AI Photo Eraser
Upload a photo, brush over clutter, photobombers, text or blemishes, and AI rebuilds the background right in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
Sources, review and limits
Last verified
2026-06-17
Author
Erase Cat editorial desk
Reviewer
Privacy and image-export review
Primary sources
- Browser Canvas and local image-processing APIs
- On-device segmentation/inpainting helpers where available
- User-provided images processed locally in the browser
Image cleanup results depend on the source image, browser support and model limits. Review exports before publishing, and only remove watermarks or marks you have the right to alter.
AI-generated content labels are protected by law and must not be removed. Please don't use this tool for that.
Erase Cat provides processing tools only — please make sure you hold the rights to what you process. See our Terms.
Got a clean photo? Next step: head to compress it, resize it, or convert the format before you share it.
Erase Cat's AI Photo Eraser is a free, no-upload alternative to cleanup.pictures and the Magic Eraser: open it in any desktop or phone browser, brush over the object, person, text or blemish you want gone, and AI (a MI-GAN inpainting model) rebuilds the background. Unlike most online erasers, the whole inference runs 100% in your browser, so your photo is never uploaded to any server. Free and unlimited, no watermark, no signup.
How it compares to cleanup.pictures, Magic Eraser & remove.bg
| 消除猫 / Erase Cat | cleanup.pictures | Magic Eraser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uploads your photo to a server? | No · 100% local | Yes | In the gallery app |
| Free and unlimited? | ✓ | Free = low-res | Tied to a phone |
| Full-resolution export free? | ✓ | Paid / subscription | ✓ |
| Works in any desktop browser, any image? | ✓ | ✓ | Only in supported gallery apps |
| Watermark on results? | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Signup / install required? | ✗ | Account for HD | Need the phone |
Comparison is based on each product's publicly stated terms (checked June 2026) and only covers verifiable axes — uploads, free/unlimited use, platform and watermarks — not a judgment of their output quality. Their policies may change; check their sites for the latest.
Frequently asked questions
How is Erase Cat different from cleanup.pictures?
The biggest difference is where your photo goes. cleanup.pictures uploads your image to its servers and the free tier exports only low resolution — full quality is paid. Erase Cat runs the AI 100% in your own browser, never uploads the original, and exports at full resolution for free, with no watermark and no usage cap.
I don't have a Pixel/Samsung for Magic Eraser — can I still do this?
Yes. The Magic Eraser in Google Pixel and Samsung galleries is tied to specific phones and their photo app. Erase Cat is a web tool — open it in any desktop or mobile browser and it works regardless of your device or where the photo came from.
Does running locally make the result worse than cloud tools?
Not because it's local. Erase Cat uses a MI-GAN inpainting model with WebGPU acceleration (CPU fallback when there's no GPU). On simple backgrounds — walls, sky, grass — the repair is nearly invisible; on busy textures, hugging the target tightly and erasing in a few small passes gives the cleanest result, exactly as with cloud tools.
Is my photo really never uploaded or stored?
Really never. The first run downloads a ~28MB model into your browser cache, after which all computation happens on your device — the photo is never sent to any server, so there's nothing to store or train on. You can even keep using it offline.
Among free object removers, what is Erase Cat best for?
Clearing clutter, strangers and photobombers, power lines and poles, corner date stamps, text or logos you added yourself, and small blemishes like spots and scratches. For batch resizing or compression afterward, just run the exported file through any image compressor.