remove.bg's standalone service closes 1 December 2026
AwaCut vs remove.bg: whole folders, no credits, $29 a year
remove.bg charges a credit for every full-size image, and its own site says the standalone service closes on 1 December 2026. AwaCut is a desktop app for Mac, Windows and Linux. Drop in a whole folder and it removes every background on your computer, offline. $29 a year, as many photos as you want.
2 computers per licence. Full refund within 14 days, no reason needed.
- Works offline
- No account, no uploads
- As many photos as you want, all year
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| Feature | AwaCut | remove.bg |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $29 a year, as many photos as you want | Credits: each full-size image uses a credit |
| Cost per image | Nothing extra: one yearly price covers every photo | About €0.07–€1.00 per image |
| Where your photos go | They stay on your computer | Uploaded to their servers |
| Works offline | Yes | No |
| Bulk processing | Yes: drop in whole folders | Yes, but every image spends credits |
| Image limits | Unlimited | Capped by your credit balance or plan |
| Runs on | macOS, Windows and Linux desktop app | Web, desktop app and API (credits either way) |
| After 1 December 2026 | Still sold and updated | Standalone service closed, folded into Canva |
Checked in September 2026 on remove.bg's own pages; their site is the final word on prices. Spotted something outdated? Tell us: www.remove.bg/pricing · contact@aya.software
1 December 2026: remove.bg's standalone service closes, its own site says.
Unused pay-as-you-go credits expire that day. Subscriptions end; annual plans get a pro-rata refund. The self-service API moves to Leonardo.Ai (also part of Canva).
Desktop users are sent to Canva's bulk tool: 50 images per folder, at most 10 megapixels, paid plans only (Canva Help Center, October 2026).
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What does your volume cost?
remove.bg, estimated per year
AwaCut, per year
$29
Estimated from the prices remove.bg publishes for the EU (EUR, September 2026), using the cheapest option that covers your volume, with the 10% yearly-billing discount applied in remove.bg's favor. The slider stops at 500 images a month, the largest plan in this estimate. remove.bg's plans end on 1 December 2026. AwaCut's $29 is counted as €29, which makes our price look a little higher than it is. Prices vary by region and can change; check the current prices at remove.bg
2 computers per licence. Full refund within 14 days, no reason needed.
Real cutouts, straight out of AwaCut
Sample photos processed with the exact model that ships in the app. No retouching, no cherry-picking.
Portraits 
Products 
Pets 
Bags 
Shoes 
Clothing 
Logos 
Electronics
Try it on your own photos: 10 free, no account.
When remove.bg is the better pick
You need background removal inside your own software through an API, or you only cut a few images a month and a small credit pack costs less than a licence. For programmatic work, remove.bg's API, now moving to Leonardo.Ai, is the reference; AwaCut has no API.
When AwaCut wins
You cut hundreds of product photos a month and keep buying credits, or you need somewhere to go before 1 December 2026. AwaCut takes the whole folder on your computer, with no upload and no credits, for $29 a year. Every cutout keeps your photo's original size; Canva's bulk tool stops at 10 megapixels.
Frequently asked questions
Is AwaCut a good remove.bg alternative?
Yes, for bulk work on a desktop: whole folders processed offline for $29 a year, with no credits to top up. For an API, no: remove.bg points API users to Leonardo.Ai, and AwaCut is a desktop app only.
Is the cutout quality comparable?
AwaCut uses BiRefNet, an open AI model built for fine edges like hair and fur. Try 10 of your own photos free, at full resolution, and judge the edges before you pay.
Is AwaCut free?
The first 10 photos are free on each computer, at full resolution, with no account. After that it is $29 a year for as many photos as you want, on 2 computers, with no credits. Changed your mind? Full refund within 14 days, no reason needed.
What happens to my remove.bg credits?
remove.bg says unused pay-as-you-go credits expire on 1 December 2026, when the standalone service closes, and are not refunded; annual subscriptions get a pro-rata refund. Download your invoices and credit report before that date. The full timeline is in our remove.bg migration guide.
What replaces the remove.bg desktop app?
remove.bg points desktop users to Canva's bulk background removal, 50 images per folder, online, on a paid plan. If you want to keep dropping whole folders on your own computer, AwaCut does that on Windows, macOS and Linux, offline and without credits; our remove.bg Desktop page maps their settings onto ours.
Try it on your own photos
Download AwaCut and cut out 10 photos free. No account, no card, no watermark. Compare the cutouts yourself.
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No AwaCut account. No credits. No uploads. 2 computers per licence, full refund within 14 days.