MagicPhotoEraser vs the upload-based erasers

cleanup.pictures, Pixlr, and Photoshop are capable tools. But they send your photo to a server and paywall the sharp result, because someone has to pay the GPU bill. Running on your device removes that bill — so we can be private, full-resolution, and free at the same time.

Yes Partial / with caveat No

Photos never uploaded

Private photos (IDs, kids, medical) stay on your device — not a stranger's GPU.

  • cleanup.pictures No Uploads to their servers to process
  • Pixlr No Uploads to their servers to process
  • Photoshop Partial Desktop app is local; Firefly generative fill uploads to Adobe
  • MagicPhotoEraser Yes

Full-resolution HD export, free

Keep your photo sharp without paying — the rest of the image is untouched.

  • cleanup.pictures No Free output is low-res; HD is paywalled
  • Pixlr No HD export needs a paid plan
  • Photoshop Yes Full-res, but $23/mo
  • MagicPhotoEraser Yes

No watermark

Your result is yours — no badge stamped across it.

  • cleanup.pictures Partial Watermark/limits on the free tier
  • Pixlr Partial Watermark on free exports
  • Photoshop Yes
  • MagicPhotoEraser Yes

No signup or account

Open the page and erase — no email, no login wall.

  • cleanup.pictures Yes
  • Pixlr No Account required
  • Photoshop No Adobe ID required
  • MagicPhotoEraser Yes

Free forever, no subscription

$0 marginal cost on-device means free is sustainable, not a trial.

  • cleanup.pictures Partial Free low-res only; pay for HD
  • Pixlr No Free tier is limited; Premium is paid
  • Photoshop No Subscription only
  • MagicPhotoEraser Yes

Works in the browser, nothing to install

No 2 GB download — works on any laptop, Chromebook, or phone.

  • cleanup.pictures Yes
  • Pixlr Yes
  • Photoshop No Desktop install (or web app with upload)
  • MagicPhotoEraser Yes

Runs offline after first load

The model caches on your device — keep erasing with no connection.

  • cleanup.pictures No Needs a connection every time (server-side)
  • Pixlr No Needs a connection every time (server-side)
  • Photoshop Yes Desktop app works offline
  • MagicPhotoEraser Yes

Open source

Inspect exactly what runs on your photos — no black box.

  • cleanup.pictures No
  • Pixlr No
  • Photoshop No
  • MagicPhotoEraser Yes

Click-to-select objects (AI)

Tap the object instead of brushing it precisely by hand.

  • cleanup.pictures Yes Click-select supported
  • Pixlr Partial Some AI selection tools
  • Photoshop Yes Object selection + Generative Fill
  • MagicPhotoEraser No (yet) On the roadmap — on-device click-to-select (MobileSAM) is the next major release. Brush-select ships first.

Where we're honest about a gap: click-to-select (tap an object and we auto-select it) is a real strength of the bigger tools today. It's our next major release — on-device click-select that still never uploads your photo. Brush-select ships first. We'd rather show you the gap than hide it.

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