Guides
Step-by-step help with the jobs these tools usually get used for: taking a passport photo at home, shooting products on white, scanning documents into a PDF that fits an upload limit, and getting cleaner cutouts.
Why Cutouts Get Blurry or Jagged Edges (and How to Fix Them)
Soft outlines, halos and stair-step edges after removing a background: what causes each one and the simple fixes that give a clean, sharp cutout.
Read guide · 7 minHow to Compress an Image to 100 KB, 50 KB or Any File Size
Get a photo, signature or scan under an upload limit without making it blurry: quality vs. dimensions, JPG vs. PNG vs. WebP, and fixes when it won't fit.
Read guide · 7 minHow to Take a Passport Photo at Home (and Fix the Background)
Step-by-step: lighting, framing and pose for a passport or visa photo taken with your phone, plus how to get the plain background officials require.
Read guide · 7 minHow to Scan Documents with Your Phone into a PDF Under a Size Limit
Take readable photos of documents with your phone, combine them into one PDF and get it under limits like 1 MB or 2 MB for online forms.
Read guide · 7 minWhite Background Product Photos: A Practical Guide for Online Sellers
Why marketplaces want pure white backgrounds, how to shoot products so the cutout is clean, and how to finish listing photos without a studio.
Read guide · 7 minTransparent PNG Explained: Alpha Channels, PNG vs JPG vs WebP
What a transparent background really is, why JPG can't keep one, and which image format to pick for logos, stickers, cutouts and the web.
Read guide · 6 min10 Tips for Cleaner Background Removal Results
Simple changes to how you take or choose a photo that make automatic background removal far more accurate around hair, edges and shadows.
Read guide · 6 minHow AI Background Removal Works (and Why Ours Runs in Your Browser)
A plain-English look at segmentation models, masks and alpha, and how this site removes backgrounds on your own device without uploading photos.
Read guide · 8 min