Text behind your subject.
Drop a photo, type a word. The AI cuts the subject loose; the text drops in behind them. Magazine-cover, movie-poster, scroll-stopping. Nothing uploads — model and photo both stay in your browser. For real layouts, grab a proper app.
Lining up the layers…
Lining up the layers…
Six places to use it
- 01 for portraits
A name dropped behind your face
The cleanest way to make a portrait feel designed: drop your first name in a heavy weight, sized to fill the frame, sitting just behind your shoulders. The subject pops forward, the type falls back. Magazine cover energy without the magazine.
- 02 for posters
Movie-poster typography in two clicks
The movie poster look — bold title behind the protagonist — used to need Photoshop and a steady hand with the lasso tool. Now: upload, type the title, hit download. Same effect, no masking.
- 03 for instagram
A cover slide that stops the scroll
Carousel cover slides win when type fights with the photo. Subject in front, oversized word behind — the eye reads the word as backdrop, not headline, and the photo carries the click. Saves 3× more than text-on-top.
- 04 for thumbnails
YouTube thumbnails that read at 200px
Shrink your thumbnail to mobile-feed size and only the contrast survives. Text behind the subject keeps the type huge enough to read while the face still draws the eye. Two layers of hierarchy in one frame.
- 05 for events
A birthday card with the year behind them
Drop a portrait of the birthday kid, type the age in 600px Black, send it. The number sits behind their head like a backdrop. Way more personal than a stock confetti template, and you didn't pay $4.99 for the printable.
- 06 for pets
Their name, in their honor
A cat photo with their name behind them in chunky serif type reads as portrait, not pet meme. Print it, frame it, hang it next to the door. They will not appreciate it. You will.
Frequently asked
Does the photo upload anywhere? +
No. The AI subject cutout runs in your browser via WebAssembly — the model downloads once, then your photo never leaves your device. We don't run any image pipeline on a server.
How does the text-behind effect work? +
We composite three layers: your original photo on the bottom, your text in the middle, and an AI-cut version of your subject on top. Because the subject sits in front of the text, the text appears to fall behind it.
What photos work best? +
Photos with one clear, well-lit subject: a portrait, a pet, a single product, a person at full height. Busy group shots, low-contrast subjects, or photos where hair blends into the background can produce a soft cutout edge.
Why is the first run slow? +
On the first photo of the session we download the segmentation model (~30MB) and warm up WebAssembly. After that, every subsequent photo is much faster. The model is cached for the rest of the session.
Can I add multiple text layers? +
Yes — add as many as you like. Each layer can have its own text, font, weight, size, color, and rotation. They all sit behind the subject. Click any layer in the side panel to edit it.
What’s the export format? +
PNG at 2× the canvas resolution. The text bakes into the pixels, and the result has the original photo's aspect ratio. Use it as-is for social, or drop it into a layout app for print.
My subject’s edge looks rough — can I clean it up? +
Not in this tool — it's intentionally minimal. For edge refinement, save the cutout from our Background Remover tool and bring both layers into a real editor, or accept the soft edge as part of the look (it usually reads as styling, not as a flaw).
now what?
A few things you can do with a magazine-cover frame
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Background Replace
Move the whole composition onto a new backdrop.
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Pinterest Pin Maker
Reframe the magazine-cover composition as a 1000×1500 pin.
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Social Banner
Crop the result to a LinkedIn or X cover.
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Film Grain
Dust the cover with Tri-X grain for an editorial finish.
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Duotone Effect
Map the whole image to a two-colour palette to match a brand.
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Add Text to Photo
Add a smaller handwritten caption alongside the big behind-subject word.
OpenOther free tools nearby
Background Remover
Cut the background out of any photo in one click.
OpenBackground Replace
Drop your subject onto paper, gradient, or your own backdrop photo.
OpenPhoto Filters
Nine presets, one photo — vintage to cinematic.
OpenFilm Grain
Tri-X, Kodak Gold, Lomo — pick a roll, see the grain.
OpenHalftone Effect
Comic dots, risograph red, punk-zine textures.
OpenPencil Sketch
Photo to graphite drawing in two clicks.
OpenDuotone Effect
Map photo to two colors — Spotify, sunset, riso.
OpenTilt-Shift Effect
Make real cities look like tabletop dioramas.
OpenLight Leak
Sunset, lomo red, golden hour — bleed light into corners.
OpenRGB Glitch
VHS bands, anaglyph 3D, CRT scanlines, chromatic aberration.
OpenASCII Art
Convert any photo to typed characters.
OpenPhoto Negative
Pure invert, cyanotype, blueprint, X-ray, darkroom, sepia negative.
OpenPhoto Mosaic
Photo as tiles with grout-color gaps.
OpenAdjust
Brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, blur — seven sliders.
OpenPolaroid Maker
Any photo, wrapped in paper with a handwritten caption.
OpenPhoto Strip Maker
Four photos, B&W mode, handwritten caption.
OpenDiptych Maker
Two photos, side-by-side or stacked.
OpenPhoto Mat & Border
Paper mat for prints, journals, framed walls.
OpenShape Crop
Circle, heart, star, arch — pick a cookie cutter.
OpenVintage Postcard
Greetings caption, faux stamp, postmark, paper texture.
OpenDrop Shadow
Float a photo over paper for portfolios and mockups.
OpenPinterest Pin Maker
Drop a photo, type a title, pick a layout. 1000×1500 native.
OpenSocial Banner
X, LinkedIn, or YouTube cover with title overlay.
OpenAdd Text to Photo
Handwritten captions, magazine headers, or a quick scribble.
OpenWashi Tape Overlay
Stick paper-mood tape onto any photo.
OpenVintage Date Stamp
LED red, Kodak yellow, camcorder amber.
OpenPhoto Watermark
Corner sign-off or full diagonal tile.
OpenSticker Overlay
Hearts, stars, flowers, smileys, paper tags, HELLO labels.
OpenCrop & Resize
Square for IG, 9:16 for stories, 2:3 for Pinterest.
OpenFlip & Rotate
Mirror a selfie, un-tilt a scan, turn a sideways shot upright.
OpenHEIC to JPG / PNG
iPhone photos that open on everything.
OpenBlur & Pixelate
Hide faces, plates, addresses — drag a patch over the spot.
OpenEXIF Stripper
Remove GPS, camera info, timestamps before posting.
OpenImage Compressor
Smaller JPG, WebP, or PNG — same look, less file.
OpenColor Palette
Pull 5 hex codes out of any photo.
OpenQR Code Generator
Print-ready QR for menus, invites, journals, vCards.
OpenColor Replace
Eyedropper a color in your photo, swap it for another.
Open Make proper layouts
in a proper app.
One word behind one subject is a piece. When you want layered type, gradients, multiple photos, and brand kits — a real design app handles it cleanly.