LassoCut for desktop: replace the remove.bg app
The remove.bg desktop app runs on the remove.bg service, which closes on 1 December 2026. The LassoCut batch tool does the same job from your browser: pick a folder of photos, choose the options, and get the cut-outs in a folder or a ZIP.
How it works
- Sign in with GitHub or Google. Every account gets 50 free previews a month (up to 10 a day); full-size images use credits.
- Choose your photos: a few files, or a whole folder. Tick Include subfolders to take the whole tree; the results keep the same folder structure.
- Pick the options: size (preview or full size up to 25 megapixels), transparent, white or any colour background, PNG, JPG or WebP.
- Choose where to save: straight into a folder on your computer (Chrome and Edge), or a ZIP to download (every browser).
- Run. If the run stops (you press Stop, or credits run out), press Start again on the same page: photos already finished are skipped.
On Chrome and Edge, Add to desktop puts it on your computer like an app, with its own window and icon.
Compared with the desktop app
| What you did | With LassoCut |
|---|---|
| Drop a folder, get the cut-outs | Batch tool, folder in and out (Chrome, Edge) or ZIP |
| Keep the folder tree | Include subfolders |
| Resume a batch | Start again on the same page: finished photos are skipped. The CLI also skips results already in the output folder |
| Watch a folder and process new files automatically | Not in the browser tool: use the command-line tool from a scheduled task, or an automation (n8n) |
| Pay with remove.bg credits | remove.bg credits cannot be used; LassoCut credit packs never expire |
remove.bg desktop app for Windows and Mac: what to use instead
People still search for a “remove.bg download for PC” or a “remove bg Windows app”. The remove.bg desktop app works through the remove.bg service, so it stops being useful when that service closes on 1 December 2026; see the shutdown guide for dates and sources.
LassoCut does not have a desktop app to download today. Two things replace it:
- In the browser, on Windows, macOS or Linux: the bulk background remover takes a whole folder and gives the results back in a folder or a ZIP. In Chrome and Edge, Add to desktop gives it its own window and icon, which is the closest thing to an installed app; it is still the same web page.
- On the command line, on Windows, macOS or Linux: the LassoCut CLI (Node.js 18 or later) processes folders, skips images already done, and can run from a scheduled task to pick up new photos regularly.
Questions
Are my photos uploaded somewhere?
Each photo is sent to the LassoCut API, processed in memory and discarded; the result comes straight back to your browser. Nothing is kept.
What does it cost?
A preview uses 0.25 credit and your free previews go first; a full-size image uses 1 credit. See pricing.
Is there a Mac or Windows app to install?
Not yet. The batch tool runs on Windows, macOS and Linux in any recent browser.
Will the remove.bg desktop app keep working after 1 December 2026?
No. It relies on the remove.bg service, which closes on 1 December 2026, and remove.bg credits cannot be used on LassoCut. Install nothing new for LassoCut: open the batch tool or install the CLI.
Is there a remove.bg-style download for PC?
For LassoCut, the browser tool covers what the desktop app did on a PC: drop a folder, pick the options, get the cut-outs. If you prefer a terminal or a scheduled task, use the CLI. Both send the photos to the LassoCut API, so an internet connection is needed either way.