For paid downloads
If you have an iStock license, the unwatermarked file should already be available in your account. Cleanup is a fallback for stuck edits or batched assets where re-downloading isn't practical.
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Remove iStock watermark
iStock customers occasionally end up working with the comp file instead of the licensed asset. Mask the iStock overlay and run cleanup so the file you already paid for is usable. If you haven't licensed the image, this isn't the tool for that — and the rights confirmation isn't a workaround.
If you have an iStock license, the unwatermarked file should already be available in your account. Cleanup is a fallback for stuck edits or batched assets where re-downloading isn't practical.
iStock previews are watermarked precisely so people don't ship them as final work. Stripping that watermark off an unlicensed comp is a copyright violation. We're explicit: this is for assets you actually own.
Upload, brush the watermark plus its halo, confirm rights, run cleanup. The Smart region keeps the rest of the photo bit-identical to the input.