How the AI sky replacement works
A convincing sky swap is mostly a lighting job. Older sky replacement tools mask the sky and drop a new one behind the horizon line; the ground keeps its old light, and the composite gives itself away. This page runs Qwen Image Edit, an image editing model that replaces the sky and then relights the entire scene: swap in a golden sunset and warm light spills onto buildings and faces, shadows soften and stretch, and reflections pick up the new colors.
Five skies are available as one-click options: a clear blue sky with soft clouds, a golden sunset, a dramatic storm sky, a starry night sky, and northern lights. Everything below the horizon keeps its content and composition; only the light on it changes.
When to replace the sky, and when to just relight
A blown-out white sky ruining an otherwise good photo is the classic case for this tool, along with real estate exteriors shot on gray days and travel photos that missed golden hour. If the sky in your photo is fine and it is the light on the subject you want to change, use the free AI photo lighting editor instead; it changes the lighting without touching the sky. For edits beyond either preset, describe what you want in the free AI image editor, which runs the same model with freeform instructions.
What to expect
Photos with a visible horizon or open sky give the cleanest swaps: landscapes, cityscapes, house exteriors, beach and travel shots. Complex boundaries like bare tree branches against the sky are handled well because the model redraws rather than masks, though very fine detail may simplify slightly. The swapped photo comes back at about one megapixel; for prints or listing photos at full size, bring it back up with the free AI image upscaler. Your upload exists only while the swap renders, then expires automatically.