If a white fringe is left after removing the background, drag Shift Edge into the negative.
Alt+click stores the source in the active slot — shared by Clone Stamp and Healing Brush
Applies to the whole text layer. Per-character settings are not available yet.
Only meaningful for box text (point text has no paragraph width).
You can load Photoshop shape files (.csh). The file belongs to its author — check its terms.
Read from a Photoshop pattern file. The file belongs to its author — check its terms.
This format cannot hold layers, so the file is flattened. Keep the layered original as PSD or .photovim.
This browser cannot show a save location dialog, so the file goes to your downloads folder. Chrome and Edge let you pick a location and save over the same file later.
The layer you selected is the Background layer. You can't move it, or change its stacking order, blending mode, or opacity.
You can change these once you convert it to a standard layer.
Each selected page opens as its own document. With nothing selected, only the first page opens.
Drag and drop tools to reorganize the toolbar. Move rarely used tools into Extra Tools; they gather in the last toolbar slot.
A canvas larger than the image centers it and fills the rest. A smaller canvas clips what sticks out.
Separate several values with a semicolon or comma
Separate several values with a semicolon or comma
What you type here is written into the file when you export PNG or JPG. WebP and AVIF cannot carry it yet.
Finding faces…
No face found — works best when the face is large and clearly visible.
Paid ways go straight from your computer — key and picture never pass our server.
Only lengths change — shadows, glows and strokes. Angles and percentages stay.
Tests all pass, but seeing it yourself is different. "Try it" opens the feature.
Connect an API key to use AI with your own account. You can also connect later from your profile menu.
New keys stay in memory by default and disappear on reload or logout. Device storage is optional; previously saved keys remain until deleted. AI requests go directly to the provider. Device storage is not encrypted by PhotoVim.
Gemini: add a website (referrer) restriction to the key — Google rejects unrestricted keys.
OpenAI: use a project key with a monthly spend limit.
Styles
Blending Options
Alt-drag a slider handle to split it for a softer edge.
Bevel & Emboss
Contour
Sets how the bevel shading changes from the edge inward.
Texture
Treats the light parts of the pattern as high ground, so the surface looks bumpy.
Stroke
Inner Shadow
Inner Glow
Satin
Color Overlay
Gradient Overlay
Pattern Overlay
Outer Glow
Drop Shadow
Background Box
Echo
Glitch
The two options below run on your device — the image never leaves it, and each model downloads only once.
Create a larger document with more detail
Higher values use fewer points and smoother curves. Lower values follow the pixel edges closely.
Temporary keys are always cleared on logout. Device-saved keys remain only if you choose to keep them. On a shared computer, delete saved keys before leaving.
Click one to apply it to the selected text layer. The outline and shadow scale with the font size.
Up to 4096 × 4096 px
This filter draws along a path. Create a path, select it, then run the filter again.
Draw a path with the Pen tool (P) or a shape tool. You can also convert a type layer to a path.
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a way for an AI app to use PhotoVim’s editing tools. Connect a compatible AI app and ask it to work on your open document.
For example: “Add a text layer for the title” or “Resize this image to 1200 pixels wide.”
You need an AI app that supports MCP. MCP is the connection method, not an AI model.
Sign in to get a connection code for your editor tab. Opening this explanation does not connect an AI app.
Paste the line below into a terminal on your own computer to attach to this tab.
Tools
File
Edit
Image
Layer
Select
View
Open menu
Type (while editing)
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