Remove image backgrounds with local AI. Unlimited images, full resolution, zero uploads.
Freelancers expense a dozen subscriptions — proposals, contracts, invoices, time tracking — against irregular income. Owning the tools outright removes a whole line of fixed costs.
The tool this job usually means renting is remove.bg, at $9/mo (40 credits) — roughly $108 a year, every year. Cutaway does the job for a one-time $24 — running locally on your own machine.
Single images or whole folders — JPG, PNG and WebP.
For freelancers, drag & drop batches pays off between gigs, against irregular income — and it's covered by the same one-time $24, not metered per month.
Checkerboard view of the transparent result, per image.
For freelancers, before / after preview pays off between gigs, against irregular income — and it's covered by the same one-time $24, not metered per month.
Transparent PNG, white/black, or any custom background color.
For freelancers, flexible output pays off between gigs, against irregular income — and it's covered by the same one-time $24, not metered per month.
One-time $24 gets you the packaged Windows or Mac installer with 1-click setup and updates.
Every AI model is bundled in the installer — no downloads, offline from the first launch.
Batch a whole product shoot, preview each result, export transparent PNGs to any folder.
Cutaway is $24, once. remove.bg at $9/mo (40 credits) — roughly $108 a year, every year. $24 pays for itself in under 3 months — then it's free forever.
$24 pays for itself in under 3 months — then it's free forever. Cutaway costs $24 once; remove.bg charges $9/mo (40 credits) — about $108 a year. For freelancers, that fixed cost is the whole point: the tool is a one-time line item, not a monthly one.
Yes — the full source is MIT at github.com/bensblueprints/bg-remover-mvp. Paying $24 gets you the signed installer, 1-click setup and updates instead of building from source.
It uses the same class of segmentation model (U²-Net family via ONNX). On typical product shots and portraits results are comparable; on very fine edges like wispy hair, remove.bg's newest cloud models can still win. You get unlimited retries for free, though.