Magic Eraser vs Google Magic Eraser

Google Magic Eraser is a feature inside Google Photos, available on Pixel phones for everyone and on other devices for Google One subscribers. It removes objects and recolors distractions well, but it lives inside Google Photos rather than as a standalone web tool, and its scope is the Photos editor's feature set.

No Pixel or subscription required

Google's Magic Eraser is free on Pixel phones, but on other devices it needs a Google One subscription. Magic Eraser works free in any browser on any phone or computer — no specific hardware, no subscription to unlock the core eraser.

Task-specific tools, not just a general eraser

Google Magic Eraser is one general object-removal tool. Magic Eraser adds 130+ dedicated removers — emoji, watermark, sticker, date stamp, glare, reflection, and more — each with guidance tuned to that job, plus enhancement and generative fill.

Lives on the open web, not inside one app

Google's feature is part of the Google Photos app and ecosystem. Magic Eraser is a standalone web tool you can open instantly and link to directly, without importing your library into a specific photos service.

Batch and production workflows

For cleaning many photos — a product catalog, an event shoot — Magic Eraser offers batch processing. Google Photos' eraser is a one-image-at-a-time manual edit.