Desktop software
Background remover software that runs on your computer
AwaCut is background remover software you install on your computer: a desktop app for Mac, Windows and Linux with the AI model built in. It removes backgrounds from one photo or a whole folder offline, keeps the original resolution, and costs a flat $29 a year instead of credits per image. One licence covers two computers, on any of the three systems.
- Runs offline, on your computer
- Unlimited images, no credits
- No AwaCut account. No credits. No uploads.
1. Download it for your system
Pick the installer for your computer: macOS 13.4+ (Apple Silicon), Windows 10+, or Linux as an AppImage (x86-64). The AI model is included in the download.
2. Try it on 10 photos
The first 10 images are free, at full resolution, with no account. Use your hardest photos: hair, glass, fine edges.
3. Activate it and process whole folders
Buy a licence, paste the key, and drop whole folders: unlimited images, on up to 2 computers.
Desktop software or a website
| Desktop software (AwaCut) | Online background removers | |
|---|---|---|
| Where the photos go | They stay on your computer | Uploaded to the provider's servers |
| Internet connection | Not needed to process; a licence check now and then | Needed for every image |
| Price | $29 a year, unlimited images | Usually credits per image, or a subscription plan |
| Whole folders | Yes, in one run | Often one image at a time, or limited batches |
| Speed | Depends on your computer: about 3 seconds per image on an Apple Silicon Mac | Depends on your upload speed and the service's queue |
Online tools differ and change their plans; check the current terms of the tool you use.
Three things to check before you install a background remover
A desktop app that still uploads
Some downloadable apps are a window around a website and still send every photo to a server. Check whether the app works with the internet switched off; AwaCut does.
Paying per image on your own computer
When the software runs on your machine, each image costs the vendor nothing to process. Credits on a desktop tool are a pricing choice, not a cost.
Checking the requirements last
Look at the operating system and processor before you buy. AwaCut needs macOS 13.4+ (Apple Silicon), Windows 10+, or Linux as an AppImage (x86-64).
Why a desktop app for background removal
When you remove backgrounds every week, a desktop app turns a per-image cost into a fixed one, keeps client and product photos off other people's servers, and works through a folder of hundreds of photos while you do something else.
Which operating systems does AwaCut run on?
macOS 13.4+ (Apple Silicon), Windows 10+, and Linux as an AppImage (x86-64). One licence covers all three.
Does it work offline?
Yes. The AI model is part of the app, so removing backgrounds needs no internet. AwaCut goes online now and then to check the licence and look for updates.
How many computers can I use it on?
Up to 2 at the same time with one licence. Deactivate a device in the settings to move the licence to another computer.
Is there a free version?
The first 10 images are free, at full resolution, with no account. After that a licence costs $29 a year for unlimited images.
Does it need a powerful computer?
No graphics card is needed: AwaCut runs the model on the processor, using all of its cores. A recent computer is faster; on an Apple Silicon Mac each photo takes about 3 seconds.
Install it and try 10 photos
Download AwaCut for your Mac, Windows or Linux computer and process 10 images free, offline.
No AwaCut account. No credits. No uploads.