AI image editing suite (now owned by Jasper.ai): remove backgrounds, upscale 16x, relight portraits, uncrop and erase objects.
Visit Clipdrop ↗Clipdrop
💰 Pricing
Free + Paid
Free: 15 images/month with watermarks · Pro $9/mo: unlimited generations, no watermarks, commercial licence, priority processing
See latest pricing on Clipdrop →
Prabhu Kumar Dasari
Senior Unity XR Developer & Founder, AllInOneAICenter
As a Senior XR Developer and founder of AllInOneAICenter with 13+ years shipping AR/VR products across enterprise, consumer, and event contexts, I review every AI tool through a single lens: does it save real time on real work?
My workflow spans enterprise XR prototyping and the MagicBrush Stories YouTube channel where I use AI imagery for children's book illustrations. Consistency and commercial safety are non-negotiable. Clipdrop earns its place because of great background removal — I've used it to produce storyboard assets in a fraction of the time manual illustration would take. The caveat worth knowing: not for image generation can slow down high-volume pipelines. My fix is to batch generate, manually select winners, then upscale.
⚡ Key Features & Use Cases
Clipdrop (now Clipdrop by Jasper) is a 9-tool image editing suite built on Stability AI's models. Here's what each tool does:
- 🎨 Remove BackgroundCut subjects from any image in ~3 seconds — best-in-class for e-commerce product shots.
- 💡 RelightChange how light falls on a photo after the shot. Unique feature — no direct competitor matches it.
- 🔍 Image UpscalerScale images up to 16× with detail preservation — useful for print and high-res social media.
- ✂️ UncropExtend image canvas in any direction — ideal for repurposing portrait shots as landscape banners.
- 🖼️ Replace BackgroundSwap the background with a new scene — AI matches lighting and shadows automatically.
- 🧹 CleanupRemove unwanted objects, people, or blemishes from photos with context-aware fill.
- 🔤 Text RemoverErase text overlaid on images cleanly — useful for removing watermarks or old captions.
- 📐 Universal ResizerBatch-resize images to any platform's dimensions — Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube thumbnail in one go.
- ✨ Text to ImageGenerate images from text prompts — not Clipdrop's main focus but available directly in the app.
✓ Pros
- + Best-in-class background removal — 3 seconds per image, clean edges
- + Relight is a standout feature no competitor matches — change lighting after the shot
- + Uncrop intelligently extends image canvas in any direction
- + 16x image upscaling with genuine detail preservation
- + Free tier available — 15 images/month, no credit card needed
- + Simple drag-and-drop — zero learning curve, results in seconds
✗ Cons / Watch Outs
- - Text-to-image quality lags behind dedicated generators like Midjourney or Ideogram
- - Ownership uncertainty: sold by Stability AI to Jasper.ai in Feb 2024 — long-term roadmap unclear
- - Customer support complaints: paying users report slow or no responses to billing and technical issues
- - Free tier has watermarks and lower processing priority
- - High-volume API use adds up quickly in cost
🚀 Getting Started
- Create your Clipdrop account
Visit clipdrop.co and sign up. Start on the free plan to explore core features before upgrading. - Start with E-commerce product photos
This is where Clipdrop shines most. E-commerce product photos is one of its primary strengths — use the tool's main interface or API to tackle this first. Keep your inputs specific and detailed for best results. - Explore Background removal
Once comfortable, try Background removal. Clipdrop's advantage in great background removal becomes especially evident here — you'll notice the quality difference compared to generic alternatives. - Level up with Image upscaling
For power users: Image upscaling is where Clipdrop separates itself from the competition in the Image Generation space. Invest time learning the advanced settings or API parameters to unlock the full value.
💡 Real-World Examples
Example 1
Scenario: An Amazon seller has product photos taken on a cluttered kitchen table and needs clean white-background images for listings.
Prompt / Action:
Upload the product photo to Clipdrop's Background Removal tool, then use Relight to add subtle professional product lighting.Result: Clipdrop removes the background in 3 seconds, the Relight tool adds professional studio-style shadows — 20 product images ready for Amazon listing in 30 minutes, no Photoshop needed.
Example 2
Scenario: A real estate photographer needs to add clear blue skies to 30 overcast exterior property photos before delivery to agents.
Prompt / Action:
Upload each property photo to Clipdrop's Sky Replacement tool — select "Clear blue sky, morning light" from the preset options.Result: Clipdrop replaces the grey sky in all 30 photos with consistent, natural-looking blue skies in under 10 minutes — the photographer delivers a premium set of images without rescheduling the shoot.
Example 3
Scenario: A fashion e-commerce brand batch-processes 500 model photos to remove complex backgrounds and place products on clean white for marketplace listings.
Prompt / Action:
Run Clipdrop's Background Removal API on each image in batch mode — feed output images directly to the product listing pipeline in Shopify.Result: All 500 product images are processed in 40 minutes at $15 API cost — the brand uploads the full new collection to Shopify same-day instead of waiting 3 days for a photo studio to deliver edited files.
Example 4
Scenario: A developer integrates Clipdrop's API into a mobile app that lets users remove backgrounds from product photos in real time on their phone.
Prompt / Action:
Call Clipdrop Remove Background API on each captured photo — return the PNG with transparent background within 2 seconds for display in the app's product listing builder.Result: The mobile background removal feature processes images in 1.8 seconds on average — it becomes the app's most-used feature with 78% of users removing at least one background in their first session.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Is Clipdrop still owned by Stability AI?
No. Stability AI sold Clipdrop to Jasper.ai in February 2024. The tools still work the same way, but the ownership change is worth knowing — especially if long-term reliability matters to your workflow.
Is Clipdrop free to use?
Yes — the free tier gives you 15 images per month with watermarks and lower processing priority. The Pro plan at $9/month removes watermarks, gives unlimited generations, a commercial licence, and priority processing. No credit card needed for free.
What is Clipdrop best used for?
Clipdrop is best for e-commerce product photos — background removal, relighting, and upscaling at speed. The Relight feature is uniquely useful for portrait photographers who need to fix lighting after the shot rather than in-studio.
Does Clipdrop generate images from text prompts?
Yes — Clipdrop includes a Text to image tool alongside its editing suite. It's not the primary focus (background removal and Relight are the standout tools), but text-to-image generation is available directly in the app.
Can I use Clipdrop outputs commercially?
Yes, but only on the Pro plan ($9/month) which includes a commercial licence. Free tier outputs carry watermarks and are not licensed for commercial use.
🔄 Top Alternatives
If Clipdrop isn't the right fit, these alternatives are worth exploring:
- → Canva AI — Better if you need a full design workflow with templates, not just editing tools.
- → Adobe Firefly — Best for commercially safe image generation and editing, especially if you're already in the Adobe ecosystem.
- → Midjourney — If you need to generate images from scratch rather than edit existing ones.
- → Ideogram — Better for text-in-image generation; free tier is more generous than Clipdrop's.