Would you like to know what tools you can use to cut out background images or specific people from images?
In this article, we introduce five tools that use AI to crop images. If you find a tool you want to use, please use it.
Table of Contents
- What is image cropping by AI?
- Advantages of cropping images using AI
- Accuracy is good due to AI implementation
- Crop in seconds
- Disadvantages of cropping images using AI
- background may be mixed
- How to choose an image cropping tool
- free or paid
- Multifunctional or not
- Crop precision
- 5 tools for cropping images with AI
- Cutout AC
- remove.bg
- Clipping Magic
- AI Creator
- Icons8
- How to use the image cropping tool
- upload image
- Download cropped image
- In conclusion
What is image cropping by AI?
Image clipping by AI is a mechanism in which AI identifies the object in the image and the background and makes the background transparent.
Until now, AI was not good at processing non-standard data such as images, videos, and texts, but deep learning technology has made it possible to process images.
There are two advantages of cropping images using AI.
- Accuracy is good due to AI implementation
- Crop in seconds
I will explain in detail from now on.
Accuracy is good due to AI implementation
This is a photo with background transparency using AI.
In this way, AI that learns the data of background transparency work done by professionals can quickly and accurately create background transparency.
Crop in seconds
In the conventional background transparent work, it was necessary to manually specify the subject.
However, if AI is used, the area to be clipped is automatically specified, and the work that takes even professional photographers from 5 to 10 minutes can be completed in just a few seconds.
Disadvantages of cropping images using AI
Background may be mixed
When cropping an image, the background may be mixed in because fine parts such as hair cannot be processed neatly.
If you pay attention to the part circled in red in the image, you can see that the shoe part is not well cut out and the background is mixed.
How to choose an image cropping tool
So how do you choose an image cropping tool?
There are three criteria for choosing an image cropping tool:
- free or paid
- Multifunctional or not
- Crop precision
I will explain in detail from now on.
free or paid
Some AI-powered image cropping tools are free to use. It’s nice to be able to try image clipping by AI for free.
If you become a paid member, you have the advantage that there are no usage restrictions, so let’s use free and paid tools according to your budget.
Multifunctional or not
The image cropping tool may have other features such as image editing in addition to image cropping.
For example, if you become a paid member in Clipping AC, you will be treated as a premium member in Illustration AC, Photo AC, and Silhouette AC, and you can also use the function of downloading illustrations and photos.
Crop precision
Different tools have different AI cropping accuracy. Use a tool that meets the cropping precision you need.
5 tools for cropping images with AI
Here are 5 AI image cropping tools.
- Cutout AC
- remove.bg
- Clipping Magic
- AI Creator
- Icons8
Each is described below.
Cutout AC
| function | Background image clipping and image editing |
| price | Basic freePremium member: 1427 yen ~ |
| Usage restrictions | Guests: Up to 2 times a dayFree download members: Up to 5 times a day
Premium Membership: Unlimited usage |
Clipping AC can basically be used for free, but there are restrictions unless you become a paid member. If you want to use it for free, please pay attention to the number of times you use it per day.
remove.bg
| function | background image crop |
| price | freePremium member: 990 yen/month ~ |
| Usage restrictions | Free membership: 1 download, personal use onlyPremium member: Downloads from 40 sheets/month, commercial use is also possible |
Although remove.bg also has usage restrictions, high-performance image processing is possible. Even if you select 1000 image folders at once, it will work.
Clipping Magic
| function | background image crop |
| price | Paid: 424 yen/month ~ |
| Usage restrictions | 15 sheets/month~ |
Clipping Magic is a clipping tool with many features. After the background image is removed by AI, it can be erased manually.
AI Creator
| function | Background image clipping, image composition |
| price | freePremium member: 8000 yen / month ~ |
| Usage restrictions | Free: Upload images one by one, images are provided to AI CreatorPremium member: 6GB/month ~ |
AI CREATOR is a service provided by a company that develops artificial intelligence. In addition to cropping, it also automatically adjusts the composition of images so that it becomes natural.
Icons8
| function | background image crop |
| price | freePremium member: 1757 yen/month~ ($13/month~) |
| Usage restrictions | Free: Up to 3 images can be savedPremium member: 100 sheets/month ~ |
Icons8 is a service that cuts out up to 3 images for free. If the image quality is rough and you can’t cut out the details, use the ” smart upscaler ” provided by the operating company to increase the resolution.
How to use the image cropping tool
The AI-powered image cropping tool is easy to use. There are only two steps.
- upload image
- Download cropped image
I actually used the clipping AC to make the background transparent.
upload image
Select and upload the image you want to make the background transparent. Depending on the tool, you can also paste the URL of the image
Download cropped image
The uploaded image is processed by AI and the clipping work is automatically completed in about 10 to 20 seconds. All you have to do is download the cropped image.
In conclusion
In this way, image clipping by AI is
- High precision
- short time
- Easy
