LayerGrab turns a flat picture into 7–10 layers you can edit, with AI, in about a minute.
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Leave empty to split every element.
Sample split, free to explore: Coffee shop poster
11 layers
Split in 100s
Background (filled)Image to layers
LayerGrab is an AI tool that splits a flat image into editable, named layers, so designers can grab one element from a picture and reuse it in their own work.
Text, products and graphics each come back as a transparent layer with a readable English name, and the background behind them is painted in, so nothing leaves a hole when you move it.
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Drop, paste or pick a PNG, JPG or WebP: a poster, a product banner, an AI image or a screenshot.
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In 60–100 seconds, text, products and graphics each get their own transparent layer, and the background behind them is filled in.
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Every layer has a readable English name, like "Yellow Price Tag $129". Hide layers to see what is underneath.
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Copy one layer straight into Figma, Photoshop or Canva, download it as PNG, or export everything as a ZIP or layered PSD.
Take the product, the badge or the illustration out of an image and drop it into your own design, with a clean transparent edge.
Every element sits on its own transparent layer at its original position, so it drops into a new layout at the right size.
Split a finished poster so the headline sits on its own layer over a clean background, then set new text for another market or offer.
Need the whole design as a Photoshop file instead? Use image to PSD.
AI images arrive as one flat picture. Splitting them lets you move, resize or remove one object without generating the whole image again.
Layers are named from what they contain, like “Yellow Price Tag $129”, so you find the one you want without clicking through Layer 1 to Layer 9.
8 layers
Black Over-Ear Headphones
Shop Now ButtonYellow Price Tag $129
White Round Display Pedestal
Subtitle Feature Text
Headline Text Silence Everything
Background (filled)When the source file is lost, rebuild a banner or ad as layers so it can be edited and resized instead of redrawn.
Copy one layer straight into Figma, Photoshop or Canva, download it as PNG, or take every layer as a ZIP or a layered PSD.
10 layers plus the filled background, split in 100 seconds.
7 layers plus the filled background, split in 66 seconds.
1 layer plus the filled background, split in 46 seconds.
Adds the layers as a named group above your image, as one undo step.
Photoshop plugin
Rebuilds the image as a group of layers in place, aligned to the original.
Figma plugin
Runs from the Plugins menu and places named image layers right over your selection.
Sketch plugin
Right-click any image on the web and split it in the side panel, then copy or download layers.
Chrome extension
Designers, marketers and small shops who work with images they did not make and do not have the layered source for: stock graphics, client assets, competitor ads, AI images, screenshots.
It is most useful when you need one element out of a busy image, or when a finished graphic has to be changed without rebuilding it.
Canva Magic Layers turns a flat image into separate elements inside the Canva editor. LayerGrab does the same job for people who work in Photoshop and Figma, or who need the layers as files.
Checked 2026-09-28
Upload the image to LayerGrab and it returns every main element on its own transparent layer, with the background behind them filled in. It takes about a minute. You can then copy a single layer, download it as PNG, or export all layers as a ZIP or layered PSD.
You can open the sample splits on this page and use every feature for free, without an account. Splitting your own images uses credits. New accounts in supported regions get 30 free credits, enough for a split of up to 3 layers. After that, plans start at $12 a month for about 120 layers, or buy a one-time credit pack from $20.
Background removal keeps one subject and throws everything else away. Splitting keeps every element as its own layer, including text and small graphics, and also rebuilds the background that was hidden behind them, so nothing is lost.
The text comes back as its own image layer, not as editable type. The background behind it is filled in, so you can hide the text layer and set new text in its place in any design tool.
Designed images split best: posters, product banners, ads, social graphics and AI-generated images with clear, separate elements. Busy real-world photos with overlapping objects split less cleanly.
Usually 7–10 layers, plus the filled background, and up to 16. The count depends on how many separate elements the image contains.
Yes. Photoshop, Figma and Sketch plugins add the split as a named layer group directly above your image, and a Chrome extension splits images from any web page in a side panel. All use the same account and credits as the web app; they are in testing and will be listed in each store first.
Last updated 2026-09-28