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Nicte Cuevas
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 21, 2026

Images with background removal export flat when saving as a PDF

  • August 21, 2026
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When I export and images that have the background removed as a PDF, it defaults back to the original image with the background. This doesn't happen if I download the file as a PNG. However, I need to be able to download my carousel images as a PDF to upload as a document on LinkedIn. So for every image that gets messed up i have to replace each individual page on Acrobat afterwards.

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Rose DV
Community Manager
Community Manager
September 4, 2026

Hi ​@Nicte Cuevas,

Thanks for the clear write-up. The PNG-keeps-transparency / PDF-doesn't difference is a useful detail. I want to be straight with you before pointing you anywhere: I'm not certain yet whether this is a bug or just how Express's PDF export handles transparency - PDF exports do sometimes flatten transparency by design, so it may be a limitation rather than a defect. I'd rather confirm that than guess.

Two things would help me pin it down:

→ When it "defaults back to the original image with the background" - does the actual original photo background reappear, or do the transparent areas just get filled (e.g. with white)? Those are slightly different and point different ways.
→ Is this web or the app?

I'll check on the intended PDF export behavior with our team and come back to you either way — whether it's something that needs fixing or a current limitation, plus the best route to a transparent PDF if there is one.

Rose

Nicte Cuevas
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 4, 2026

Hi ​@Rose DV, thank you for reaching out! Currently the behavior reverts back to showing the original photo background. The interesting part is that it doesn’t do it for all my images, only for a couple. I typically work off the desktop web broswer for my carousels since I find that at times the app glitches a bit on me with frequently reloading the file over and over. 

You can see an example of the result on the last page of my document on my LinkedIn post. I hadn’t caught it until after I posted and just kept it there.  

Rose DV
Community Manager
Community Manager
September 4, 2026

@Nicte Cuevas Thank you! Passing this information along and will be back when I have an update!

Rose