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Clean Up a Whiteboard Photo

Clean up whiteboard photos in your browser. Shadows and lighting gradients vanish, the background goes pure white, marker strokes stay sharp. No app, no signup.

1
Add the whiteboard photo
Drop the photo or capture one with the camera. Angled shots are fine — the board is straightened automatically.
2
Pick the cleanup strength
Standard suits most boards. Strong wipes heavier shadows but can thin faint marker; Soft preserves pale colors.
3
Download the clean image
Compare before and after, then download a PNG with a pure-white background ready for the meeting notes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the shadow removal work?

The board's background brightness is estimated region by region, and each pixel is rescaled against it. A shadowed corner and a sunlit corner both end up the same clean white, while strokes — which differ from their local background — survive and get deepened.

Do marker colors survive?

Yes — red, blue, and green markers keep their color. Very pale markers (yellow especially) can fade at Strong strength; drop to Soft if a color is disappearing.

It cropped the wrong thing — what now?

Switch auto-crop off and the full frame is kept. Cropping only triggers when a large four-cornered outline is found, but a wall of picture frames can fool it.

Tool history

Updated Jun 11, 2026 · 1 updates
  • Jun 11, 2026featOCR tools program — receipt tracker, warranty tracker, scanner upgrades + 6 more (#635)
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