Product Photo Background Removal for Etsy, eBay, Amazon

Marketplace image rules sellers should know

Requirements change, so confirm them in each seller help center, but these have been stable for a long time.

• Amazon main images need a pure white background, RGB 255, 255, 255, with the item filling about 85 percent of the frame and no added text or logos
• Amazon zoom works only when the longest side is at least 1,000 pixels
• Etsy recommends images about 2,000 pixels on the shortest side
• eBay requires at least 500 pixels on the longest side and suggests 1,600
• Secondary images on most marketplaces can show lifestyle scenes and scale

A white cutout covers the main-image slot everywhere, while a transparent PNG gives you the freedom to drop the same item onto colored banners or seasonal promos later.

Your own website sets no universal rule, but a square canvas with the item centered keeps collection grids tidy, and an equal margin around every item keeps every listing at a similar visual size.

A product photo setup that gives the AI clean edges

The remover uses MODNet, a matting model built mainly for people, so it depends heavily on contrast between the item and what is behind it. Help it with the shot rather than fixing things afterward.

• Curve a sheet of poster board up a wall to make a seamless sweep: white for dark goods, gray or black for pale ones
• Light the item with a side window, with a white card opposite to soften shadows
• Step back and use the 2x lens on your phone to avoid the bulging look of close wide-angle shots
• Leave space around the item so edges are not clipped by the frame
• Shoot at full resolution; output keeps up to 4,096 pixels on the long edge while the AI studies a copy about 1,024 pixels wide

Ten minutes spent on the sweep saves an hour of retakes, and the same setup works for every future listing.

Keep the camera position fixed with a cheap tripod or a stack of books. Identical framing across a range of items means every cutout lands at the same scale, which saves cropping later.

Items the AI handles poorly and what to do

Being honest about limits saves frustration. Because the model was trained on portraits, some goods come out with holes, halos or missing parts.

• Clear glass, acrylic and bottles of water, where the background shows through the item
• Chrome, jewelry and glossy packaging that mirror their surroundings
• White ceramics on a white table, with no edge for the model to find
• Lace, fringe, feathers and fur with fine detail
• Apparel worn by a model, where the person and the clothing are kept together, which is usually what you want

For glass, skip removal altogether: shoot on white paper lit from behind. For shiny or pale goods, change the sweep color and try again. The tool has no manual brush, so a reshoot is the real fix.

Dark goods on dark sweeps and busy printed textiles sit in between: they usually work, but zoom in on seams, corners and handles before publishing.

Export a white JPG or transparent PNG

After the cutout, pick a background and download. The preview updates instantly as you switch.

• Download PNG with Transparent selected keeps the empty areas see-through and saves as no-background.png
• Download JPG saves at quality 92; choose White first, and transparent areas also turn white in a JPG
• Other options include black, a blurred copy of the original, five gradients such as Studio gray, any custom color, or your own backdrop image
• The first run downloads the model once, and later images process faster thanks to the cache
• Chrome or Edge with WebGPU is quickest; very large images can exhaust browser memory

Images are processed one at a time, and your last cutout is restored if you come back to the page, which helps when a listing session gets interrupted.

For a set of listings, finish every cutout first and then crop all of them to the same ratio in one pass, so margins match across the shop grid.

When you export, the Product Photo Studio can help with finishing touches, and the Compress Image tool keeps listing images light.

Step-by-step

Common mistakes to avoid

Pro tips

Frequently asked questions