AI image layer separator

Separate Image Into Layers with AI

Use Codia Magic Layers to split a flat image into structured parts. Separate objects, text, products, backgrounds, and decorations so the piece you need to change can be edited directly.

Separate the parts that matter

Split a static image without losing the design context

Instead of cutting out only one subject, Magic Layers identifies multiple visual elements and keeps them inside a Studio canvas so you can decide which layer to adjust.

Flat image

A flat static image before Magic Layers processing

Structured layers

Layer separation workflow

Separate image layers for controlled editing

This workflow is for images that contain several useful parts: a foreground product, a person, a headline, background shapes, or decorative details that need independent edits.

Separate objects from an image

Detect foreground objects and visual subjects so they can be moved, hidden, replaced, or regenerated.

Separate text-like regions

Use the layered result when text, labels, or poster copy need localization, cleanup, or redesign.

Separate backgrounds and decorations

Keep backgrounds and decorative elements available as their own editable parts instead of flattening every change.

What you can edit

Photoshop-like control powered by AI

Magic Layers is built for marketers, designers, content creators, and AI design workflows that need targeted edits without recreating the full image.

Replace products

Swap a product photo or hero object while preserving the rest of the layout.

Remove objects

Hide or replace background objects without damaging nearby visual elements.

Swap characters

Select a person or character layer and regenerate only that subject.

Edit decorations

Move, hide, or restyle decorative elements inside posters and mockups.

Create variations

Iterate campaign visuals by changing selected layers instead of starting again.

How it works

A direct path from upload to editable canvas

Upload any image

Start with a PNG, JPG, AI-generated image, screenshot, poster, or design mockup.

Separate into layers

Codia creates a Studio session and runs Magic Layers on the image automatically.

Edit selected elements

Select, move, replace, hide, or regenerate individual layers while the rest stays intact.

Why separate an image into layers?

Layer separation gives you targeted control over a flat asset. You can update a product, remove an unwanted object, change a graphic detail, or create a new version without starting from a blank canvas.

Best inputs for image layer separation

Magic Layers works best on images with clear visual structure, such as posters, product shots, UI screenshots, mockups, thumbnails, social graphics, and AI-generated compositions.

Magic Layers workflows

More ways to work with editable image layers

Explore focused Magic Layers pages for image conversion, layer separation, poster editing, photo editing, and targeted AI layer control.

Magic Layers overview

Start from the main Magic Layers workflow for broad image decomposition and layer editing.

Open Magic Layers

Image to layers

Convert flat photos, screenshots, posters, and AI images into editable layer groups.

Open Image to Layers

AI image layer editor

Select, move, replace, hide, or regenerate one image layer without rebuilding the full design.

Open Layer Editor

Poster layer separator

Break campaign visuals and posters into product, text, background, and decoration layers.

Open Poster Separator

Photo to layers

Turn product photos, character shots, and lifestyle images into editable layered compositions.

Open Photo to Layers

Related workflows

Keep editing after the image is separated

Magic Layers connects naturally with other Codia workflows when you need text editing, cutouts, variations, or UI reconstruction.

Edit text in images

Turn image text into editable text layers when the main problem is copy, typography, or localization.

Open AI Image Text Editor

Remove image backgrounds

Create a clean subject cutout first, then use Magic Layers when you need more than one editable element.

Open Background Remover

Create image variations

Use Codia Remix when you want new creative directions after separating or editing selected image layers.

Open Codia Remix

Convert UI screenshots

For app screens and web pages, use Screenshot to Figma to rebuild interface structure as editable design layers.

Open Screenshot to Figma

Magic Layers FAQ

Can Codia separate one image into many layers?

Yes. Magic Layers can separate multiple visual elements from one image, including objects, text-like regions, products, backgrounds, and decorations.

Can I edit layers after separation?

Yes. The separated result opens in Codia Studio, where you can select and edit individual layers while keeping the original composition visible.

Is this useful for posters and ads?

Yes. Posters and ad creatives often contain products, text, foreground objects, backgrounds, and decorative details that benefit from layer-level editing.

Does image layer separation replace Photoshop?

It is not a full Photoshop replacement. It is a fast AI workflow for turning flat images into editable layer groups inside Codia Studio.