Pixelcut
A beautiful photo showing the result of a bokeh effect, with a woman's face in sharp focus against a background of soft, blurry, glowing lights.

Free AI Bokeh Photo Editor

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Developer API
Available on iPhone & Android

How to add a bokeh effect

  1. 1

    Upload your photo

    Select the photo you want to edit. This image will be used as the base for applying the bokeh background blur.

  2. 2

    Enter your prompt

    Type a description of the blur effect you want. For example: Add warm golden bokeh lights behind the subject.

  3. 3

    Generate bokeh effect

    Click Generate to let Pixelcut apply the effect. The AI will blur the background of your photo according to your prompt, making your subject stand out.

  4. 4

    Download your image

    Download the final image. You will get a high-resolution PNG with your new bokeh background, watermark-free and ready to use.

Bokeh brilliance without cameras or costly software. Pixelcut’s AI makes it incredibly easy to add a professional depth-of-field look to any photo. Just upload an image and tell Pixelcut the style (for example, "warm golden lights in the background"), and it creates a soft, out-of-focus backdrop automatically. The result looks like it was taken with a fancy lens, keeping the subject sharp while the background blooms with cinematic blur. It’s a quick upgrade that makes images stand out, no editing skills needed.

Instant Studio-Quality Background Blur

A professional close-up photo of a person smiling, with their face in sharp focus and the background completely blurred into soft, golden circles of light, demonstrating the bokeh effect.
Ditch one-size-fits-all blur. With Pixelcut’s tool, you control every aspect of the effect through your prompt. Want soft pink fairy lights or cool neon circles? Just type it. You can specify how intense the blur is and what color or mood you want in the background. The foreground stays sharp while the AI creates the exact style of bokeh you envisioned. It’s easy to get just the right intensity and vibe, with no complex sliders or filters needed.

Fully Customizable Bokeh Styles

A hyper-realistic photo of a single red rose with water droplets, in sharp focus, against a background of large, soft, golden bokeh light circles.
Your final images are always crisp and ready for any use. Pixelcut outputs high-resolution PNGs without watermarks, perfect for print or online. The AI preserves sharp details on your main subject while adding smooth, natural blur around it. The result is polished and professional, and each photo looks like it was shot with a pro camera. Just download the image and use it anywhere, no extra editing or resizing required.

Professional-Quality, High-Resolution Images

A photorealistic image demonstrating a bokeh effect, featuring a sharp, dew-covered dandelion seed head in the foreground and a softly blurred background with large, warm-colored light circles, all on a white background.
Instant results: Create a dreamy bokeh background in seconds with no manual editing needed. Custom control: Specify blur intensity, colors, and style in your prompt to get exactly the look you want. AI precision: Pixelcut automatically keeps your subject sharp and blurs only the background realistically. Easy to use: Simply enter your idea and click Generate, no photography skills needed. Versatile output: Download high-res, watermark-free images ready for social media, marketing, prints, or any project.

Why use Pixelcut's AI Bokeh Effect?

A hyper-realistic close-up of a dandelion seed head, perfectly in focus, with the background blurred into soft, glowing circles of green and gold light, demonstrating a beautiful bokeh effect.
Portraits & Selfies: Enhance any portrait or selfie by adding soft background blur so the subject stands out. Product Photos: Keep products like jewelry sharp while making the background soft and smooth, ideal for catalogs or ads. Social Media: Make your posts pop with a cinematic depth-of-field effect. Event & Wedding Photos: Add a warm glow to celebration shots by turning lights and backgrounds into soft bokeh orbs. Artistic Projects: Transform travel or night scenes into dreamy images with colorful bokeh lighting.

Bokeh Effect Use Cases

A photorealistic portrait of a woman's face in sharp focus, set against a beautifully blurred background of city lights at night, creating a strong bokeh effect with colorful orbs of light.

Frequently Asked Questions

Pixelcut is loved by over 2 million people

  • My favorite app

    Great app, easy to use. Helps our small business save time and money to create different marketing materials professionally. Thank you.
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  • Best background remover

    I need a good background remover for my work and I've been through them all it feels like. This one is the best by far. It's so easy to use and the results always look amazing. Thank you Pixelcut!
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    It's amazingly easy and gives the perfect results for my bags and accessories. It looks like it was done by a professional photographer.
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