PhotoScissors review

PhotoScissors removes photo backgrounds and lets you leave the result transparent, fill it with a solid color, or use another image as the background. The product description says it uses deep neural networks to isolate people or objects, so its main job is automated cutouts rather than general-purpose photo editing.

It also includes controls for trickier selections: hair and other semi-transparent details, areas chosen by color, and transparent objects where foreground and background textures need to remain visible. The online tool accepts JPG, PNG, and WebP files, with a limit of 10 MB and 4.2 megapixels per image. PhotoScissors is available online and as a desktop product; the pricing page lists Windows and Mac versions of the desktop license. Free online downloads are available in standard definition, while paid credit packs are for image downloads and the desktop license offers offline processing.

The clearest advantage is a straightforward pay-as-you-go model. The pricing page lists 10 credits for $4.99, or 50¢ per image, and larger packs lower the listed per-image price: 50 images cost $9.99, 200 cost $19.99, and 1,000 cost $29.99. Those are one-time purchases, not recurring monthly or annual subscriptions. Credits remain valid for one year from the latest purchase.

There is also a free option for standard-definition downloads, which gives occasional users a way to make basic cutouts without buying credits. For heavier offline use, the PhotoScissors Desktop license costs $29.99 one time and includes unlimited offline image processing for one year, according to the pricing page.

The feature set covers more than a simple remove-background button. Hair selection, color-based cutting, and tools for transparent objects address common cases where an automatic outline may need refinement. Background replacement can produce a transparent cutout, a solid-color image, or a composition using a replacement image. The pricing page also lists a $49.98 PhotoScissors + Inpaint option and an $84.95 bundle with four additional desktop tools.

The online upload ceiling is specific: JPG, PNG, or WebP files must be no larger than 10 MB and 4.2 megapixels. That rules out larger source images in the browser workflow unless you resize them first. The free plan is also limited to standard-definition downloads; the published pricing information does not specify the free download’s pixel dimensions or the resolution available with each credit pack.

Credit pricing makes occasional use simple, but the per-image cost varies sharply by pack: 50¢ for 10 images versus 3¢ for 1,000. The cheapest rate requires paying $29.99 upfront for the largest listed online pack, and credits have a one-year validity period. Desktop processing is not a permanent license either: the $29.99 license lasts one year, despite including unlimited offline processing during that term.

PhotoScissors is focused on background and object-cutout work, not a complete editing suite. The broader desktop bundle costs $84.95 and adds Inpaint, iResizer, PhotoStitcher, and DupHunter, so buyers wanting those tools pay separately. The pricing information does not list a free trial.

PhotoScissors has a free option for standard-definition image downloads. Paid online credits are one-time purchases: 10 images cost $4.99 (50¢ each), 50 cost $9.99 (20¢ each), 200 cost $19.99 (10¢ each), and 1,000 cost $29.99 (about 3¢ each), according to the published pricing details. The biggest price jump is from 200 to 1,000 credits: $10 more buys 800 additional images, lowering the per-image cost substantially.

The desktop app costs $29.99 once for Windows or Mac and includes unlimited offline processing, but its license lasts one year. PhotoScissors + Inpaint costs $49.98; the five-app desktop bundle costs $84.95. No add-ons are listed. Credit validity is another catch: credits last one year from the latest purchase, so occasional users should check the expiry before buying a large pack. The online tool also has a 10 MB and 4.2-megapixel upload limit.

Switching to PhotoScissors should be a limited workflow change if you only need background cutouts: upload an image, remove or replace its background, then download the result. The online tool accepts JPG, PNG, and WebP files up to 10 MB and 4.2 megapixels. Larger files fall outside those published limits. The published product details do not specify bulk import, project-file compatibility, or a way to export editing settings, so don’t assume another editor’s layered projects will transfer.

Leaving is likely straightforward if you keep your original images and finished downloads outside the app; the available details don’t describe a library or project archive to migrate. Data retention and account-level export options are not published in the material we reviewed. We also don’t have sourced Reddit reports about why users leave PhotoScissors, so we can’t responsibly attribute churn complaints to Reddit. The clearest reason to switch is scope: PhotoScissors focuses on background removal, and our verdict says it is less compelling as a full editing suite.