Erase or mask part of an image

When you want to hide part of a photo, the app gives you two tools that work differently — pick the one that matches what you're after.

Eraser

The Eraser deletes pixels from the image. Tap it in the image toolbar, drag across the part you want gone.

Use the Eraser when:

• You want to clean up a small mistake — a dust spot, a fingertip in the corner, a stray reflection
• You're confident about what's leaving and want it gone for good

The Eraser is permanent: undo brings pixels back during this session, but they stay erased once you save and reopen. Use Mask instead if you want a fully reversible edit.

Mask

The Mask hides pixels behind a shape — a circle, a heart, a star, a text outline — without changing the underlying image.

Use Mask when:

• You want a photo to show through a shape (a portrait peeking through a star)
• You're not sure about the crop and want to keep options open
• You want to switch between shapes without re-uploading the photo

Mask is non-destructive. Turn it off and the full image is back.

Faster paths for full-background removal

If you want to drop the entire background and keep just the subject, Remove Background or Portrait Cutout handles it in two seconds — much faster than tracing by hand.