Background Changer

Upload a photo and describe the scene you want behind the subject — a beach, a studio backdrop, a city at night. Made replaces the background while keeping the subject as they appear and returns a JPG.

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Prompt Optional

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Opens in the Made editor, where you can refine the result and download it.

Portrait subject placed on a golden-hour beach background

Beach scene

“Change the background to a beach at golden hour.”

How to use Background Changer

1
Upload one photo
Choose a JPEG, PNG, or WebP with a clear subject.
2
Describe the new scene
Name the setting, time of day, and mood — “a quiet beach at golden hour, soft warm light.”
3
Let Made replace the background
The model renders the described scene around your subject, keeping the subject as they appear.
4
Check the edges and lighting
Look at hair, shoulders, and contact points to confirm the subject sits naturally in the new scene.

Background Changer examples

Real results from Made. Use a prompt to load it into the studio above, then add your own photo.

Beach scene

“Change the background to a beach at golden hour.”

Studio backdrop

“Put me on a clean grey studio backdrop.”

Subject placed against a neon-lit city street at night

City at night

“Replace the background with a neon-lit city street at night.”

What people use it for

Portraits in better settingsMove a good photo of yourself out of a cluttered room and into a scene worth posting.
Consistent profile photosPut team or profile photos on a matching studio-style backdrop without a studio.
Travel-style shotsPlace a portrait in a landscape or city scene described entirely in words.
Seasonal and themed postsReuse one strong photo across holiday, seasonal, or campaign backgrounds.

Change the background of a photo

What it does

Input: One JPEG, PNG, or WebP photo, plus a description of the new background scene
Output: JPG with the described background behind your unchanged subject
How it works: Made prompts Google’s Nano Banana on Replicate with your scene description; a keep-subject instruction is built into the prompt so the subject stays as they appear.
Access: Set up the request on this page. You sign in to run it, and each run is priced in credits before you start.

Formats and limits

Input formats: JPEG, PNG, WebP
Output format: JPG
Images per request: One
Subject handling: A keep-subject instruction is built into the prompt so the subject stays as photographed
Processing provider: Google’s Nano Banana on Replicate

Checked against the running tool on 2026-09-03.

Questions about Background Changer

How do I change the background of a photo?

Upload the photo and describe the scene you want behind the subject. Made prompts Google’s Nano Banana model on Replicate with your description and returns a JPG with the new background in place — no masking or cutting out required.

Will my subject change?

A keep-subject instruction is built into the prompt, so the person or object is meant to stay exactly as photographed while only the background is replaced. The edit is still generative, so review the subject — especially hair edges and contact points — before publishing.

How is this different from Background Remover?

Background Changer replaces the background in one step: you describe the new scene and get a finished JPG. Background Remover instead cuts the subject out and returns a transparent PNG, which is the better choice when you want to compose the cutout yourself in another layout.

What backgrounds can I ask for?

Anything you can describe in words — a beach at sunset, a plain studio backdrop, a rainy city street, a cozy interior. Including the time of day, lighting, and mood in your description gives the model more to match.

What formats are supported?

Upload one JPEG, PNG, or WebP per request; the result comes back as a JPG.

Can I change the backgrounds of several photos at once?

The workflow processes one image per request. To apply the same scene to several photos, run the tool once per photo with the same description.

Will the lighting on my subject match the new scene?

The model renders the scene around the subject as photographed, so a strong mismatch — for example, harsh indoor flash placed into a sunset — can look off. Scenes with lighting similar to your original photo blend most convincingly; check the result and try a different scene description if it looks pasted.

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