v1.8.0 - Background Removal with AI

New Features

On-Device Background Removal

• Remove image backgrounds fully offline — download the cutout model once, then keep every image on your device while creating clean PNG results
• Process entire image batches — remove backgrounds from one image or a full selection with per-file progress and cancellation controls
  • Supports JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, TIFF, AVIF, and BMP images
  • Free users can export 512 px previews, while Pro keeps the full image resolution
• Choose the output background — export a transparent cutout or replace the background with white, black, or any custom color
• Open images straight into Background Removal — right-click supported images and choose Remove Background without finding the tool manually

Improvements

• Much cleaner background removal — upgraded the offline cutout AI from 320 px Silueta inference to the 1024 px IS-Net model, with smoother confidence-based edges and preservation of existing transparency
• Clearer background-removal setup — see the one-time model download size and progress, cancel an active download, or delete the model whenever you want to reclaim storage
• Safer image compression — JPG, PNG, WebP, and GIF compression now keeps the original file whenever reprocessing would not reduce its size
• Leaner on-device AI support — desktop releases include only the files needed by your operating system and computer

Bug Fixes

• Fixed background-removed images showing horizontal scan lines and broken transparency — resized masks now retain the correct single-channel pixel layout
• Fixed small PNGs losing clean transparency after compression — logos, icons, and cutouts now preserve their original colors and transparent edges
• Fixed compressed images becoming larger than the originals — same-format compression now keeps the original file when no smaller result is possible
• Fixed photos changing orientation after compression — JPG and WebP images now keep the correct viewing direction
• Fixed batch compression producing unreadable files for unsupported formats — those images now remain valid in their original format