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The best background tools (2026)
6 of the 10 tools we score fit this filter, in the same order as the full ranking.
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Retouch4me
A suite of single-task AI retouching tools (heal, dodge and burn, skin tone, backdrop cleanup and more) that run as standalone apps or inside Photoshop and other editors, with optional cloud retouching.
Luminar (formerly Luminar Neo)
AI-assisted photo editor for desktop and mobile with portrait tools such as skin smoothing, face enhancement, body sculpting and portrait background removal, usable standalone or as a Lightroom Classic and Photoshop plugin.
PortraitPro
Desktop portrait editor that detects faces and offers slider-based skin smoothing, face reshaping, digital makeup and relighting, with higher editions adding RAW, Photoshop and Lightroom integration and batch processing.
Evoto
Desktop, iPad, mobile and web app that applies AI portrait retouching per face, with built-in culling, tethering and batch syncing of edits.
AirBrush Studio
Desktop and web version of the AirBrush portrait editor, adding AI skin retouching, background tools, color grading and batch sync for photographers on Windows and Mac.
Perfectly Clear (WorkBench and Cloud)
Automatic image correction and portrait retouching engine aimed at high-volume users such as school and sports photographers, offered as a pay-per-image cloud service, desktop WorkBench, hot folder and SDK.