remove the background from an image with just a few clicks using Photoshop.

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Follow along with a sample file to learn how to remove the background in a few simple steps.

Quickly remove the background in your images

Remove background with Quick Actions in Photoshop

Open your image in Photoshop and follow the quick steps below to get the desired result:

  1. You can access the Discover Panel in Photoshop using the search icon at the upper right of the app workspace. Alternatively, you can use the Cmd/Ctrl + F keyboard shortcut or choose Help > Photoshop Help from the menu bar.

  2. In the Discover panel, navigate to the Browse > Quick Actions and select Remove background

  3. Click the Apply button to remove the background from your photo and have them ready to use in your composites.

    Click Apply to remove the background in your image in the Discover panel > Quick Actions

  4. (Optional) To try on a different layer, select the one you want from the Layers panel and click Refresh to resume.

  5. Click the Revert button to undo the applied changes. To find more quick actions that you can apply to your image, click Browse more quick actions.

    Click Revert to undo the changes applied by Remove Background quick action

Note:

You can also find Quick Actions under the layer Properties panel and select the Remove Background button.

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