---
title: "Uploading Images"
description: "Learn the two ways to upload your own images in Samsa — through the prompt editor for combining multiple references, or via the sidebar for full editing tools."
url: https://help.samsa.ai/en/articles/136-uploading-images
collection: "Generate Images"
updated: 2026-08-18
language: en
alternates: [de, fr, it]
---

# Uploading Images

Learn the two ways to upload your own images in Samsa — through the prompt editor for combining multiple references, or via the sidebar for full editing tools.

## Two Ways to Upload Images

Samsa lets you upload your own images and work with them in two different ways, depending on what you want to do.

## Upload via the Prompt Editor (Edit Tab)

Use this when you want to combine multiple images or use them as references for a new generation.

### How it works

1.  On the homepage, open the **prompt editor**
    
2.  Switch to the **Edit** tab
    
3.  Click the **upload icon**
    
4.  Select up to **14 images** from your device
    

Your uploaded images will appear in the prompt field. You can then describe how the images should be used — for example: _"Take the person from image 1 and apply the style from image 2."_ You can add any other instructions in the prompt as well.

Below the prompt field, you'll also find quick action suggestions like removing a background, applying a style, or removing an object. You can also select different edit models here.

## Upload via the Sidebar

Use this when you want to work with a single image using all of Samsa's editing tools.

### How it works

1.  Click **Upload** in the left sidebar menu
    
2.  **Drag and drop** your image into the upload area
    
3.  The image automatically opens in the **image viewer**
    

### What you can do from here

Once your image is open in the viewer, you have access to all tools:

-   **Magic Edit** — modify or transform parts of the image
    
-   **Variations** — generate alternative versions
    
-   **Resize** — change the dimensions or aspect ratio
    
-   **Upscale** — increase the resolution
    
-   **Remove Background** — isolate the subject from the background
    
-   **Generate Video** — turn your image into a video
    
-   **Save as AI Model** — use the image to train a new AI model
    

## What's the Difference?

<table style="min-width: 75px;"><colgroup><col style="min-width: 25px;"><col style="min-width: 25px;"><col style="min-width: 25px;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p></p></th><th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Edit Tab</p></th><th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Sidebar Upload</p></th></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>Number of images</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Up to 14 at once</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>1 at a time</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>Best for</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Combining images with text instructions</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Editing a single image with all tools</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p><strong>Available tools</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Prompt-based generation and editing</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p>Magic Edit, Variations, Resize, Upscale, Remove Background, Video, Save as Model</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

**In short:** Use the **Edit tab** when you want to upload multiple images and describe what should happen with them. Use the **sidebar upload** when you want to edit or enhance a single image with all available tools.