# Cut Out · OmniGet Docs

- URL: https://getomniget.com/docs/cutout
- Updated: 2026-10-19
- OmniGet 1.0.0

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Superpowers

# Cut Out

Note

Cut Out arrives in OmniGet 1.0.1. Version 1.0.0, the one you can download today, does not have it yet.

Cut Out removes the background from a photo, or from a moment of a video, and saves a picture with a transparent background. It runs on your computer: your pictures are not sent to any server.

## Where it is

Open **Superpowers** in the sidebar and choose the **Cut Out** card. The card is always shown: there is no switch for it in **Settings › Integrations › Superpowers**.

## How to use it

1.  Drop photos or videos on the page, or click **Choose files**.
2.  The first time, click **Download**. The **Fast** model is about 4.6 MB, and the AI engine it needs (ONNX Runtime) comes with it. Both are downloaded once.
3.  Pick a file in the list to see it **Before** and **After**. Drag the bar on the picture to compare.
4.  For a video, use **Moment of the video** to choose the frame. To cut out more than one moment of the same video, click **Add another moment**.
5.  Click **Cut out**. The new files go next to the originals with `-cutout` in their names, or to the folder you choose. A file is never replaced: if the name is taken, a number is added.

**Stop** ends a batch. Pictures that failed show the reason in the list, and **Try again** runs only those.

## Models

| Model | Size | Best for |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Fast** | 4.6 MB | People and simple objects. |
| **Balanced** | 44 MB | More careful edges, still quick. |
| **Best quality** | 179 MB | The sharpest edges on hair and details. Slower. |

Each model is downloaded the first time you choose it.

## Options

| Option | What it does | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Soften** | Makes the edge softer. | Off |
| **Shrink or grow** | Shrink to remove a halo of the old background; grow if part of the subject was cut off. | `0` |
| **Background** | **Transparent**, a **Color**, or a **Picture**. A picture is scaled to cover the whole photo. | **Transparent** |
| **Save as** | PNG or WebP, both with transparency. | PNG |
| **Where** | **Next to the original file**, or **Choose folder**. | Next to the original file |

The options are not kept between visits.

## Fix with clicks

When the automatic cutout misses, turn on **Fix with clicks**. It needs one more download, the click model (SAM 2.1, about 130 MB).

-   Click what should stay.
-   Right-click, or hold Alt and click, on what should go.
-   **Undo click** and **Clear clicks** take clicks back.

Clicks apply only to that picture. The others keep the automatic cutout.

## Formats

In: PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF, BMP and TIFF, and, with FFmpeg installed, AVIF, HEIC and videos (MP4, MKV, WebM, MOV, AVI). Out: PNG or WebP. WebP is saved without quality loss, so files can be large. See [Dependencies](https://getomniget.com/docs/dependencies) for FFmpeg.

## Models and licenses

U²-Net, Silueta and IS-Net are under the `Apache-2.0` license, and so is SAM 2.1 by Meta. All of them are downloaded on demand and checked against a fixed SHA-256 before they are used.

## Common problems

### “There is no ready AI engine for this system”

ONNX Runtime has no build for this computer, so Cut Out can’t run here.

### A video shows no frame

The video needs FFmpeg. Install it in **Settings › Advanced › Components**.

### The first click takes a few seconds

The click model loads and reads the picture on the first click. The next clicks are fast.

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