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An honest look at the free background removal tools, what free really means, and where a sizing tool like SelfShot fits.
Drop a whole batch of product photos, pick one or more marketplaces, and SelfShot resizes, squares, pads to white, and compresses every image, then gives you a ZIP. Nothing is uploaded.
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SelfShot is built for batches. Process forty photos at once, or run the same set through more than one marketplace, with one folder per marketplace in the ZIP. The free tool lets you choose up to two marketplaces per batch.
Because everything runs in your browser, there is no per-image limit and no waiting on an upload. Your photos stay on your device.
Most online resizers handle one image at a time and give you a generic size. SelfShot is built around the batch. Drop forty photos, pick a marketplace, and every image is squared, sized, padded to white, and compressed toward that preset's file-size cap in one pass. You download a single ZIP with correctly named files.
The filenames tell you what each file is: the original name, the marketplace, and the dimensions, so a folder of exports stays organized even with dozens of photos.
If you sell the same item on more than one site, select the marketplaces and SelfShot runs every photo through each one. The free tool covers up to two marketplaces per batch. Unlimited cross-listing is the optional $9 one-time Pro unlock. It shows you the math up front, for example forty photos times two marketplaces equals eighty images, and groups the output into one folder per marketplace inside the ZIP.
You can also apply another marketplace later without re-importing. SelfShot keeps your originals in memory, so adding eBay after you have already done Etsy just adds the eBay folder to your downloads.
Nothing is uploaded. Decoding, resizing, padding, compression, and the final ZIP all happen on your own device, which is why there is no per-image limit and no waiting on a server. It also means the tool is free and your photos stay private.
iPhone HEIC files are read and rotated upright automatically, so a mixed batch of phone and camera photos all come out correctly oriented and sized.
Current output values. They help prepare a listing photo. They do not decide whether a marketplace accepts it.
These rows are SelfShot output presets, designed around commonly published marketplace guidance. Requirements can vary by category and change over time. SelfShot cannot guarantee marketplace approval.
| Marketplace | Output size | Format | File size | Background |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etsy | 2000x2000 | JPG | under 1 MB | Pad to white by default |
| eBay | 1600x1600 | JPG | up to 12 MB | Pad to white by default |
| Amazon | 2000x2000 | JPG | up to 10 MB | Pad to white, check 255,255,255 |
| Poshmark | 1200x1200 | JPG | up to 5 MB | Pad to white by default |
| Poshmark cover 3:4 | 1200x1600 | JPG | up to 5 MB | Pad to white by default |
| Mercari | 1280x1280 | JPG | up to 10 MB | Pad to white by default |
| Depop | 1280x1280 | JPG | up to 8 MB | Pad to white by default |
| Facebook Marketplace | 1200x1200 | JPG | up to 8 MB | Pad to white by default |
| Shopify | 2048x2048 | JPG | up to 20 MB | Pad to white by default |
Add a whole batch by drag and drop, file picker, or paste. iPhone HEIC files are read and rotated upright for you.

Choose Etsy, eBay, Amazon, or Poshmark. The free tool lets you pick up to two marketplaces per batch. SelfShot sizes each photo to that preset, either padding to white or cropping to fill, and compresses toward that preset's file-size cap.

Get a ZIP with correctly named files, one folder per marketplace when you cross-list. Nothing is uploaded.

Yes, that is the point. Process a whole batch and download a ZIP.
No. Your photos are processed in your browser and never uploaded. SelfShot has no copy of them.
The core image-prep tools are free, with no signup and no watermark. Unlimited cross-listing is an optional $9 lifetime Pro unlock. A proposed Amazon Image Check with private background removal is not available yet. It would be a separate future upgrade, not part of Pro.
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