◑ PhotoCut Studio

Guides

Short, practical guides on cutting out photos, changing backgrounds and preparing images, written by the PhotoCut Studio team. All free, no sign-up, and without uploading your images to any server.

Remove & change the background

Remove the background from a photo free, no watermark and no sign-up

Why many "free" tools aren't quite free, and how to cut out with no watermark, no account and no usage limit.

How to change the background of a photo free (color or another image)

Cut out the subject once and place it on a solid color or another photo, with opacity control — no Photoshop.

How to remove the background from an image free (and without uploading it)

The three methods — AI, interactive cutout and refine brushes — when to use each, and how to get clean hair edges.

How to cut a person out of a photo without visible edges

Automatic cutout plus brushes to isolate one or several people and keep hair and outlines clean.

How to remove a photo's background on your phone (Android and iPhone) free

No app: it works in the phone's browser, free, no sign-up, and your photo never leaves the device.

White background & formal photos (ID, profile)

How to make a round profile picture (avatar) free

Why the photo goes in square and not "round", and how to export a 512 px circular avatar with any background.

How to put a white background on a photo free (online, no Photoshop)

Cut out the subject and place it on pure white, with the trick for clean edges on white.

ID or passport-style photo with a white background, free in your browser

Turn a casual front-facing photo into an ID-style photo with a uniform white background.

LinkedIn profile photo: size and a professional background, free

The right size and how to get a professional background from a casual photo, plus the circular-crop detail.

Product photos to sell online

Product photos for Amazon, Etsy and Shopify: sizes and white background

The exact sizes and background rules for each marketplace, and how to put your product on pure white in your browser.

White background for MercadoLibre: cover photo sizes and rules

The cover-photo rules and sizes for MercadoLibre, and how to get your product on pure white.

Transparent background: logos & signatures

How to make a logo with a transparent background (PNG) free

Turn a white-background logo into a transparent PNG, avoiding the white halo and keeping the counters clear.

How to digitize a signature with a transparent background (PNG) free

Turn your paper signature into a transparent PNG —just the ink— to insert into a PDF, Word or Google Docs.

WhatsApp & Telegram stickers

How to make a WhatsApp sticker (512×512 WebP) free

Cut out the background, add the white outline and export in the exact format WhatsApp requires.

How to make a Telegram sticker (512 px transparent PNG) free

The exact format, the outline trick, and how to upload it with the @Stickers bot.

App icons & favicons

App icon sizes in 2026: iOS, Android, macOS, Windows and Web

Every current size in one place, including the iOS 18 and Android 13 variants, generated from one PNG.

Favicons in 2026: the sizes you need and the HTML to copy

Cover every browser with 5 files and 5 lines of HTML, with the ready-to-paste code.

Convert PNG to ICO free: favicon and Windows icon

Build a real multi-resolution ICO — why renaming the file doesn't work, and how to use it.

Color & image format

How to choose a color palette (for a website, brand or design)

Roles instead of favorites, deriving it from an image, 50–900 scales, and copying it as CSS or Tailwind.

Color accessibility: contrast and color blindness, explained simply

WCAG contrast ratios (AA/AAA), why not to rely on color alone, and how to check for color blindness.

PNG, JPG or WebP: which to choose (and when)

Two questions decide it — transparency, and photo vs. graphic — with a per-use-case cheat sheet.

Generate the dark mode (or light) of a screenshot

Invert a screenshot's lightness while keeping the colors, and get the color scheme as CSS or Tailwind.

Social media sizes

Social media image sizes in 2026 (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, X, LinkedIn)

The current sizes and ratios for every network, so your photos show in full and never get cropped.

Watermark & privacy

How to add a watermark to a photo (free, in your browser)

Put your name or brand over the image with the right size and opacity, where to place it, and how much it protects.

How to remove the location (GPS) and metadata from a photo

Every phone photo hides its GPS location. See the EXIF and download a clean copy before sharing.