AI photo editing has made advanced techniques accessible to anyone. Background removal that used to take careful masking in Photoshop now takes a click. Portrait retouching that required a skilled retoucher is automated. And generative fill - replacing or extending parts of an image with AI-generated content - has changed what's possible in a single afternoon of editing.
Generative fill quality
Can it seamlessly fill in or replace areas of an image? Test with photos matching your actual use case - portraits, product photos, and landscapes all behave differently.
Non-destructive editing
Does it preserve the original file? Professional workflows require the ability to undo AI edits or keep original and edited versions side by side.
Batch processing
If you're editing hundreds of product photos or headshots, can it apply consistent settings across a batch? Manual adjustment at scale defeats the purpose.
Integration with existing tools
Does it work as a Photoshop plugin, a standalone app, or a web tool? Where you edit determines what integrations matter. Check before switching your workflow.
Remove.bg is the most widely used, with fast and accurate results for most subjects. Adobe's remove background feature (in Express, Photoshop, and Lightroom) is comparable and stays within the Adobe ecosystem. For e-commerce at scale, tools like Photoroom and Canva automate the entire process including background replacement.
Yes - AI upscaling tools (Topaz Photo AI, Adobe Super Resolution, Luminar Neo) can recover significant detail from blurry or low-res images using diffusion-based enhancement. Results vary by the original content - faces and text recover better than complex textures. Test with your specific content type.
Generate Images
Generative AI built into Creative Cloud, safe for commercial use
FreemiumIf you're already a Photoshop user, the generative fill and remove background features added in recent versions are excellent and save you context-switching. Dedicated tools like Luminar Neo and Topaz Photo AI go deeper on specific tasks (portrait AI, noise reduction, upscaling) and are worth adding for those specific use cases.
