Automatic background removal for video and animated content
Unscreen is a web-based Video AI tool that automatically removes video and GIF backgrounds without chroma keys, ideal for creators and marketers needing fast background extraction; it offers a usable free tier with watermarked exports and paid plans for high-resolution, watermark-free downloads and API access, making it practical for small teams and automation workflows.
Unscreen is an online Video AI tool that removes video and GIF backgrounds automatically without green screens. Its primary capability is frame-by-frame background segmentation for short clips, animated GIFs, and screen recordings, producing transparent or replacement-background outputs. The key differentiator is a browser-first, no-plugin workflow plus a developer-facing API for automated processing. Unscreen serves content creators, social media managers, and developers needing quick background extraction. Pricing is accessible with a free, watermarked option and paid credits or subscriptions for higher-resolution, watermark-free exports and API usage.
Unscreen is a browser-based Video AI service, launched to make background removal from video and animated content accessible without green screens or manual rotoscoping. Originating as an offshoot of the same team behind remove.bg, Unscreen positioned itself as the quick solution for creators who need transparent or replaced backgrounds for short video clips and GIFs. The product emphasizes an instant, web-first flow where users upload footage and receive per-frame segmentation, and the company provides both a consumer-facing site and an API for automated workflows. Its core value proposition is saving time compared with manual masking while enabling creative background replacement and export flexibility.
Unscreen’s feature set centers on automated frame-by-frame segmentation, output options, and APIs. The site supports uploads of MP4, MOV, WebM and animated GIFs, producing PNG sequence, GIF, WebM or MP4 with replaced backgrounds; users can export a transparent video (alpha) where supported. The platform includes background replacement choices (solid color, custom image, or animated background), GIF-to-video conversion, and a trimming tool to crop short clips before processing. For developers and teams, Unscreen provides an API and an upload endpoint with credit-based billing to process files programmatically and retrieve segmented outputs. The service also produces a downloadable ZIP with frames and a matte for inline compositing in editors like After Effects.
Pricing mixes a free watermarked option, pay-as-you-go credits, and subscription tiers. The free option allows low-resolution, watermarked outputs suitable for quick tests. Paid credit packages and monthly subscriptions remove watermarks and enable higher resolutions; Unscreen historically offered per-second pricing for video exports and higher-rate API credits for HD exports. Team and enterprise arrangements are available via custom quotes for bulk API usage and SSO. Exact current prices and credit bundles are published on Unscreen’s pricing page and vary by resolution, output format, and whether the user requires transparent (alpha) exports or packaged frame sequences.
Unscreen is used by social media managers converting short clips into transparent assets for stories, and by independent developers automating thumbnail and compositing tasks via the API. Example users include a Content Creator using Unscreen to produce 20 short transparent clips per week for TikTok overlays, and a Front-end Developer automating product demo backgrounds for a web app via the API. It suits marketing teams needing quick compositing without full editing suites. Compared to manual rotoscoping in After Effects or competitor tools like Kapwing, Unscreen’s specialization is automated per-frame matte generation and a credit/API model rather than a full video editor feature set.
Three capabilities that set Unscreen apart from its nearest competitors.
Current tiers and what you get at each price point. Verified against the vendor's pricing page.
| Plan | Price | What you get | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Low-resolution exports with watermark, limited file size and short durations | Quick tests and occasional single clip use |
| Credits / Pay-as-you-go | Variable per credit (see website) | Buy credits to remove watermark and get higher-res exports per second of video | Occasional users who prefer per-job billing |
| Monthly Subscription | Starting price varies; see site for current monthly plans | Higher-resolution exports, more credits/month, API access options | Regular creators and small teams with steady volume |
| Enterprise | Custom | Bulk API credits, SSO, custom SLAs and invoicing | Large teams and companies needing integration |
Choose Unscreen over Kapwing if you prioritize dedicated per-frame alpha exports and a credit-based API for automated background removal.