Alternatives to PhotoScissors
A background remover that cuts out people and objects automatically, online or in a downloadable app. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
PhotoScissors
A background remover that cuts out people and objects automatically, online or in a downloadable app.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as PhotoScissors.
remove.bg
A web tool that removes image backgrounds automatically and can generate new backdrops.
remove.bg is freemium rather than free, but adds bulk editing of up to 500 images and a developer API, while still processing images online.
Removal.ai
An AI background remover available on the web, as a desktop download and through an API.
Removal.ai offers erase and restore tools to fix cutouts, bulk processing and an API, needs no account for basic use, and its upload form expects JPG images.
Slazzer
An online AI background remover with extra photo tools for upscaling, relighting, shadows and sky replacement.
Slazzer adds Android support and upscale, relight, shadow and sky tools in its editor, but HD results and extras need credits on its servers.
Pixian.AI
A web tool that removes image backgrounds, with free low-resolution results and paid full-resolution credits.
Pixian.AI needs no signup and uses credits instead of a subscription for full resolution, though its free results are very low resolution and it is web only.
Erase.bg
An online AI background remover for photos and short videos, with Android and iOS apps.
Erase.bg handles images up to 10,000 by 10,000 pixels, far above PhotoScissors' online limit, and removes backgrounds from short videos, but free use has few credits.
rembg
A command-line tool and HTTP server that removes image backgrounds using AI models running locally.
rembg is free MIT-licensed software that removes backgrounds locally from the command line or an HTTP server, with batch folder processing but no graphical interface.
Clipdrop
A set of web-based AI image tools for background removal, cleanup, upscaling, relighting and generation.
Clipdrop is a free web toolset combining background removal with cleanup, uncrop, upscaling and relighting, plus an API, with images processed online.
PicWish
An AI photo editor for removing backgrounds, unblurring images and creating product photos online or in apps.
PicWish adds batch background removal of up to 30 files, unblur and product photo tools, with Android support, but some features require a paid plan.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Photoroom
An AI photo editor for product photography with background removal, batch editing and marketplace-ready listings.
Cleanup.pictures
A web tool that removes unwanted objects, people, text and defects from photos using AI inpainting.
Pixelcut
An AI photo and video editor for product images, with background removal, upscaling and generated scenes.
Cutout.Pro
An online AI visual platform for background removal, photo enhancement, colorization, retouching and image generation.
