Picnite

Image editor · macOS · 100 % local

Images on
your terms.

Picnite gives you layers, precise selection and one-click background removal. No accounts, no clouds, no clutter: just the canvas and your decisions.

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Picnite1280 × 800
Full Picnite editor interface on macOS
▣ 4 layers active
⌁ Remove background · local
✦ AI · Coming soon
100 %Local · your files never leave your Mac
18drawing and editing tools
30 daysfull trial, for free
1 paymentto unlock it forever

01 · Features

An editor that does
the work with you.

These are real screenshots of Picnite on macOS. Every tool is where you expect it, without endless panels or cryptic shortcuts.

01 Full editor view: tool rail, canvas, layers and status bar
The editor

Everything at hand,
nothing to learn.

A classic tool rail, a canvas that responds instantly and your own color palette. The interface follows the appearance of your Mac, in light or dark.

  • ✓ Pencil, brush, airbrush, eraser, fill and eyedropper
  • ✓ Lines, curves, text and eight customizable shapes
  • ✓ Pixel rulers and localized zoom for precision
02 Native Picnite project with layers, thumbnails and a custom color palette
Layers and projects

Work in layers,
saved forever.

Organize your composition with layers, visual thumbnails, order and visibility. Save your .picnite project with layers and custom colors, and pick up tomorrow right where you left off.

  • ✓ Layer thumbnails and visibility control
  • ✓ Custom colors and an advanced picker
  • ✓ Open and export PNG, JPEG, BMP, GIF and TIFF
03 Result of removing the background from an image inside Picnite
Remove background

One click, and
the background is gone.

Remove the background from a photo directly on your Mac with the same subject-isolation engine used by Preview. Your image never leaves your device: nothing is uploaded anywhere.

  • ✓ Processed locally with Apple Vision
  • ✓ Keeps the original pixel size
  • ✓ Detects all subjects, not just the main one
04 Floating selection with rotation handle and pixel rulers in Picnite
Selection and transform

Move, rotate
and crop with precision.

Rectangular or free-form selection, with floating content you can move, resize and rotate without losing a single pixel. Scale, flip and invert colors all in one place.

  • ✓ Floating selection with a rotation handle
  • ✓ Scale, flip and invert colors
  • ✓ Safe undo and redo history

02 · Coming soon

AI assistant.
On its way.

We are fine-tuning an AI assistant that will edit the canvas with you: fill, erase, transform or adjust colors through conversation. It is not available in this version, but it will be free during the trial when it arrives.

  • ✦
    Your provider, your keyThink of connecting it to an OpenAI-compatible provider and keeping your keys encrypted in the macOS Keychain.
  • →
    It will really edit the canvasThe AI will draw, erase and transform using Picnite's tools, always with your confirmation.
  • ◑
    LocalOnly the conversation will travel to the provider you choose. Your images will stay on your Mac.
AI assistant Coming soon
Remove the dog's background and put it on a white background.
✓ I removed the background and adjusted the canvas to a white background. Want me to add a soft shadow too?
Yes, and make it smaller.
✓ Done: soft shadow added and subject scaled to 70 %. Press Undo if you want to try something else.

03 · Privacy

Your images
stay with you.

Picnite works locally. It needs no account, shows no ads and collects none of your data. That's the deal.

⌂

No accounts

No sign-up, no login. Open, edit and done.

↻

Local processing

Background removal and the rest of the editing happen on your Mac, not on a server.

✕

No ads

No ads, no trackers and no selling data. Ever.

04 · Pricing

Try everything.
Pay once.

The 30-day trial includes all the tools, with no limits. When it ends, you can keep using Picnite forever with a single payment: it is not a subscription and there are no automatic charges or renewals.

Picnite forever

Permanent unlock

One-time payment · no subscription

  • ✓ All formats and tools, no limits
  • ✓ Save and open .picnite projects with layers
  • ✓ Background removal included
  • ✓ Restore your purchase on any Mac
Download on the App Store →

Start the 30-day free trial from the app.
Then unlock Picnite with a one-time payment. No subscription.

A good image
starts with getting out of the way.

Download Picnite, give your judgment 30 days and decide calmly. If you like it, a single payment; if not, you stay free.

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