Five depth layers
Text, photos and illustrations, icons and decorations, cards and buttons, and the cleaned background each sit on their own plane, front to back.
Image to PPT layer AI
Split an image into editable PowerPoint layers with AI
Upload a slide image, poster or screenshot. Layer AI separates text, photos, icons, cards and the background into stacked layers you can inspect in 3D, edit and export as a PPTX.
What layer AI separates
Editable text, not pixels
Recognized words become PowerPoint text boxes with matched size, color and position, and the background is repainted where the text used to be.
Inspect before you export
Rotate the stack in 3D, show one layer at a time, compare it with the original and hide anything you don't want. Hidden layers are left out of the PPTX.
A picture placed on a slide is one flat object: you can't change a heading, move an icon or swap a photo without redrawing the whole thing. Layer AI rebuilds the picture the way a designer would. It finds the text, lifts each visual element onto its own transparent layer and fills in the background behind them, so every piece can be selected on its own.
The converter on this page opens in Layered mode. It recognizes and styles the text, keeps word art as its own layer, then splits the remaining artwork into five planes. Turn on fine card splitting when buttons, title strips or small backplates need to come apart from larger panels. Layered conversion takes about 3–5 minutes and costs 80 credits per image. Standard mode (40 credits, 1–2 minutes) is still available when you only need text and image layers.
Layers are pictures with transparency, not redrawn vector shapes, so a card or icon keeps its original look but can't be recolored like a PowerPoint shape. Charts and tables stay as images. For the cleanest split, use a sharp PNG or JPG up to 20 MB and 25 megapixels.
How to split an image into PPT layers
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Upload the image
Choose a PNG or JPG up to 20 MB. Layered mode is preselected; turn on fine card splitting if you need very fine layers.
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Let the AI separate the layers
Images, icons, cards and the background are split onto their own planes and the text is recognized and styled. A preview appears while the text is being made editable.
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Review and download
Inspect the stack in 3D, edit text in place, hide layers you don't need, then download an editable PPTX.
Layer by layer
What ends up on each layer
Layers are stacked front to back, so the exported slide keeps the same order as the original picture.
The five planes
Every converted image is split into the same five planes, so you always know where to look.
- Text: recognized words as editable text boxes; decorative lettering can be kept as a picture.
- Photos and illustrations: people, products, scenes and drawings.
- Icons and decorations: small symbols, arrows, dividers and ornaments.
- Cards and buttons: panels, tags, title strips and button backplates behind the text.
- Background: the base of the slide, repainted where text and objects were removed.
Getting cleaner layers
Layer quality depends mostly on the source image.
- Use the largest original you have; avoid screenshots of thumbnails.
- Crop away browser frames, borders and anything that isn't part of the slide.
- Turn on fine card splitting for dense dashboards or interfaces with many small buttons.
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Image to PPT layer AI FAQ
What does layer AI do that a normal image to PPT converter doesn't?
A basic converter places the picture on a slide or extracts only the text. Layer AI also separates the visuals by depth (photos, icons and decorations, cards and buttons, and the background) so each part becomes its own object you can move, hide or replace.
Which layers will I get?
Up to five: text, photos and illustrations, icons and decorations, cards and buttons, and the background. A plane can hold several parts, and an image with no photos, for example, simply leaves that plane empty.
How much does layered conversion cost?
80 credits per image, shown before you start. Failed or canceled conversions are refunded. Standard text-and-image conversion costs 40 credits, and placing the original picture on a slide is free.
Are the layers editable in PowerPoint?
Yes. Text is native text boxes. Visual layers are separate pictures with transparent backgrounds that you can move, resize, crop, reorder or delete. They are not vector shapes, so their colors can't be changed like a PowerPoint shape.
Can I run layer conversion through an API?
Yes. Send quality=layered to the image to PPT API with your API key, then export the finished job to a PPTX.