ImageToLayers Review

ImageToLayers takes a flattened JPG, PNG or WebP and separates its subjects, objects, characters and background into individual layers. Unlike a background remover, it also fills in the parts hidden behind overlapping objects, so each layer is a complete asset you can move or reuse. The vendor is careful to say the result is "a new layered interpretation" of the image, not the designer's original layers, and that reconstructed areas are AI estimates. Most images take 60 to 120 seconds. Specialised workflows cover characters (hair, face, body, clothing), portraits, logos, landscapes for parallax, print and graphic design files, and an Ad Text Editor that changes the words in a finished ad.

Around the layering core it has grown into a broad image suite: background remover and changer, generative fill, object and text removal, upscaler, virtual try-on, multiple product angles, an image generator, a video generator and an AI agent workspace. It names the models it uses, including Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2 and 2.5, Qwen Image, Z-Image Turbo, Kling, Veo 3.1 and Seedance. There is an official Photoshop plugin, Chrome and Firefox extensions, an API and an MCP server.

One credit pool covers layering, background, editing, image and video workflows. On yearly Creator a credit costs $0.01 ($120 / 12,000), and on yearly Studio also $0.01 ($360 / 36,000). The site advertises up to 47% off and 20% bonus credits on annual billing. Per-workflow credit costs are not listed on the pricing section, and the free trial does not include layer separation itself, only a layered preview.

Prices checked on the vendor's pricing page on November 3, 2026. See ImageToLayers pricing.

What ImageToLayers lists on its homepage:

ImageToLayers suits people who have a finished flat image, an AI render, an old ad or a character illustration, and need to edit parts of it independently: animators preparing art for Live2D, Spine or parallax, game artists making reusable assets, and marketers reworking a creative without the source PSD. The Photoshop plugin keeps it inside an existing workflow.

If you only need a transparent cutout, a dedicated background remover such as remove.bg is simpler. For text-instruction edits on a single photo, Pixfy is cheaper to try. If your file came from Canva or Photoshop, re-opening the source is better than any AI reconstruction.

No independent, in-depth review of ImageToLayers was found. Directory listings such as Creati.ai describe it as a freemium layer splitter with PSD and ZIP export, without written user reviews. A comparison by Luma AI, a competing AI company, lists it as a specialist option for separating images into editable layers. The vendor's own FAQ warns that fine details, heavy blur and extreme overlap may need extra editing.