Photos
Vow Photo Editor
Crop, brighten, blur a face, add text, and save to an exact file size
- Free: Every basic edit, 15 saved photos a day, no watermarks
- $9.95 once: No daily limit, one-click face blur, layers, batch edits and presets
Vow Background Remover
AI background remover for Windows
Drop a photo. The background's gone. Hair and fur included. Offline.
Vow Background Remover cuts out people, products and pets on your own PC, with clean edges around hair and fur. Put them on white for your shop, size an ID photo, or save a transparent PNG. No upload, no credits, no watermark.
- No ads
- No malware
- No account
- Light & dark theme
- 10 cut-outs a day up to 800 px, every look, model and brush
No ads. Ever.No pop-ups, no banners, no "offers".
No malware or bundlewareThe installer installs one thing: this app.
No account, no uploadIt works on your PC, and your files stay there.
Free daily limits, just $9.95 unlimitedNo subscription. No trial that runs out.
The problem
"Free" background removers rarely are
Upload a photo, get a postage-stamp preview, then a price list in credits. And the dog's ears are still half missing.
Upload first, ask later
Online removers need your photo on their servers, including unreleased products, ID photos and pictures of your kids.
A tiny free download
The free result is often a small preview; the full-size file costs a credit, or arrives with a watermark.
Credits and subscriptions
Pay per image or per month, and watch unused credits expire at the end of the billing period.
Blocky hair and fur
Clumps of hair cut off, whiskers gone, and a coloured halo of the old background left around the edges.
Batches locked away
Doing a whole folder of product shots at once is usually saved for the most expensive plan.
Services that come and go
Online tools change their prices, limits and terms, or close, and your workflow goes with them.
Vow Background Remover fixes all of it.
How it works
Drop. Cut out. Save.
The cut-out appears as soon as the photo lands, and your last look is remembered for the next one.
- 01
Drop your photos
Drag in one photo or a whole folder, paste with Ctrl+V, or right-click an image in Explorer and choose Remove background with Vow.
Drop a photo or a folder, or paste with Ctrl+V. - 02
The background is gone
The cut-out appears on a checkerboard in about a second. Compare shows before and after, and the touch-up brushes fix any spot.
- 03
Pick a look and save
Keep it transparent or put it on white, a colour or a gradient, choose a ready-made look for a shop or passport, and press Save.
One click sets the background, size and file for a shop or a profile.
Features
Studio cut-outs without the studio
Built for online sellers, ID photos, profile pictures and anyone who needs a clean transparent PNG.
BiRefNet AI on your PC
An open, commercially usable model that runs on your graphics card through DirectML, or on the processor. Nothing leaves your PC.
Hair and fur, no halo
Edges are snapped to the photo's real edges where the AI was unsure, and colour clean-up removes the old background's fringe.
Shop-ready looks
Amazon main image (2000 x 2000, pure white), eBay, Etsy and Shopify sizes, product with shadow and grey studio.
Passport and visa photos
US, UK, Schengen, India, Canada, China, Australia and any 35 x 45 mm, framed on the face to the head-size rule at 300 DPI.
Profiles and stickers
Round profile pictures, LinkedIn and creator avatars, die-cut stickers, portrait blur, colour splash and poster looks.
Touch-up brushes
Erase and restore with a smart edge-aware mode, adjustable size and hardness, and undo and redo.
Many photos at once
Add a stack of photos or a folder: each is cut out in a list with its own settings, and Save all saves them in one go with Unlimited.
Any background
Transparent, any solid colour, linear or radial gradients, your own picture, a blurred copy of the photo or black and white.
PNG, WebP, JPG or mask
Save next to the photo or in a folder, copy the result to the clipboard, or export the black-and-white mask for other editors.
Light and dark theme
Switch between the light and dark look with one click on the Light / dark button, or let it follow your Windows setting.
Light & dark theme
Easy on the eyes, day or night.
Background Remover comes with a crisp light theme and a calm dark theme. Switch with one click, or let it follow your Windows setting by itself. It remembers your choice.
- LightClear and bright for daytime and busy offices
- DarkGentle on tired eyes late at night
- Follow WindowsChanges by itself when your PC does
Screenshots
See Vow Background Remover in action
Real screenshots of the real app, in both of its themes: 7 light, 7 dark. Click any picture to see it full size.
