TOKYO (Tom Bluewater) – We still have 10 more days left this month. I guess I have time enough to release a new software title. In fact, I submitted a new desktop application to Mac App Store several minutes ago. This new software submission is called Cut Extreme 2.

If you want to make a rectangular cutout of a picture, you can do so with Preview. What if you want to make a cutout with a complex shape (like a heart, a tree, a star…) other than a rectangle?

Cut Extreme 2 is an upgrade version of an existing desktop application titled CutAround Extreme, which was first introduced in June, 2015. These applications let you make a cutout out of a picture with a shape made by a bezier curve. This application is now free. Shape collections are available as in-app purchases.

After selecting a picture to work with, select a shape with a drop-down menu so that you can make a cutout as to how you make one out of a picture. Then use the combo box right below to set a size of a cutout. Finally, click on the cut button (looking like scissors) to make a cutout. All cutouts are saved in the list to the right.  

Tom Bluewater

Tom Bluewater

What’s new?

1. The application is now free to use. Shape collections are available as in-app purchases.
2. The application is rewritten in Swift. It’s compatible with macOS 10.14 (Mojave).
3. Share a cutout picture with a third-party application. Send one to another computer through AirDrop.
4. Flip a picture horizontally, vertically or horizontally and vertically.

Features

1. Drag and drop a picture to work with directly onto the canvas.
2. Make a cutout with a click of a button. All cutouts will be shown in the list to the right.
3. See a close-up of a cutout you select in the list.
4. Share a cutout you select in the list with a third-party application. Send one to a different computer through AirDrop.
5. Flip the picture horizontally, vertically or horizontally and vertically. Rotate the picture clockwise or counterclockwise.
6. Shape collections are available as in-app purchases. Additional shapes – Package 1 contains 17 shapes including Circle, Triangle, Round rect 1, Round rect 2, Round rect 3, Octagon, Diamond, Star, Shinning star, Near-star, Heart, User, Arrow 1, Arrow 2, Quarter, Cross, Pack.
7. Additional shapes – Package 2 contains 20 shapes including Egg, Crescent, Half a circle, Drop, L, House, Leaf, Checkmark, Play button, Knife, Lips, Three o’clock, Mt. Fuji, H, Tree, Flag, Pencil, Music symbol 1, Music symbol 2, Sound.
8. Additional shapes – Package 3 contains 20 shapes including 4 circles, 4 triangles, Bat person’s face, Bubbles, Chrysanthemum, Comment box 1, Comment box 2, Comment box 3, Comment box 4, Comment box 5, Comment box 6, Comment box 7, Computer display, Flower, Open box, Panda, Sun 1, Sun 2, Union, Jigsaw puzzle.
9. Additional shapes – Package 4 contains 23 shapes including Apple, Camera, Flag 2, Fortune cookie, Gourd, Graduation hat, Long pants, Magic hat 1, Magic hat 2, Maple, Mitten, Pineapple, Poof, Pumpkin, Rice ball, Rugby ball 1, Rugby ball 2, Shorts, T-shirt, Table tennis racket, Weed, Wine glass, Woman.
10. Save a cutout you select in the list to your disk. Cast a shadow (outer glow) around the cutout.
11. Save all cutouts in the list at a time.
12. The application supports the fullScreen mode.
13. The application supports a retina display.
14. Languages: English only.
15. Application file size: 22.1 MB.
16. The application comes with a built-in 12-page user guide. Click on the button that says ‘How to use Cut Extreme 2’ in the Home screen.

System requirements

1. 10.12 (tested with 10.12.6), 10.13 (not tested), 10.14 (tested with 10.14.0)
2. 64-bit system

Limitations

1. The application comes with one shape made by a bezier path. Access to additional 17 shapes (Package 1) requires a one-time in-app purchase.
2. Package 2 contains 20 shapes. In order to purchase Package 2, you must already have Package 1.
3. Package 3 contains 20 shapes. In order to purchase Package 3, you must already have Package 1 and Package 2.
4. Package 4 contains 20 shapes. In order to purchase Package 4, you must already have Package 1, Package 2, Package 3.
5. If you have a retina display and want to save a cutout to your disk, you must select JPEG, PNG or TIFF as an export format.

