PhotoCut Studio

How it works

AI in your browser · Your photos are never uploaded · Private by design

Almost every online cutout tool does the same thing: you upload the photo, it's processed on their server, and the result comes back. PhotoCut Studio works the other way around — all processing happens in your browser, and the image never leaves your device. Here's how, plainly.

The cutout, in two layers

Why "in the browser" changes everything

WebAssembly runs code at near-native speed inside the web page. That makes it possible to run a neural-network model and a segmentation algorithm on your own processor, without sending anything to the cloud. The direct consequence: your photo is never uploaded. No copy on a server, no retention policy to read. It's an architectural difference, not a promise.

Check it yourself

Don't take our word for it. Open your browser's developer tools, go to the Network tab and cut out an image: you won't see your file being uploaded. As an extra test, disconnect the internet after the page loads — the cutout still works.

The trade-off, honestly

Running the model on your device has a cost: it must be lightweight, smaller than the huge models that run on GPU servers. For clear subjects the result is virtually identical; in very hard cases (very fine hair, busy backgrounds) a cloud model may win. That's why the flow pairs the AI with brushes: the machine handles 90% and you refine the rest.

In exchange, there's no server to pay for — which is why the tool can be free, with no account, no credits and no watermark.

FAQ

Are my photos really never uploaded?

Yes. The model runs in your browser; verify it in the Network tab and by confirming it works offline.

How can an AI run in the browser?

With WebAssembly (near-native-speed code) and ONNX Runtime (which executes the model). The model downloads once and stays cached.

Why this way and not on a server?

For privacy (your photo never leaves your device) and cost (no per-image GPU, so the tool can be free).

Try the cutout →

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