Light theme
Dark theme
Who it's for
Who it's made for
Online sellers
Pure-white Amazon and eBay main images and square Shopify shots from photos taken on the kitchen table.
Passport and visa photos
Take the photo at home and get the right background colour, head size and print size for your country.
Profile pictures
A clean round headshot for LinkedIn, work chat or your socials, on a calm colour.
Pet lovers
Cut out your dog or cat, fur and whiskers included, for cards, stickers and keepsakes.
Designers and makers
Stickers, posters, masks and cut-outs ready for flyers, thumbnails and print.
Slides and documents
Transparent PNGs that sit cleanly on presentations, reports and newsletters.
Compare
Vow Background Remover vs online background removers
What you get from the upload-and-pay sites, compared with cutting out on your own PC.
| Feature | Vow Background Remover | Typical online background removers |
|---|---|---|
| Your photos are uploaded | Never: 100% on your PC | Yes, to their servers |
| Free download | Up to 800 px, no watermark | Often a small preview or a watermark |
| Price | Free every day, or $9.95 once | Credits or monthly plans |
| Hair and fur edges | Edge snapping and colour clean-up | Varies; halos are common |
| Shop and passport presets | 25+ looks with a compliance check | Rare, or a few sizes |
| Whole folders at once | Yes | Usually the top plans |
| Works without internet | Yes | No, for online tools |
| Account needed | No | Usually |
"Typical" describes what we found across the most-downloaded alternatives when we built Background Remover. Your mileage with any one of them may vary; ours won't.
Pricing
Free every day. Just $9.95 once for the lot.
That is not a typo. Software this powerful usually means a monthly subscription; Background Remover is $9.95, once, for life: it's almost a giveaway. Use it free for as long as you like, and unlock Unlimited only if you need more.
Free
$0forever
10 cut-outs a day up to 800 px, every look, model and brush.
- 10 cut-outs a day (resets at midnight)
- Saved up to 800 px, never watermarked
- Transparent or any solid colour background
- Every layout and all 25+ ready-made looks
- All three AI models and the touch-up brushes
- Preview every paid background and effect free
Best valueUnlimited
$9.95USD, once. Yours for life.
Almost a giveaway. Less than a takeaway lunch for software this powerful: no subscription, no renewals, yours for life on 2 PCs.
Full resolution, batch saving, custom backgrounds and effects.
- Full resolution, up to 400 megapixels
- No daily limit, and Save all for whole folders
- Gradients, your own pictures, blur and B&W
- Shadows, reflections and sticker outlines
- Edge refinement: grow, shrink, feather, smooth
- One payment, yours for life on 2 PCs
How unlocking works
- 1Use it free first Install Vow Background Remover and use it on your own files. No card, no account, no time limit.
- 2Click "Unlimited" in the app Pay $9.95 USD once by card, securely through Stripe in your browser.
- 3It unlocks itself Within seconds, for life, on up to 2 of your PCs. Your license key is emailed to you, and every future update is included.
Payments by Stripe: we never see or store your card. Questions? Ask a real person.
Clean software
Safe to install. Nothing else comes with it.
Most "free" Windows downloads pay for themselves with ads, bundled extras or your data. Vow Background Remover doesn't need to: it's paid for honestly, once, by the people who find it useful.
Download Background Remover free- No ads, toolbars or "offers"The installer installs one thing: Vow Background Remover. No pre-ticked boxes to watch out for.
- No administrator rights neededIt installs just for you, in your own user folder, and leaves the rest of Windows alone.
- Nothing running in the backgroundNo startup programs, no tray nags, no services. When you close it, it's closed.
- Everything includedAll it needs is inside the installer, so you never have to fetch a "required component" from somewhere else.
- Uninstalls cleanlyOne click in Windows Settings > Apps. Your own files are never touched.
- A real company behind itMade, published and supported by XTO Pty Ltd, an Australian company, with real people answering every message.
Step-by-step guide
How to remove the background from a photo on Windows
A clean cut-out on white, a colour or transparent in a few clicks, without uploading the photo.
Step 1: get it freeInstall Vow Background Remover free
Download it from this page and run the installer. It needs no administrator rights and no account, and the Standard AI model is already inside.
