Free background remover

While tools like the Magic Eraser can sometimes remove your backgrounds, the fact is you're going to have to get your hands dirty with the eraser if you have images with complex backgrounds that need removing.

While this can be time consuming, you can save yourself a lot of time with a little Photoshop wizardry.

How to remove background in photoshop in one click

Let's take a look.

Right click your Background Layer in your Layers Palette, and choose “Layer from Background…” It automatically renames as Layer 0. Simply press OK.

Your Layers Palette should only have a single layer, your newly unlocked “Layer 0.”

Press

to select the Lasso Tool.

Check your options on your Control Palette near the top of your Photoshop screen. Make sure that yours looks like this screenshot. Most importantly, be certain that “Anti-Alias” is turned off.

Use your Lasso to draw a rough selection around your image.

Don’t worry about being precise—we’re going to cut it out with more precision later.

When your selection is done, press

to move your rough selection to a new layer with “Layer Via Cut

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