103 questions about image tools.

Background Remover is free for one lifetime use after sign-up — no credit card required. For unlimited use, the Basic plan (£7.99/mo) unlocks it. The Free tier exists so you can try every tool once with no payment commitment.

Background Remover accepts up to 5 MB on Free, 50 MB on Basic / Pro, and 200 MB on Plus+. Compress the input first if it's bigger.

Background Remover uploads your file over HTTPS to our EU-resident infrastructure (Cloudflare R2). The file is held while processing then auto-deletes after 24 hours (Free) or 7 days (paid). Never sold, never used to train any AI model.

Yes — Background Remover works on modern mobile browsers (iOS Safari 17+, Android Chrome 120+). Heavy in-browser tools (large PDFs, video) work best on desktop. A dedicated PWA ships in V2 month 4–6 for a more app-like mobile experience.

No — Background Remover never adds a watermark, on Free or any paid plan. The Free tier limits use to 1 per tool to fund the platform, not by watermarking.

Yes — the public API at /api/tools/* is available from Pro tier and above (£17.99/mo). 10,000 calls per month on Pro, 50k on Plus, 200k on Power, 1M on Agency. Full reference at /docs/api (V2 launch).

Background Remover works on the Free tier (1 use) and any paid plan unlimited. Each paid tier raises the monthly cap on the meter Background Remover uses.

Batch mode in the UI ships in V2 — for now Background Remover handles one file at a time. Pro+ subscribers with API access can build their own batch loop via the public API (10k+ calls/month available).

On the Hero 10 tools (incl. Chat with PDF, AI Resume Tailor, Background Remover, AI Headshot, Photo Restoration, Auto-Subtitle, AI Slide Deck, Image Upscaler, PDF Summarizer, AI Summarizer) — yes, we invest 60% of polish budget there. Background Remover is built to be 95%+ as good as the specialist tool you'd pay $20-79/mo for. On the long-tail 90 tools, Background Remover is 70-80% of specialist quality — sufficient for casual use.

Image Upscaler 4x is free for one lifetime use after sign-up — no credit card required. For unlimited use, the Basic plan (£7.99/mo) unlocks it. The Free tier exists so you can try every tool once with no payment commitment.

Image Upscaler 4x accepts up to 5 MB on Free, 50 MB on Basic / Pro, and 200 MB on Plus+. Compress the input first if it's bigger.

Image Upscaler 4x uploads your file over HTTPS to our EU-resident infrastructure (Cloudflare R2). The file is held while processing then auto-deletes after 24 hours (Free) or 7 days (paid). Never sold, never used to train any AI model.

Yes — Image Upscaler 4x works on modern mobile browsers (iOS Safari 17+, Android Chrome 120+). Heavy in-browser tools (large PDFs, video) work best on desktop. A dedicated PWA ships in V2 month 4–6 for a more app-like mobile experience.

No — Image Upscaler 4x never adds a watermark, on Free or any paid plan. The Free tier limits use to 1 per tool to fund the platform, not by watermarking.

Yes — the public API at /api/tools/* is available from Pro tier and above (£17.99/mo). 10,000 calls per month on Pro, 50k on Plus, 200k on Power, 1M on Agency. Full reference at /docs/api (V2 launch).

Image Upscaler 4x works on the Free tier (1 use) and any paid plan unlimited. Each paid tier raises the monthly cap on the meter Image Upscaler 4x uses.

Batch mode in the UI ships in V2 — for now Image Upscaler 4x handles one file at a time. Pro+ subscribers with API access can build their own batch loop via the public API (10k+ calls/month available).

On the Hero 10 tools (incl. Chat with PDF, AI Resume Tailor, Background Remover, AI Headshot, Photo Restoration, Auto-Subtitle, AI Slide Deck, Image Upscaler, PDF Summarizer, AI Summarizer) — yes, we invest 60% of polish budget there. Image Upscaler 4x is built to be 95%+ as good as the specialist tool you'd pay $20-79/mo for. On the long-tail 90 tools, Image Upscaler 4x is 70-80% of specialist quality — sufficient for casual use.

Image Compressor is free for one lifetime use after sign-up — no credit card required. For unlimited use, the Basic plan (£7.99/mo) unlocks it. The Free tier exists so you can try every tool once with no payment commitment.

Image Compressor accepts up to 5 MB on Free, 50 MB on Basic / Pro, and 200 MB on Plus+. Compress the input first if it's bigger.

Image Compressor uploads your file over HTTPS to our EU-resident infrastructure (Cloudflare R2). The file is held while processing then auto-deletes after 24 hours (Free) or 7 days (paid). Never sold, never used to train any AI model.