Drop your photo on the window
Drag the photo in, click the drop area, press Ctrl+O or paste with Ctrl+V. Whole folders work too.
Check the cut-out
The background is removed straight away. Use Compare to see before and after, Mask to see the matte, and Touch up to erase or restore any area.
Choose the background and size
Pick None, Colour, Gradient, Picture, Blur or B&W, or open Pick a ready-made look for Amazon, a UK passport, LinkedIn, a sticker and more.
Press Save
Press Save or Ctrl+S. The file goes next to the photo as "name-nobg.png" by default, in PNG, WebP, JPG or as a mask.
Technical details
Background Remover at a glance
- Works on
- Windows 10 (1809+) and Windows 11, 64-bit
- AI model
- BiRefNet: Standard included, High detail and Hair & fur optional
- Runs on
- DirectX 12 GPU (NVIDIA, AMD, Intel) or CPU
- Opens
- JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, TIFF; HEIC, AVIF and RAW with Windows codecs
- Saves
- PNG, WebP, JPG or mask (up to 800 px free)
- Internet
- Not needed, except to download the optional models
- Install
- Per-user, no administrator rights, no account
- Languages
- English
- Theme
- Light, dark or follow Windows: one click to switch
- Version
- 1.0.0, released 7 November 2026
- Publisher
- XTO Pty Ltd (Australia)
FAQ
Questions about Background Remover
Is Vow Background Remover free?
Yes. You can save 10 cut-outs a day for free, up to 800 px, on transparent or any solid colour, with every layout, look, AI model and brush, and no watermark. Every paid background and effect can be previewed free. Unlimited, a one-time $9.95 USD payment, adds full resolution, no daily limit, batch saving, custom backgrounds, shadows and edge refinement.
Does it upload my photos?
No. The AI runs entirely on your own PC, on your graphics card or processor. Your photos never leave your computer, and there is no account.
How good is it with hair and fur?
It uses BiRefNet, a state-of-the-art open segmentation model, then snaps the edge to the photo's real edges where the AI was unsure and removes the colour fringe of the old background. For the finest hair, the optional Hair & fur model gives extra detail.
Can it make Amazon and eBay product photos?
Yes. The Amazon look puts the product on pure white (255, 255, 255) at 2000 x 2000 with the product filling 85 % of the frame, and there are looks for eBay, Etsy and Shopify too, with a compliance check. Free saves are up to 800 px; full size needs Unlimited.
Can I make passport and visa photos?
Yes. Looks for US, UK, Schengen, India, Canada, China, Australia and any 35 x 45 mm photo frame the face to the head-size rule on the right background at 300 DPI. Rules change, so check your authority's latest requirements.
Do I need a powerful PC?
No. It runs on any 64-bit Windows 10 or 11 PC, on a DirectX 12 graphics card when there is one and otherwise on the processor. The Standard model is included; the High detail and Hair & fur models are optional downloads of about 1 GB each.
How is it different from remove.bg or Photoroom?
Those run online and charge with credits or monthly plans. Vow runs on your PC with no upload and no account, saves free cut-outs up to 800 px with no watermark, and Unlimited is a single $9.95 payment.
Is it safe to install?
Yes. It is made and published by XTO Pty Ltd, an Australian company. There are no ads, no bundled software and no account, it needs no administrator rights, and it uninstalls cleanly from Windows Settings without touching your photos.
The Vow collection
More apps you'll never have to go looking for
Same design, same promises, a tiny one-time price. Learn one and you already know them all.
Photos
Vow Passport Photo
Passport, visa and ID photos at home, sized to each country's rules
- Free: Make and check unlimited photos, save or print 2 a day
- $4.95 once: Save and print any number of photos, Save all for a whole family
Photos
Vow Image Converter
Turn WebP, AVIF, HEIC and 40+ formats into pictures that open everywhere
- Free: 30 pictures a day, one at a time, every format and option
- $4.95 once: Whole folders at once, Explorer right-click, auto-convert Downloads
Done searching. Get Background Remover.
Remove the background from any photo, hair and fur included. Free to use every day, $9.95 once if you ever want Unlimited.
- No ads
- No malware
- No account
- No subscription