Introducing three new tools for precise image editing in Figma

Imagery is the foundation of visual design. Realistic images make ideas land faster and bring in-progress work to life. And being able to work with images in context reveals not only how elements fit holistically, but also how the experience comes together for the end user. Whether you’re exploring new interaction patterns, perfecting a landing page header, or generating concepts with AI, seeing and manipulating images in situ can help you make better design decisions.

But finessing the details—removing backgrounds, erasing elements, optimizing assets for different device sizes and marketing materials—can be a time-consuming process. It also often involves multiple tools, requiring many users to edit images elsewhere before importing them back to the Figma canvas. Today, we’re excited to close the loop on these workflows with three AI image editing tools—Erase object, Isolate object, and Expand image—and a new toolbar that pairs our existing image editing capabilities with these new features. These updates give you the context and tools you need to do more precise editing and manipulation work, all in Figma.

Erase and Isolate object

Many of today’s creative image AI tools like Nano Banana can respond to visual prompts and generate realistic images that adhere to your brand identity. But even as these tools get better and better, designers still need precise controls to edit and refine outputs. Now, you can lasso any object in an image and use Erase object to remove it completely, or Isolate object to edit or reposition it—without affecting the image background. You can also take a single object or person and apply lighting, color, or focus adjustments.

For example, if you have a product shot, you can brighten key components and desaturate the rest, or remove distracting elements to hero your products. You can also apply effects like blur, color correction, or shadow to an object.

Expand image

Adapting a hero image from desktop to mobile or adjusting product shots for social media dimensions previously meant having to use the Crop feature to reframe an image for a different format. Now, Expand image extends the image background to fit new aspect ratios without distortion, preserving the integrity of an image while adapting it to any layout. For example, when you’re working on marketing assets, you can create a web banner from a 1x1 image so text can fit without losing context.

Your favorite tools in one place

Designers often get logos or product images from different sources in different formats. Being able to remove the background and then change the color or styling to make it more uniform for anything from marketing materials to UI mockups is key to consistency at scale. That’s why it’s one of the most frequent AI actions we see designers use in Figma. In fact, seeing how much designers rely on this feature is what motivated us to expand our image editing toolkit. Today, we’re making Remove background more discoverable in the new image editing toolbar.

We’re always working on ways to save you time and simplify the work you do in Figma. Our new AI image editing capabilities and toolbar will be available in Figma Design and Figma Draw to all Figma users who have a Full seat on Professional, Organization, and Enterprise plans with AI enabled. Next year, we’ll bring these tools to more products on Figma’s platform.

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