If you want to remove the background of a photo quickly and need good results, the free online tools presented are a good choice – but you get even better results with paid online services. The tools available online are user friendly, but having to upload your image to a server on the internet means that there’s a risk of personal data protection.
When it comes to desktop applications, Photoshop and, perhaps unexpectedly, PowerPoint come out on top. Photoshop has the most convenient tools to remove the background from detailed images. PowerPoint, on the other hand, excels with its simple and intuitive approach, and its high-quality results.
GIMP and Paint.NET are still good options if Photoshop and PowerPoint aren’t available to you, but their results are not quite as good, and these two programs are not as easy to use.