Additional shapes – Package 1

Circle

Triangle

Round rect 1

Round rect 2

Round rect 3

Octagon

Diamond

Star

Shinning star

Near-star

Heart

User

Arrow 1

Arrow 2

Quarter

Cross

Pac

Additional shapes – Package 2

Egg

Crescent

Half a circle

Drop

L

House

Leaf

Checkmark

Play button

Knife

Lips

Three o’clock

Mt. Fuji

H

Tree

Flag

Pencil

Music symbol 1

Music symbol 2

Sound

Additional shapes – Package 3

4 circles

4 triangles

Bat person’s face

Bubbles

Chrysan-themum

Comment box 1

Comment box 2

Comment box 3

Comment box 4

Comment box 5

Comment box 6

Comment box 7

Computer display

Flower

Open box

Panda

Sun 1

Sun 2

Union

Jigsaw puzzle

Additional shapes – Package 4

Apple

Camera

Flag 2

Fortune cookie

Gourd

Graduation hat

Long pants

Magic hat 1

Magic hat 2

Maple

Mitten

Pineapple

Poof

Pumpkin

Rice ball

Rugby ball 1

Rugby ball 2

Shorts

T-shirt

Table tennis racket

Weed

Wine glass

Woman

Additional shapes – Package 5

Airplane

Boomerang

Bullet

Cat face

Christmas tree

Connection

Duck

Elephant face

Flying bird

Gingerbread

House 2

Laundry basket

Money bag

Nose

Presentation

Shuriken

Stamp

Traffic cone

Turtle

Wheel

Additional shapes – Package 6

Bell

Cactus

Candy cane

Cap

Carrot

Click hand

Cloud

Dress

Eye glasses

Game pad

Ghost 1

Ghost 2

Guy

Light bulb

Mouse

Mushroom

Onion

Refresh

Trash can

Two mountains

Additional shapes – Package 7

Big bear

Brain 1

Dog bone

Dog

Dolphin

Fish bones

Fish

Flame

Little bear

Magnifying glass

Paper plane

Piggy bank

Sea lion

Shark fin

Shield

Shoe

Side face

Snow hat

Thumb up

Whale

Additional shapes – Package 8

Cat 1

Cat 2

Cat 3

Chick

Chicken

Feather

Flying eagle

Giraffe

Gun

Horse head

Horse

Lady

Sausage

Skull

Snowman

Sprouts 1

Sprouts 2

Stopping hand

Swan

Tulip

Additional shapes – Package 9

Airplane 2

Anchor

Bomb 1

Bomb 2

Bomb 3

Brain 2

Coffee cup

Crown 1

Drink 1

Drink 2

Elderly

Fighter jet 1

Fighter jet 2

Football helmet

Fox face

Fox

Frog

Grandmother

Guitar

Pill bottle

Additional shapes – Package 10

Clover

Crown 2

Fan

High-heel

Lungs

Muscular arm

Octopus

Owl

Rocket 1

Rocket 2

Shovel 1

Shovel 2

Spade

Squid

Sun flower

Swords

Tree 2

Tropical island

Umbrella

Violin

Version history

Version 2.3.2 (Released on October 5th, 2019)

1. The application is now compatible with macOS 10.15.

Version 2.3.1 (Released on November 30th, 2018)

1. The bezier path for Swan from Shape package #8 is modified.

Version 2.3.0 (Released on November 28th, 2018)

1. A new shape package #7 is available as an in-app purchase. It contains 20 shapes including Big bear, Brain 1, Dog bone, Dog, Dolphin, Fish bones, Fish, Flame, Little bear, Magnifying glass, Paper plane, Piggy bank, Sea lion, Shark fin, Shield, Shoe, Side face, Snow hat, Thumb up, Whale. This in-app purchase will be available only after Shape package #6 is purchased.
2. A new shape package #8 is available as an in-app purchase. It contains 20 shapes including Cat 1, Cat 2, Cat 3, Chick, Chicken, Feather, Flying eagle, Giraffe, Gun, Horse head, Horse, Lady, Sausage, Skull, Snowman, Sprouts 1, Sprouts 2, Stopping hand, Swan, Tulip. This in-app purchase will be available only after Shape package #7 is purchased.
3. A new shape package #9 is available as an in-app purchase. It contains 20 shapes including Airplane 2, Anchor, Bomb 1, Bomb 2, Bomb 3, Brain 2, Coffee cup, Crown 1, Drink 1, Drink 2, Elderly, Fighter jet 1, Fighter jet 2, Football helmet, Fox face, Fox, Frog, Grandmother, Guitar, Pill bottle. This in-app purchase will be available only after Shape package #8 is purchased.
4. A new shape package #10 is available as an in-app purchase. It contains 20 shapes including Clover, Crown 2, Fan, High-heel, Lungs, Muscular arm, Octopus, Owl, Rocket 1, Rocket 2, Shovel 1, Shovel 2, Spade, Squid, Sun flower, Swords, Tree 2, Tropical island, Umbrella, Violin. This in-app purchase will be available only after Shape package #9 is purchased.
5. The bezier path for Flower from Shape package #3 and that for Elephant face from Shape package #5 are modified.
6. The user can now search for a shape. Click on the search button installed to the right of the shape drop-down menu.
7. User’s guide is revised for #6. See Page #13.

Version 2.2.0 (Released on November 24th, 2018)

1. The user can now create a color image by selecting a color and an image size. Choose Create Color Image under Image.
2. The bezier path for Knife from Shape package #2 and that for Flower from Shape package #3 are modified.
3. A new shape package #5 is available as an in-app purchase. It contains 20 shapes including Airplane, Boomerang, Bullet, Cat face, Christmas tree, Connection, Duck, Elephant face, Flying bird, Gingerbread, House 2, Laundry basket, Money bag, Nose, Presentation, Shuriken (Throwing star), Stamp, Traffic cone, Turtle, Wheel.
4. A new shape package #6 is available as an in-app purchase. It contains 20 shapes including Bell, Cactus, Candy cane, Cap, Carrot, Click hand, Cloud, Dress, Eye glasses, Game pad, Ghost 1, Ghost 2, Guy, Light bulb, Mouse, Mushroom, Onion, Refresh, Trash can, Two mountains

Version 2.1.0 (Released on November 21st, 2018)

1. The application comes with the 4th shape collection containing 23 bezier paths including Apple, Camera, Flag 2, Fortune cookie, Gourd, Graduation hat, Long pants, Magic hat 1, Magic hat 2, Maple, Mitten, Pineapple, Poof, Pumpkin, Rice ball, Rugby ball 1, Rugby ball 2, Shorts, T-shirt, Table tennis racket, Weed, Wine glass, Woman.

Trial/Demo version

There is no trial or demo version available since the application is available for free.

Video tutorial

There is no video tutorial at this time.

Privacy policy

This application does not collect privacy data from its users. It does not share any type of data with a third party.

Cut Extreme 2 is a product of Tom Bluewater.
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