Yes — Image Compressor works on modern mobile browsers (iOS Safari 17+, Android Chrome 120+). Heavy in-browser tools (large PDFs, video) work best on desktop. A dedicated PWA ships in V2 month 4–6 for a more app-like mobile experience.

No — Image Compressor never adds a watermark, on Free or any paid plan. The Free tier limits use to 1 per tool to fund the platform, not by watermarking.

Yes — the public API at /api/tools/* is available from Pro tier and above (£17.99/mo). 10,000 calls per month on Pro, 50k on Plus, 200k on Power, 1M on Agency. Full reference at /docs/api (V2 launch).

Image Compressor works on the Free tier (1 use) and any paid plan unlimited. Each paid tier raises the monthly cap on the meter Image Compressor uses.

Batch mode in the UI ships in V2 — for now Image Compressor handles one file at a time. Pro+ subscribers with API access can build their own batch loop via the public API (10k+ calls/month available).

On the Hero 10 tools (incl. Chat with PDF, AI Resume Tailor, Background Remover, AI Headshot, Photo Restoration, Auto-Subtitle, AI Slide Deck, Image Upscaler, PDF Summarizer, AI Summarizer) — yes, we invest 60% of polish budget there. Image Compressor is built to be 95%+ as good as the specialist tool you'd pay $20-79/mo for. On the long-tail 90 tools, Image Compressor is 70-80% of specialist quality — sufficient for casual use.

Image Format Convert is free for one lifetime use after sign-up — no credit card required. For unlimited use, the Basic plan (£7.99/mo) unlocks it. The Free tier exists so you can try every tool once with no payment commitment.

Image Format Convert accepts up to 5 MB on Free, 50 MB on Basic / Pro, and 200 MB on Plus+. Compress the input first if it's bigger.

Image Format Convert uploads your file over HTTPS to our EU-resident infrastructure (Cloudflare R2). The file is held while processing then auto-deletes after 24 hours (Free) or 7 days (paid). Never sold, never used to train any AI model.

Yes — Image Format Convert works on modern mobile browsers (iOS Safari 17+, Android Chrome 120+). Heavy in-browser tools (large PDFs, video) work best on desktop. A dedicated PWA ships in V2 month 4–6 for a more app-like mobile experience.

No — Image Format Convert never adds a watermark, on Free or any paid plan. The Free tier limits use to 1 per tool to fund the platform, not by watermarking.

Yes — the public API at /api/tools/* is available from Pro tier and above (£17.99/mo). 10,000 calls per month on Pro, 50k on Plus, 200k on Power, 1M on Agency. Full reference at /docs/api (V2 launch).

Image Format Convert works on the Free tier (1 use) and any paid plan unlimited. Each paid tier raises the monthly cap on the meter Image Format Convert uses.

Batch mode in the UI ships in V2 — for now Image Format Convert handles one file at a time. Pro+ subscribers with API access can build their own batch loop via the public API (10k+ calls/month available).

On the Hero 10 tools (incl. Chat with PDF, AI Resume Tailor, Background Remover, AI Headshot, Photo Restoration, Auto-Subtitle, AI Slide Deck, Image Upscaler, PDF Summarizer, AI Summarizer) — yes, we invest 60% of polish budget there. Image Format Convert is built to be 95%+ as good as the specialist tool you'd pay $20-79/mo for. On the long-tail 90 tools, Image Format Convert is 70-80% of specialist quality — sufficient for casual use.

AI Headshot Generator is free for one lifetime use after sign-up — no credit card required. For unlimited use, the basic plan (or higher) unlocks it. The Free tier exists so you can try every tool once with no payment commitment.

AI Headshot Generator accepts up to 5 MB on Free, 50 MB on Basic / Pro, and 200 MB on Plus+. Compress the input first if it's bigger.

AI Headshot Generator uploads your file over HTTPS to our EU-resident infrastructure (Cloudflare R2). The file is held while processing then auto-deletes after 24 hours (Free) or 7 days (paid). Never sold, never used to train any AI model.

Yes — AI Headshot Generator works on modern mobile browsers (iOS Safari 17+, Android Chrome 120+). Heavy in-browser tools (large PDFs, video) work best on desktop. A dedicated PWA ships in V2 month 4–6 for a more app-like mobile experience.

No — AI Headshot Generator never adds a watermark, on Free or any paid plan. The Free tier limits use to 1 per tool to fund the platform, not by watermarking.

Yes — the public API at /api/tools/* is available from Pro tier and above (£17.99/mo). 10,000 calls per month on Pro, 50k on Plus, 200k on Power, 1M on Agency. Full reference at /docs/api (V2 launch).

AI Headshot Generator works on the basic tier and above. Each paid tier raises the monthly cap on the meter AI Headshot Generator uses.

Batch mode in the UI ships in V2 — for now AI Headshot Generator handles one file at a time. Pro+ subscribers with API access can build their own batch loop via the public API (10k+ calls/month available).

