---
title: "I built an open-source AI image editor that can remove backgrounds, edit backgrounds, add text behind subjects, overlay images, and clone objects"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-an-open-source-ai-image-editor-that-can-remove-backgrounds-edit-backgrounds-add-text-behin-kustzsika
source_url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-an-open-source-ai-image-editor-that-can-remove-backgrounds-edit-backgrounds-add-text-behin-kustzsika
type: freeform
source: "WebDev"
author: "Vineer"
published: 2025-01-27T07:09:38.105Z
updated: 2025-01-27T07:09:46.866Z
tags: ["ai", "machine-learning", "open-source", "github", "image-editing"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 98
comments: 13
language: en
---

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# I built an open-source AI image editor that can remove backgrounds, edit backgrounds, add text behind subjects, overlay images, and clone objects

**[WebDev](https://daily.dev/sources/webdev)** · [@vineer](https://daily.dev/vineer) · 1 min read · 98 upvotes · 13 comments

## Summary

Introducing an open-source AI image editor that allows users to remove and edit backgrounds, add text behind subjects, overlay images, clone objects, and draw behind objects. Check it out on its website or GitHub page.

## Content

Introducing my open-source AI image editor! 🚀

This tool lets you:

1. Effortlessly remove and edit backgrounds

2. Add text behind subjects like magic

3. Overlay images seamlessly

4. Clone objects with precision

5. Draw anything behind objects 

Website: https://www.underlayx.com/

Github: https://github.com/nagavineerpasam/UnderlayX

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@dawasherpa** · 1 upvotes

> Very Nice tool

**@drfcozapata** · 0 upvotes

> Gorgeous!
> Congratulations bro. I've never worked with AI before, but I'm going to have to start learning.
> Blessings from Venezuela.

**@haseebtechguy** · 0 upvotes

> This is an amazing tool. May God bless you. Ameen

**@ricktonoli** · 0 upvotes

> Top notch app, well done. Better than some of the pay to win AI apps out there.

**@omriluz4** · 0 upvotes

> Hey Vineer Looked at the code and its very impressive, I couldnt find exactly where you detected objects in the canvas or what is the technique for underlaying text, could you explain a bit?

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