ComfyUI
The workshop app for pictures and short video. More buttons, more control.
Installer only · Technical · Free
Remove or replace a background
Cut out people or objects.
The tools below run on your computer. Most of them are free, and the local work stays on your machine.
Works offline · Free options
We don't list a one-click background remover yet. ComfyUI with a picture model is the closest setup on this site.
Your computer
Describe your computer
Pick the closest line. Office PC and Mini PC are estimates. Linux and a home server stay in the list. We guess the specs, then hide models that would not fit. The guess stays cautious.
4 results
Most tools here are free.
Photos & Images Not on the chat board
Closest listed workshop for cutouts
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~7 GB · Free to download · License: OpenRAIL++
Draw Things
A Mac app for making pictures. Simpler than ComfyUI: there is no node graph.
Installer only · One-click app · Free
Photos & Images Not on the chat board
The friendly FLUX. Fast enough to try ideas, and the license is kind to hobby projects.
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~8 GB · Free to download · License: Apache 2.0
HONEST COMPARISON
Local or cloud: Remove or replace a background?
Reviewed Oct 2026
- Privacy: Local winsA local workflow never uploads the photo
- Cost: Cloud winsThe free cloud preview is enough for one photo
- Quality: Cloud winsOne-click cutouts keep hair and edges better
- Ease: Cloud winsNo node graph to learn
Local AI
You can remove a background in ComfyUI, but this site does not yet list a one-click local app for it.
- The photo can stay on your PC
- ComfyUI is free once it is set up
Where it falls short
- There is no one-click local app on our list
- Hair and glass edges need patience
Cloud & apps
remove.bg and PhotoRoom do this one job in a few seconds.
- PPhotoroomAppFreemium
Phone-friendly cutouts and simple replacement backgrounds.
Best for: Phone photosShops
Photos are uploaded
- PPhotoshopDesktop appPaid
Select Subject plus manual cleanup when the edge is hard.
Best for: Fine edges
- Rremove.bgAppFreemiumPopular choice
One upload, a clean cutout, including a free preview.
Best for: Product photosQuick cutouts
The photo is uploaded
Our take
For a cutout, a dedicated app is the practical choice until a one-click local tool is on this list.
Choose local if…
- You already use ComfyUI
- The photo cannot be uploaded
Choose cloud if…
- You need it now
- The edge is hair or glass
How to do it in 3 steps
- Open the model page and pick any app under Runs in, for example ComfyUI or Draw Things. Each app page links to that maker's own guide.
- Open the Stable Diffusion XL page and check the traffic light for a few kinds of computer.
- Follow that official guide. This site does not add its own install steps.
Questions
- Does this upload my files?
- The local tools on this page don't upload your files. The cloud options in the comparison do.
- What does it cost?
- Most options are free. A few apps are a one-time purchase, and a few models need a computer with more memory.
- What if it will not fit?
- Use Check my computer, or turn on the lighter memory filters. A red light on the model page means the file is too big.
Not into local AI? Try these instead
Ordinary apps for photos & images. These are normal links to the maker's site.
Affinity Photo
A photo editor for layers, retouching, and export.
Affinity PhotoCapture One
A raw-photo studio for color, crop, and tethering.
Capture OneDxO PhotoLab
A photo lab for noise, lens corrections, and local edits.
DxO PhotoLab