CatalogX is built for fashion and accessories first, but it handles small non-fashion products in two ways. Small items a person naturally holds or wears — earbuds, headphones, phone cases, smartwatches, perfume, lipstick, compacts, small gadgets — can be shown held or worn by an AI model through its general-product accessory type (“Other — detect from photo”), at 1 credit per HD photo. Any product at all, including laptops, TVs and appliances, gets CatalogX’s free image tools: background removal (single or 20 at a time), drop shadow, 2×/4× upscale, compression, background blur and marketplace resizing on white. CatalogX does not generate on-model or lifestyle scenes for large electronics or appliances.
What CatalogX can do, by product
| Product | Held or worn by an AI model? | How | Free tools |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earbuds, headphones | Yes | Other — detect from photo; worn at its natural position | Yes |
| Phone cases, small gadgets | Yes | Other — detect from photo; held in the hands, face to camera | Yes |
| Smartwatches, fitness bands | Yes | Watch type: on the wrist, face to camera | Yes |
| Perfume, lipstick, compacts, skincare | Yes | Other — detect from photo; held or presented | Yes |
| Laptops, monitors, TVs, appliances, furniture | No | Not supported for on-model or scene generation | Yes |
The dividing line is simple: if a person would hold it in their hands or wear it, the accessory pipeline can present it; if they would not, use the free tools on your own photograph.
Small products on a model: how the general-product type works
CatalogX’s accessory types were written for bags, jewelry, watches, eyewear and footwear, with a catch-all for everything else. Choose Accessories → Other — detect from photo and CatalogX first reads your photo; if it recognises a known accessory it switches to that type’s rules, and otherwise it uses general-product rules:
- Reproduce the product’s exact shape, colour, material, finish and hardware, and any pattern, text or logo at its true position and size — invent nothing the photo does not show.
- Present it the way that kind of product is naturally worn, carried or held — worn if wearable, otherwise held in the hands with its most recognisable face toward the camera and not covered by fingers.
- Keep it at its true size relative to the body — never enlarged to fill the frame — with the model’s hands or body visibly beside it.
Exactly one product is rendered, display stands, tags and packaging from your photo are left out, and the product is rebuilt as a real object with a contact shadow where it touches the hand. A size tier or measurement can anchor scale — “15 cm” renders about the length of the model’s hand. The same products also render with no person: as a flat lay, or on a plain display block.
The honest caveat: small printed text — an ingredient list, a model number, fine type on a perfume label — is the hardest thing for any image model to copy exactly. Photograph the label large and sharp, and zoom in on every result before listing. CatalogX’s upload check flags fine detail too small to reproduce.
Free tools that work on any product
These run on your own photograph, not a generated one, so they work for a laptop or a blender as well as a kurti. None of them uses credits:
| CatalogX tool | What it does | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Background removal | Cuts the product out to a transparent PNG | Free |
| Bulk background removal | Up to 20 images per run signed in (5 without an account) | Free |
| Drop shadow | Adds a soft shadow under the cut-out so it does not float | Free |
| HD upscale | Enlarges 2× or 4× for zoom-ready listings | Free |
| Compress | Smaller files at a chosen quality, JPEG or WebP | Free |
| Blur background | Keeps the product sharp and softens the scene behind it | Free |
| Marketplace export | Resizes onto white at each platform’s spec — Amazon 2000×2000 at 85% fill, Shopify 2048×2048, Etsy 2000×1600, eBay 1600×1600, Walmart 2200×2200 | Free |
| Natural (AI) shadow | A generated, realistic contact shadow | 1 credit |
The usual sequence for an electronics listing is remove background → drop shadow → marketplace export, which gives a white main image at the right size with the product on a believable ground. For hundreds of SKUs, see removing backgrounds from 200+ photos.
What CatalogX does not do
- No on-model or lifestyle scenes for large products. A laptop on a desk, a TV on a wall, a fridge in a kitchen — the general-product rules are written for small items that are worn or held, and CatalogX does not offer a room or scene generator for large electronics or appliances.
- No 3D or 360° spins. Product video exists (Pro and above, 2 credits a second at 720p) but animates a finished photo; it is not a turntable of a product you have not photographed.
- No spec or label rewriting. The renders copy what is in your photo; they do not add specification callouts or correct packaging text.
If most of your catalogue is electronics or homeware, a tool built for that category will serve you better for scenes. If you sell fashion and accessories with some small add-on products — earbuds beside the handbags, perfume beside the dresses — one CatalogX account covers both.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Choose Accessories → Other — detect from photo. The model wears the product at its natural position, at its true size against the body, with the logo and finish copied from your photo. 1 credit per HD photo.
No. CatalogX’s on-model and scene generation is built for fashion, accessories and small products a person holds or wears. For large electronics, use the free tools on your own photo: background removal, drop shadow, upscale and marketplace export.
Yes. Background removal, bulk background removal (20 images per run when signed in), drop shadow, upscale, compression, background blur and marketplace export cost no credits on any plan, whatever the product.
CatalogX reproduces text and logos from your photo at their true position and size and invents none. Small print is the hardest detail for image models, so photograph the label large and check every result before listing.
1 credit at HD — $0.15–$0.33 depending on plan, from $9.99 for 30 credits (Starter) to $149.99 for 900 (Agency). New accounts get 5 free credits with no watermark.