What can the AI image tools do?

The AI image tools change an image you’ve placed in a design. Select an image in the design editor and the tools appear in the toolbar. Most work on the image you selected; Generate with Vai starts from a written prompt.

What you can do with them

Tool	What it does	AI credits
Remove background	Clears everything behind the subject. See How do I remove the background from an image?	Fixed per image
Cutout	Removes the background and adds a colored border, like a sticker	Fixed per image
Eraser	Removes an object you brush over. See How do I erase an object from a photo?	Fixed per run
Fixer	Changes an image from a written prompt. See How do I edit an image with a prompt using Fixer?	Depends on the work
Extender	Expands an image past its edges. See How do I extend or expand an image?	Fixed per run
Mixer	Combines a base image with up to three more. See How do I blend images together?	Depends on the work
Upscaler	Raises an image’s resolution. See How do I upscale an image to higher resolution?	Fixed per run
Render	Turns a plan and the objects you place on it into a new image. See How do I turn an image into a render?	Depends on the work
Generate with Vai	Creates an image from a written prompt. See How do I generate an image with AI?	Depends on the work

Each tool’s article states its cost. For how AI credits work, see How do AI credits work?.

How they work

Eraser, Fixer, Extender, Mixer, and Upscaler open the image in Focus mode, a larger working view. Each result appears as a new version beside the original. When you close Focus mode, Visualist asks whether to keep each new version in your design: choose Replace, Keep both, or Ignore changes.

Remove background and Cutout swap the image in your design in place. The same button then reads Add background back or Revert to original, so you can switch back.

Render and Generate with Vai add a new image to your design.

On a small screen, the toolbar shows Focus instead of each tool. Select Focus to open the image, then choose the tool there.

If something goes wrong

• Every tool is greyed out. You’re out of AI credits. Hover a tool to see You're out of credits and top up. See How do I top up AI credits?.
• Fixer or Extender is greyed out. The image is cropped. The tooltip reads Try on another image that is not cropped.
• Extender or Upscaler is greyed out. The image’s background was removed, or it’s a cutout. The tooltip reads Try on another image that has a background.
• A team member can’t run a tool. In a team workspace, the workspace owner can set a monthly AI credit limit for each member. The tool stops when that member reaches their limit.

Start with How do I remove the background from an image?.