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PhotoCat Image Extender logo
PhotoCat Image Extender
✓ verifiedFreemium

Web-based AI photo and video editing suite for restoration, background removal, face swap, and object removal, with a free credit tier.

439K visits/mo561 saves
Erase BG logo
Erase BG
✓ verifiedFreemium

AI background remover with a free tier plus low-cost tiers for ad-free editing, higher limits and bulk processing.

39K visits/mo
Aiarty Image Matting logo
Aiarty Image Matting
✓ verifiedFreemium

Local-processing AI tool for background removal and alpha matting, strong on hair and fine edges, with a limited free tier.

33K visits/mo
Bg.Eraser logo
Bg.Eraser
✓ verifiedFree

Free, no-signup AI tool that removes image backgrounds in batches and outputs transparent PNGs.

271K visits/mo4.7K saves
Pixlr logo
Pixlr
✓ verifiedFreemium

Established browser-based photo and design editor with AI image, video, and audio generation tools.

10M visits/mo
Pricing

No public pricing

Tier 0 Free: $0 (10 removals/day, ad-supported)
Starter: $4.9/mo (ad-free, higher limits)
Professional: $7.9/mo (priority support)
Premium: $9.9/mo (largest limits)
Desktop lifetime: $49 one-time
Free: ¥0 (1 image per export)
Yearly license: ¥5980
Lifetime license: ¥6980

No public pricing

Free: $0
Plus: $2.49/month, or $1.99/month billed yearly
Premium: $9.99/month, or $7.99/month billed yearly
Ultra: From $24.99/month, or from $19.99/month billed yearly
Ultra Max: $49.99/month, or $39.99/month billed yearly
Core features
  • AI image extender to uncrop and expand photo backgrounds
  • AI face swap and hairstyle changer
  • Old photo restoration and AI image enhancer
  • Background remover for photos and logos
  • AI video enhancer and video watermark/object remover
  • Batch photo organizer and workflow tools
  • One-click AI background removal
  • Refined edge detection for hair and soft edges
  • Change background color
  • Image converter, cropper and resizer
  • Bulk queue on paid tiers
  • Optional offline desktop app
  • AI alpha matting for precise cutouts
  • Refined hair, fur and edge handling
  • Local on-device processing for privacy
  • Batch background removal at scale
  • 2x AI upscaling
  • Custom and solid-color backgrounds
  • AI background removal
  • Batch processing (up to 20 images)
  • Transparent PNG output
  • Replace background with a solid color
  • No account required
  • Auto-deletes uploads within 2 hours
  • Browser-based photo editor (Pixlr Express and Editor)
  • AI text-to-image and text-to-video generation
  • Generative fill, expand, and object removal
  • AI face swap for photos and video
  • AI background remover and photo collage maker
  • Text-to-speech and speech-to-text audio tools
Use cases
  • Restoring old or damaged family photos
  • Expanding cropped or narrow photos to fit new formats
  • Removing unwanted objects or watermarks from images and video
  • Quick background removal for product or portrait photos
  • Remove backgrounds without an account
  • Create transparent product/profile images
  • Batch-process images on paid tiers
  • Convert and resize images
  • Remove product-photo backgrounds for online stores
  • Cut out portraits with clean hair edges
  • Batch-process design assets
  • Replace or customize image backgrounds
  • Prepare product images for stores
  • Create transparent logos and graphics
  • Clean up portraits and profile photos
  • Batch-edit catalog images
  • Editing and enhancing photos without installing software
  • Generating marketing images or short video clips from prompts
  • Removing objects or backgrounds from photos
  • Creating photo collages or swapping faces for fun content
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