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How the background remover works

1. Drop your designs — PNG, JPG or WEBP, as many as you like. They are processed one by one, right in your browser.
2. Check the preview — see each design on a checkerboard, white, a dark shirt or a coloured shirt, and flip between before and after.
3. Fine-tune if needed — keep white parts inside the design, or move Tolerance to cut more or less of the edge. For a photo or a busy background, click Try AI cut-out.
4. Download transparent PNGs one by one or as a ZIP, or click Use in mockups to put them straight into the mockup studio.

Instant colour cut-out, plus AI for photos

The instant cut-out doesn’t guess where your subject is. It looks at the colour around the edges of the image, works out what the background is (plain white, off-white, grey, black, a smooth gradient or a fake checkerboard), and clears every connected pixel within a colour tolerance. Edge pixels that are a mix of design and background are then “unmixed”, so your design keeps a clean edge instead of a white or grey rim when it is placed on a dark product.

Because it works on colour, it is very accurate on flat artwork such as logos, text and illustrations, and it never invents or blurs details. It is not made for photos of people, pets or products on a busy background: for those, use the AI cut-out.

The AI cut-out finds the subject itself, so it works on photos and busy backgrounds too. It runs on our server: the image is sent once, cut out, and deleted straight away. Signed-out visitors get 5 AI cut-outs a day, a free account 8 a day, Starter 40 a day and Pro 150 a day. The instant cut-out stays unlimited.

Tips for a clean cut-out

• Use the original file, not a screenshot or a heavily compressed JPG: compression noise around the edges makes the background harder to separate.
• Keep the background plain. A design on one flat colour gives the cleanest result.
• Check it on a dark shirt before you download. That is where a leftover light halo shows up first.
• Turn on Keep white parts for designs with white fills, like white lettering or a white outline.
• Print-on-demand files usually need 300 DPI at print size: check yours with the POD design checker.

FAQ

Is this an AI background remover?

Both. The instant cut-out removes plain backgrounds by colour, right in your browser: fast, private and exact on flat artwork. For photos and busy backgrounds there is an AI cut-out that finds the subject itself, with a few free cut-outs a day.

What kind of images work best?

Logos, text designs, clip art, illustrations and print-on-demand graphics on a plain white, off-white, grey or black background, or on a smooth gradient. It also clears the fake grey-and-white checkerboard that some downloads have instead of real transparency.

Why is the white inside my design gone?

White areas that are completely enclosed by your design (the inside of a letter O, for example) are removed too, because they usually are background. If they are part of your design, tick Keep white parts.

There is a faint halo around the edge. How do I fix it?

Move Tolerance up a little to cut more of the soft edge. If thin or pale details start to disappear, move it back down. Edge pixels are already unmixed from the background, so most designs don’t need this.

Are my images uploaded?

Not for the instant cut-out: it runs in your browser on your own device. The AI cut-out sends that one image to our server, and it is deleted as soon as the cut-out is done. Processing works without an account; downloading needs a free account.

How many AI cut-outs can I make?

Signed out, 5 a day. With a free account, 8 a day. Starter gives you 40 a day and Pro 150 a day. The count resets every day at midnight UTC, and a cut-out that fails is not counted. The instant cut-out for plain backgrounds is unlimited.

What format do I get?

A transparent PNG, ready for print-on-demand uploads or the Scaylr mockup studio. Download one at a time, all together as a ZIP, or send them straight into your mockups.