On the Hero 10 tools (incl. Chat with PDF, AI Resume Tailor, Background Remover, AI Headshot, Photo Restoration, Auto-Subtitle, AI Slide Deck, Image Upscaler, PDF Summarizer, AI Summarizer) — yes, we invest 60% of polish budget there. AI Headshot Generator is built to be 95%+ as good as the specialist tool you'd pay $20-79/mo for. On the long-tail 90 tools, AI Headshot Generator is 70-80% of specialist quality — sufficient for casual use.

Photo Restoration is free for one lifetime use after sign-up — no credit card required. For unlimited use, the basic plan (or higher) unlocks it. The Free tier exists so you can try every tool once with no payment commitment.

Photo Restoration accepts up to 5 MB on Free, 50 MB on Basic / Pro, and 200 MB on Plus+. Compress the input first if it's bigger.

Photo Restoration uploads your file over HTTPS to our EU-resident infrastructure (Cloudflare R2). The file is held while processing then auto-deletes after 24 hours (Free) or 7 days (paid). Never sold, never used to train any AI model.

Yes — Photo Restoration works on modern mobile browsers (iOS Safari 17+, Android Chrome 120+). Heavy in-browser tools (large PDFs, video) work best on desktop. A dedicated PWA ships in V2 month 4–6 for a more app-like mobile experience.

No — Photo Restoration never adds a watermark, on Free or any paid plan. The Free tier limits use to 1 per tool to fund the platform, not by watermarking.

Yes — the public API at /api/tools/* is available from Pro tier and above (£17.99/mo). 10,000 calls per month on Pro, 50k on Plus, 200k on Power, 1M on Agency. Full reference at /docs/api (V2 launch).

Photo Restoration works on the basic tier and above. Each paid tier raises the monthly cap on the meter Photo Restoration uses.

Batch mode in the UI ships in V2 — for now Photo Restoration handles one file at a time. Pro+ subscribers with API access can build their own batch loop via the public API (10k+ calls/month available).

On the Hero 10 tools (incl. Chat with PDF, AI Resume Tailor, Background Remover, AI Headshot, Photo Restoration, Auto-Subtitle, AI Slide Deck, Image Upscaler, PDF Summarizer, AI Summarizer) — yes, we invest 60% of polish budget there. Photo Restoration is built to be 95%+ as good as the specialist tool you'd pay $20-79/mo for. On the long-tail 90 tools, Photo Restoration is 70-80% of specialist quality — sufficient for casual use.

On 95% of inputs (clean portrait, clean product shot, hair on plain background) — visually identical. On the remaining 5% (frizzy hair against tree foliage, motion blur, semi-transparent objects) remove.bg's commercial model still wins by a small margin.

Not in UI yet — batch ships in V2. Pro+ API access lets you script the call via /api/tools/image/remove-background.

Yes — transparent PNG with alpha channel. You can drop it straight into Canva / Figma / Photoshop without further processing.

Yes — animals, products, vehicles, food, plants all work. Quality is best on subjects with distinct edges; gets harder with translucent objects (glass, smoke, fur tips).

HeadshotPro trains a custom LoRA from 10-20 selfies (better variation, $39/pack). Apexkit's current AI Headshot is single-image enhancement via GFPGAN (faster, cheaper, less flexibility). True multi-photo LoRA training ships in V2 Pro+ tier.

Currently one enhancement per upload. Multi-variation generation (different outfits, lighting, backgrounds) ships V2 alongside LoRA training.

Yes — face detection + restoration via Replicate GFPGAN. Best results on faded portraits with visible facial features. Add the 'Colourise' toggle for grayscale-to-colour.

Partial — restoration smooths small cracks and fills missing skin / hair. Major tears (e.g. half the face missing) need a manual edit step beyond what one-shot AI can do.

Default canvas upscale uses bicubic which softens pixels (bad for pixel art). For pixel-perfect upscale, request the 'nearest-neighbour' mode — ships V2 month 4-6.

2× is reliable on clean source. 4× starts showing softening — that's where AI upscale (Real-ESRGAN, V2 Pro+) makes the biggest difference. Current free tier uses high-quality canvas resize.

Yes — Image Format Convert accepts HEIC input. Drop the .heic file, pick JPG output. Done in your browser.

Not in UI yet — batch ships V2. Workaround: open multiple tabs and convert in parallel; each tab handles one file independently.

Web preset: 1080px max, quality 80. That hits a sweet spot for fast load + visually-clean. High Quality (1080px / 92): for hero images. Print Quality: full resolution, lossless.

Yes for PNG and WebP output. JPG can't have transparency, so transparent inputs get a white background when output is JPG.

