Sky Swap
Swap a flat gray sky for clear blue, golden sunset or stars
4 free credits on sign-up — your first Standard image with any tool, no card required.
- 01Upload an outdoor photo with visible sky
- 02Pick one of six skies, from Clear Blue to Starry Night
- 03Make it, then adjust clouds or light with words


Drag the handle: the uploaded photo on the left, what the tool made on the right.
A dull white sky drags down an otherwise good photo, and Sky Swap fixes it in one step. Upload a house exterior, a landscape, a travel picture, a wedding portrait or a street scene and choose a new sky; the tool blends the horizon and every edge, including trees, rooftops and hair, then adjusts the overall light, color temperature, shadows and reflections so the scene agrees with the sky above it. Use the results for a property listing, a travel blog, a vacation rental page, a wall print or a social post. Everything below the skyline is kept the same, so the buildings, people and ground are the ones you photographed.
Six skies live in the New sky select. Clear Blue is a deep daytime blue with faint wisps of cloud, the default for real estate and travel. Golden Sunset bathes the scene in warm low light and long shadows for romantic portraits and hero exteriors. Dramatic Storm brings towering dark clouds for moody landscapes and car images. Soft Overcast gives an even, gentle gray that flatters faces and keeps shadows soft, a subtle upgrade when your original is blotchy white. Starry Night turns day into a clear night with stars, adjusting the whole scene's exposure to match. Pastel Dawn adds pink and lavender for calm, early morning images.
Then keep going on the canvas. Ask in words for more clouds, a lower sun or the windows lit, upscale for a print or a large listing hero, or turn the still into a short clip where the clouds drift. Sky Swap pairs well with Listing Photo Fixer for exteriors and with Time-of-Day Changer when you want the entire scene, not only the sky, moved to a different hour. It is a one-photo tool: 4 credits per make on Standard, 12 on Pro, 44 on Max. Registering gives you 4 free credits, good for a first Standard sky, with no card required.
What you set
- Photo with the sky to replace
- New skyClear BlueGolden SunsetDramatic StormSoft OvercastStarry NightPastel Dawn
After it's made
- Change details with a sentence, or hand it to any other tool
- Standard, Pro and Max quality on every make
- Enlarge to 32 megapixels or turn it into a short clip
- Every image saved to your library, downloadable full size
About this tool
- Will it keep fine edges like tree branches and hair intact?
- Edge blending is the core of the tool: branches, rooflines, fences, power lines and flyaway hair are traced and the new sky is fitted behind them rather than painted over them. Very fine detail against a bright original sky works best; a heavily compressed or tiny image gives it less to trace.
- Which option should I pick for a house exterior?
- Clear Blue is the safe choice for a listing and reads as a nice day without drawing attention to itself. Golden Sunset makes a warmer, more emotional hero image and lights the facade from a low angle. Skip Dramatic Storm and Starry Night for listings unless the property's style calls for mood.
- How many photos need sky replacement in a typical set?
- Usually the exteriors only, which for a property is two to five images, and for a travel album perhaps a handful of wide views. Match the same sky across all of them so the set feels like one day. At 4 credits per Standard make, a full exterior set costs about 20 credits.
- Do I need to mask the sky myself before uploading?
- No masking or selection is required. Upload the photo as it is and the tool finds the skyline, including the gaps between leaves and behind railings. If part of the sky is reflected in water or windows, those reflections are updated as well so the new sky is consistent throughout the frame.
- Can I try Sky Swap before paying?
- Yes. A new account starts with 4 free credits, which covers your first Standard image with Sky Swap — no card required. After that, credits come from a monthly plan or a one-time pack.
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