Remove Watermarks, Logos and Text from Photos — AI Fills Them Back In
Sometimes a photo is exactly what you need except for one thing: a logo in the corner, a date stamp from an old camera, a copyright notice overlaid on an image you own the license to. Octo lets you paint over anything you want gone — and AI fills the area back in based on what surrounds it.
How It Works
Upload your image and use the brush tool to paint over the area you want removed. You are not erasing it — you are telling the AI where to look. Once you have marked the region, Octo's inpainting AI analyzes the surrounding pixels and generates new content that blends naturally into the rest of the image.
For simple backgrounds — a gradient, sky, or flat color — the result is often seamless. For more complex textures or patterns, the AI does its best to match the visual rhythm of the surrounding area. A before/after slider lets you compare the original and the result side by side before you download.
What You Can Remove
- Stock photo watermarks — Clean up images for which you have purchased the license but received a watermarked preview.
- Date and time stamps — Old cameras and some smartphones burn timestamps into the image. Remove them without affecting the rest of the photo.
- Logo overlays — Remove brand logos from product photos when creating mockups or when the logo is no longer relevant.
- Screenshot UI elements — Clean up screenshots by removing buttons, toolbars, or navigation elements that distract from the content.
- Text annotations — Remove captions, subtitles, or overlaid text from images before repurposing them.
- Blemishes and unwanted objects — Small spots, sensor dust, or minor distractions can be painted out just as easily as logos.
How to Remove a Watermark — Step by Step
- Open pixl.pet/watermark-remover/ and upload your image.
- Select the brush size — use a small brush for precise areas, a larger one for quick coverage of bigger logos.
- Paint over the watermark, logo, or text you want removed. Cover it completely without worrying about being pixel-perfect.
- Click Remove to run the inpainting AI. Processing happens in your browser.
- Use the before/after slider to compare the original with the result.
- If the result is not perfect, paint again and re-run. Download when you are satisfied.
Brush and Controls
The brush size control lets you work precisely on small text stamps or quickly cover a large logo. Use a small brush for tight areas near important details — like removing a date stamp near someone's face. Use a large brush to paint over a full corner watermark in a single stroke.
The before/after comparison slider is available as soon as processing completes. Drag it left and right to reveal the original underneath and check how well the inpainting blended in the surrounding content.
Your Images Run Locally
Octo's inpainting runs entirely inside your browser. No image data is sent to a server for processing. Your photos — including anything sensitive visible in them — stay on your device throughout the entire workflow.
The AI model is cached locally after the first visit, so Octo also works offline once loaded.
What's Coming Next
- Smarter fill for complex backgrounds — improved results on textured surfaces like grass, fabric, and brick.
- Larger image support — handle high-resolution photos without downscaling.
- Undo and redo — step back through brush strokes and try different approaches.
- Video frame support — remove watermarks from individual video frames.
Combine Octo with Axol's Background Remover for clean product shots: remove the watermark first, then cut out the background for a fully transparent PNG. Also check out Snip to crop the result to exactly the frame you need.