Put the headline behind them
Your words sit behind your subject, like a magazine cover. Launches, sales and weekly posts that look designed, made in a minute on your phone.
Try Text behindPhotos that sell, made from the ones you already have.
UnderlayX cuts out the person or product in your photo, then puts words, shapes, images or a new background around it. For listings, launches, ads and thumbnails.
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Give them a stage
A star, a circle or a soft glow behind your subject lifts it off the feed and says something: five-star sound, a glowing skin. A brand look you can repeat on every post.
Try Shape behind
Clean cut-outs for your shop
Shot on the bed or against a messy wall? The background is gone in seconds: a clean listing photo for Vinted, Etsy or Shopify, and a clean profile photo for your media kit.
Try Remove background
Make it step out of the photo
Your subject breaks out of its panel, half in and half out. Depth that makes a flat photo look shot for a campaign.
Try Float
Any background, same subject
A color, a gradient or a photo behind your subject, kept exactly as you shot it. Product pages and profile photos in your brand's colors.
Try Change background
One shoot, the whole range
Copy the subject to show three sizes, a full set, or a softer second you. A range post from a single photo.
Try Clone
A story inside the silhouette
A second photo blended inside your subject: a vineyard inside the bottle, a forest in a profile. Mood that feels like a campaign.
Try Double exposure
Show the detail that sells
Pin a close-up on top of the main shot: the chain, the stitching, the fabric. Buyers see the quality before they ask.
Try Overlay
Turn them into a sticker
A clean white edge on a bold color turns a product or a person into a sticker for stories and drop teasers.
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“Loved this - just did a quick test with an image for a friends Birthday and it look spectacular. Can’t wait to use this on an upcoming product of my own.”
Inventor, Mighty Wallet, on Product Hunt
“I’ve always admired the depth effect in Apple’s visuals, and having an easy way to replicate (and enhance) that for my own designs sounds amazing.”
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“The ease of adding depth and glow effects to images really sets UnderlayX apart.”
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Questions, answered
What is UnderlayX?
UnderlayX is a free online photo layer editor for small sellers and creators. It cuts out the person or product in your photo and lets you build layers around it: text or shapes behind them, a new background, copies, frames, stickers and labels.
Is UnderlayX a free online photo editor?
Yes: a free online photo layer editor. It cuts out the person or product, then you put text, pictures or shapes behind them, change or remove the background, clone them and add frames, stickers and labels. Your first 3 photos are free with no watermark.
Is UnderlayX free?
Yes. Try every tool on the sample photos without an account, and your first 3 photos are free at full resolution with no watermark. Pro is $4 a month for unlimited photos (fair use, up to 300 cut-outs a day).
Does it work on my phone?
Yes. The editor is built for phones first: tap anything on the photo to edit it, long-press for Front, Behind, Copy and Delete, and every tool is in the row under the photo. It works on desktop browsers too.
Does UnderlayX keep my photos?
Your photos stay private: each one is processed securely and deleted right after.
Do I need an account?
Only to use your own photos: sign in with Google. You can try the editor on the sample photos without signing in.
How do I put text behind a person in a photo?
Open Text behind and upload the photo: the person is cut out automatically and your words sit behind them. Pick a font, stack lines like a poster, or move any letter in front.
How do I give my photo poster-style background text?
Use Text behind with a big, tall headline: stack two or three lines at one size, make them taller, and warm the photo with Tone so light words read on a face.
Can I put shapes, pictures or another photo behind the subject?
Yes. Shape behind adds a circle, star or arch behind them; Image behind puts any picture there; Add → Photo cuts out a second photo so two people or products sit together.
How do I layer cut-outs, text and stickers on my phone?
Everything you add is a layer: tap + Add for a photo, text, shape, frame, sticker, callout or label, then open Layers above the photo to reorder, hide or delete them.
How do I make my product photo look like a professional photoshoot?
Open Change background and pick the studio set: your product stands on a seamless wall and floor with a soft shadow under it. Use the Giant product or Headline poster look for a campaign-style post.
How do I remove the background from a product photo for Etsy, Amazon or TikTok Shop?
Open Remove background: the product is cut out cleanly and you can save it as a transparent PNG, or put it on white or a studio set for a main image.
How do I show one product several times, or in three sizes?
Open Clone: each copy of the product can be moved, resized and turned, standing on the same floor in a row or floating.
How do I add badges, an offer and a short line to a product poster?
Tap + Add → Label: a badge row with ticks and three short claims, an offer pill like 'GET 30% OFF', or a small line of spaced capitals.
How do I show jewelry details in circles with labels and prices?
Tap + Add → Callout: a circle or box zooms into the detail, a line points to it, and you type the name and price. Add one for each piece.
How do I make a before and after photo?
Open Looks above the photo and choose Before & after: your photo is the after, and you tap the empty half to add the before.
How do I make creator content myself on my phone, without a designer?
Start from a Look (text behind, magazine cover, headline poster, giant product, before & after) or any tool, then change the words and colours. Every part is a layer you can edit.
How do I clone myself in one photo?
Open Clone on your photo: copies of you appear beside you, and you can move, resize and turn each one.
How do I make an out-of-frame post where I step out of a phone or a post?
Tap + Add → Frame and pick Phone, Post, Polaroid, Arch or Panel: the frame lands around you, and your head and arms step out over its edge.
How do I make an AirDrop-style post, a notification or chat-bubble testimonials?
Tap + Add → Sticker: a share sheet, notification, chat bubbles, music widget or alert card, every word your own. Long-press it and choose Behind to tuck it behind you.
How do I make a magazine cover with my own photo?
Open Looks above the photo and choose Magazine cover: a masthead goes behind your head and a cover line in front; type your own words.