Crop the subject out

Removes the background of a photo, cropping the remaining subject to remove blank space.

Scripting Actions

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Quick Look
Displays a preview of the input.
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Save to Photo Album
Adds the photos and video passed as input to the specified photo album. This action is required if you want images, photos, or videos in Shortcuts to be saved into the Photos app.

Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Crop%20the%20subject%20out
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Crop%20the%20subject%20out
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Crop the subject out” end tell

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