LassoCut for Photoshop: remove image backgrounds
The remove.bg Photoshop plugin calls the remove.bg API, which closes on 1 December 2026. The LassoCut plugin does the same job in one click: the cut-out lands as a new layer, your original layers are only hidden.
Status: available on Adobe Exchange, free to install. Click Get on the listing and Creative Cloud installs it in Photoshop.
What happens to the remove.bg plugin on 1 December
The remove.bg Photoshop plugin "won't be available after 1 December 2026", according to the remove.bg FAQ (announcement reported in early September 2026), because it calls remove.bg's self-service API, which stops accepting requests that same day. remove.bg's FAQ points Photoshop users to Affinity instead, whose background removal needs a Canva Pro subscription. See the shutdown guide for every date and source.
Switch to LassoCut in 3 steps
- Install the LassoCut panel from Adobe Exchange (the remove.bg plugin can stay installed; it just stops doing anything after 1 December).
- Click Sign in with LassoCut once, in the browser tab it opens.
- Open a photo and click Remove background, the same way you did before.
How it works
- Install LassoCut Remove Background from Adobe Exchange (Photoshop 2022, version 23.3, or later) and open Plugins → LassoCut.
- Click Sign in with LassoCut, sign in with GitHub or Google in the browser and approve: the panel connects on its own (or paste an API key from your account).
- Open a photo, choose Full resolution (1 credit, up to 25 megapixels) or Preview (free), and click Remove background.
The plugin works on the visible image of the active document. The result is a new top layer, Background removed, at the exact size of the document. The other layers are hidden, never deleted, and the whole operation is one history step: Ctrl+Z brings everything back. For a whole folder, see how to batch remove backgrounds in Photoshop, with a Photoshop action or the LassoCut batch tool.
Marketplace presets and shadow
The panel has a Ready for list: None, Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Shopify, Zalando or Instagram. With a preset, LassoCut opens the result as a new Photoshop document named after your photo, such as photo-amazon.jpg: a JPG on white (square for Amazon, eBay and Shopify; 4:3 for Etsy; portrait for Zalando and Instagram), sized and framed for that marketplace, ready to export. The source document is not changed.
- The panel tells you whether the new image is compliant with the marketplace's image rules. Compliant means compliant with the image rules LassoCut checks.
- The Shadow control offers No shadow, Light from the left, Light from the front or Light from the right, with a strength of Soft, Normal or Strong. Zalando allows no shadow, so the controls are disabled.
- The shadow also works without a preset: the cut-out is then added as a new layer in the current document, with a shadow.
With None and no shadow, the plugin works as before: a new Background removed layer on top, and your original layers hidden if you choose. See marketplace presets.
Error messages
The panel shows the API's own message in its status bar. What each one means and what to do:
| What you see | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
Missing API Key or API Key invalid (403) | No key is set, or the sign-in has expired. | Click Sign in with LassoCut again, or paste a fresh key from your account. |
Insufficient credits. Buy credits at lassocut.com/account (402) | You asked for full resolution with no credits, or your 50 free previews this month are used up. | Buy a pack in your account, or switch to Preview. |
Rate limit exceeded (429) | Too many images sent in a short time. | Wait a few seconds and click Remove background again. |
| "The servers are starting, trying again (2 of 3)…" | The processing servers were idle and are waking up. | Nothing to do: the panel retries automatically, up to 3 times. |
| "network error, please retry" | The request could not reach LassoCut at all. | Check your internet connection and try again. |
| Nothing happens / "not working" | Usually a missing sign-in or a blocked pop-up for the sign-in tab. | Reopen the panel, check the credits shown at the top, and allow pop-ups for adobe.com. |
Questions
What happens to the remove.bg Photoshop plugin on 1 December?
According to the remove.bg FAQ, it "won't be available after 1 December 2026" because it calls remove.bg's self-service API, which stops that day. See the shutdown guide for sources.
Can I refine the edges?
Yes: the cut-out is an ordinary layer. Add a layer mask, or use Select and Mask on it, like on any other layer.
What does it cost?
50 free previews a month (up to 10 a day), then credit packs that never expire. See pricing.
A whole folder of photos?
Use the batch tool in your browser, then open the results in Photoshop.
Is it the remove.bg plugin?
No. It is written by LassoCut and calls the LassoCut API. LassoCut is not affiliated with remove.bg, Canva or Adobe.