The website that made ...
The website that made me ditch Photoshop – what's it really about?
Have you ever had this experience – you open Photoshop, look at a photo, just want to remove the background, and after half an hour of fiddling, the hair still looks like it's been chewed by a dog?
I have. More than once.
As an ordinary user who occasionally needs to edit images, I once felt there was an insurmountable gap between me and "professional retouching." Until someone threw me a link: cutout.pro.
My reaction at the time: another "AI face‑swap" marketing gimmick. But after clicking in, I admit I was proven wrong.
What exactly is it?
Simply put, Cutout.pro is an AI‑driven image and video editing platform. But that sounds too official – in plain English: you upload an image, and it automatically removes the background, enhances the quality, restores old photos, and even turns your selfie into a cartoon avatar.
Founded in 2018, it's ...
Founded in 2018, it's backed by the LibAI Lab, which has ties to Zhejiang University. The founding team started in e‑commerce, originally helping sellers process product images. Then clients started requesting background removal – overseas users love personalised items like phone cases and custom‑printed apparel, and the first step is always removing the background. So the team developed a matting algorithm that once ranked first globally on alphamatting.com.
Now the company serves over 25,000 clients, including Amazon, Facebook, Adobe, and Microsoft. Its monthly traffic exceeds 10 million, ranking among the top five AI image‑editing websites globally.
So many features my eyes glazed over
Honestly, when I first opened the homepage, I was overwhelmed.
The feature list was as long as a supermarket shopping list: background removal, image enhancement, video background removal, passport photo generation, cartoon avatars, AI stickers, old‑photo colourisation, lossless upscaling…
I thought to myself: with so many features, surely each one is half‑baked?
But after using it, I found its core matting capability is genuinely solid. One e‑commerce user reported that processing 186 images with Cutout.pro took an average of just 4.2 seconds per image, saving 3 to 5 minutes per SKU compared to manual Photoshop work. Another test showed 10 images processed with virtually "zero brush strokes," achieving a uniform white background in minutes.
The video side also su...
The video side also surprised me. One videographer said that previously they needed a green screen for video backgrounds, but now they just upload and the background is automatically removed, preserving HD quality. The service supports files up to 2GB at 4K resolution.
A few features I particularly like:
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AI HD restoration can upscale blurry old photos to 4x super‑resolution.
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Magic eraser removes unwanted objects in one click – labels, dust, blemishes on models.
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It can even automatically expand landscape images to portrait format.
Recently, it also launched an AI‑powered print‑on‑demand generator that directly "places" your design onto clothes, mugs, or phone cases, with the AI handling materials, lighting, and perspective.
But it's not a magic bullet
After all that praise,...
After all that praise, it's only fair to mention its limitations.
It's not a replacement for Photoshop. If you need layer‑level precision, complex masking, or pixel‑by‑pixel retouching, it can't do that.
Complex images can still fail. Fine hair strands, transparent materials – the perennial headaches for all automatic matting tools – may still require manual touch‑ups. Fast‑moving videos under complex lighting may also show edge flicker.
But that's actually what makes it feel honest to me. If a tool claimed to do everything perfectly, I'd be more suspicious. Knowing its boundaries helps me decide when to use it and when to switch to something else.
So, is it worth a try?
My advice: if any of these apply to you, definitely give it a shot –
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You're an e‑commerce seller dealing with hundreds of product images daily.
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You're a content creat...
You're a content creator who needs to produce social media assets quickly.
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You have a pile of old photos you want to restore.
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You're just an ordinary user who wants a passport photo or a new avatar without learning Photoshop.
Signing up gives you 5 free credits – enough to test the core features. Paid plans cost as low as less than 10 cents per image, far cheaper than hiring a designer.
But let's be real – don't expect it to replace your aesthetic judgment or creativity. No matter how powerful the tool, the final result still depends on your taste. What it saves you is the time spent on repetitive labour, not the thinking and creative process.
One final anecdote: a print‑on‑demand seller reported that after integrating Cutout.pro's technology, their traffic increased and sales grew by 47%. I don't know how much of that 47% was due to the tool, but it does show one thing – spending your time on what really matters is far more valuable than spending it on background removal.
Don't you agree?