Yes — all EXIF (camera info, GPS, date) is stripped by default. Privacy bonus: photos uploaded to social won't leak location.

Currently no — single image enhancement. Multi-photo LoRA training (10-20 selfies for variation) ships V2 month 4-6.

Yes — toggle the 'Colourise' option. Uses a separate Replicate model that infers colour from context. Works best on portraits and landscapes; less reliable on close-ups of single objects.

Comparable on the easy cases (faded portrait, minor cracks). Photoshop's manual healing-brush is still better when you need to control exactly what gets restored. Our advantage: no Adobe subscription.

Yes — 2× upscale is perfect for embedding a phone screenshot into a deck. Source ~750px wide becomes ~1500px, sharp on a 1080p projector.

JPG → PNG (or WebP) is lossless. PNG → JPG is lossy (you pick the quality). WebP is lossy by default, lossless mode is available — ask in the FAQs on the tool page.

Input: JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, GIF, BMP, TIFF, AVIF. Output: JPG, PNG, WebP. Other output formats (TIFF, BMP) ship in V2 by demand.

WebP for everything (smaller files, broad browser support since 2018). JPG fallback only if your CMS doesn't support WebP. PNG when you need transparency.

Hair gets per-strand transparency on the standard model. Fine flyaways may be lost; cluster work (e.g. a complete head of hair) is preserved cleanly.

Yes — that's a core use case. Output is transparent PNG ready to drop into a Shopify product gallery. For bulk (50+ products) the API + a loop is the right path until V2 batch mode.

Yes — Image Upscale + 4× setting + a 1500px source produces ~6000px output, suitable for A4 print at 300 DPI. Use the Print Quality preset on Compress when you need to keep the file size manageable.

Not in UI — batch ships V2. Workaround for now: API loop on Pro+.

Image → SVG vectorisation ships in V2. Today the closest is QR Code tool which outputs SVG directly.

We don't ship a watermark-remover. Watermarks usually exist for legitimate copyright reasons; we don't want to help circumvent them. Use the official source instead.

Face-blur ships in V2 alongside other privacy tools. Today the closest workaround: an image editor (Canva, Photoshop) for the blur, then Apexkit for compress/convert.

Crop tool ships in V2. For now most browser image editors (Canva, Photopea) handle crop; Apexkit picks up after for format / compress.

Colour palette extractor ships in V2 month 4-6. For now, a free Chrome extension (ColorZilla) does the same in-browser without leaving the page.

Image diff ships in V2. Useful for QA + design review workflows; on the roadmap.

AI-image detection is on the V2 roadmap. The detection landscape is messy (false positives common); we want to ship something we trust before exposing it as a tool.

Canva's upscaler is also bicubic interpolation under the hood; comparable quality. The big diff: Canva's lives inside their design canvas (no round-trip needed); ours stands alone (no Canva subscription).

Yes — any input the AI model accepts works. Phone-camera photos restore very well because the source resolution is already good.

Yes — the model isolates the entire foreground (any people, animals, products it identifies as 'subject'). It doesn't separate individuals unless you specifically request 'select one person' (V2 feature).

Yes — JPG re-encoding is lossy. Avoid round-trips. If you just need to compress, use Image Compress; it does one re-encode optimally instead of multiple compounding ones.

Compress: matches input by default (use the preset to resize). Convert: same dimensions as input. Upscale: input × factor (2× or 4×). Background Remove: same dimensions as input. Headshot: 512×512 typical.

Browser-side tools cap at ~8192 × 8192 px to avoid OOM. Server-side tools handle up to 20000 × 20000 px on Pro+. Beyond that, downsize the input first.

No — JPG format doesn't support transparency. Convert to PNG or WebP for transparent output.

Default: yes (smaller file size). For colour-critical workflows (print prep, brand matching), the Print Quality preset preserves the ICC profile.

Mask output is an option on the API (/api/tools/image/remove-background?format=mask) — useful for video compositing. UI toggle ships in V2.

JPG at quality 80, 1080×1080px for square posts or 1080×1350px for portrait. Use Image Compress with the 'Web' preset.

JPG at quality 85, 1200×627px for posts, 1584×396px for cover. Image Compress 'Web' preset, then resize in Canva if needed.

JPG at quality 80, 1200×675px for posts. Twitter re-compresses; starting at quality 80 limits the visible damage.

Crop tool ships V2. Browser-based workaround: any free crop tool (Canva, Photopea) does it in 10 seconds.

Yes — /tools/pdf/ocr-pdf despite the name takes images directly (JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF). Output is plain text with table preservation as Markdown.

No — the foreground subject keeps its original pixel data. We only replace the background with transparency.

1) Background Remove → transparent PNG. 2) Image Compress with 'Web' preset → smaller. 3) Format Convert to WebP for max compression. 4) Place into your CMS / Shopify.