Add an Outline to Your Image

Make a person, pet or product stand out with a colored outline. Choose the stroke color and thickness in the editor, then review the result with your original background kept in place.

Choose a photo

Add a colored outline around your subject.

Outline My Photo

Yellow boot planter and green leaves against a lavender background

The same boot planter with a white outline and the lavender background retained

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Separate the subject with a clean contour

A subject outline follows the edges of a person, pet, or product. It is different from a border around the whole image. Start with one clearly separated subject and leave room for the stroke.

Color: Choose a swatch or enter a custom HEX color.
Thickness: Choose thin, medium or bold to suit the subject.
Background: Keep the existing scene behind the outlined subject.

Creator portraits

Requested change: Trace the portrait’s outer silhouette with a white stroke.
Keep unchanged: Keep the face, clothing and studio background.

Creator portraits: Trace the portrait’s outer silhouette with a white stroke.

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Product highlights

Requested change: Outline a sneaker to emphasize its shape.
Keep unchanged: Keep the product colors, texture and contact shadow.

Product highlights: Outline a sneaker to emphasize its shape.

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Pet-photo accents

Requested change: Add a visible outline around a seated dog.
Keep unchanged: Retain the fur pattern, paws and original background.

Pet-photo accents: Add a visible outline around a seated dog.

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How to use this tool

1
Choose a photo
Choose a clear source photo to open it in the main editor.
2
Add an Outline to Your Image
Set outline color and thickness in the editor, then generate the result.
3
Compare and confirm
Inspect the result against the original. Confirm the version you want to keep, then continue editing or download.

Before you save

Fine hair, transparent objects and overlapping subjects can produce imperfect edges. This effect keeps the background and does not create a transparent sticker or vector cut path.

Questions and answers

Can I add a white outline around a person?

Yes. Choose white as the outline color and select a thin, medium, or bold stroke. The outline follows the subject rather than the rectangular image border. Fine hair and overlapping objects need a closer check.

Does this turn the photo into line art?

No. The subject remains a full-color photograph. Only an outer stroke is added around its silhouette.

Can I remove the background too?

This effect preserves it. For a cutout, use the separate background-removal tool and review that result independently.