Unscreen shut down on December 1, 2025
The Unscreen alternative with no per-minute fees
Unscreen charged $4.99 for every minute of video. Video Background Changer removes and replaces video backgrounds with AI for one flat price — unlimited videos, no watermarks on paid plans, right in your browser.
A 10-minute video on Unscreen (before it shut down)
$49.90
$4.99 per minute, every time. Longer content — tutorials, talking-head videos, courses — got expensive fast.
The same video on Video Background Changer
$9.99/month, unlimited
Process as many videos as you want on a flat plan — or grab the $149.99 lifetime license and never pay again.
Unscreen vs Video Background Changer
Everything Unscreen users depended on — without the meter.
| Feature | Unscreen | Video Background Changer |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Shut down Dec 1, 2025 | Active & improving |
| Pricing model | $4.99 per minute of video | Unlimited from $9.99/month |
| Cost of a 10-minute video | $49.90 | $0 extra — included in your plan |
| Watermark-free exports | Paid credits only | All paid plans |
| Replace background (color / image / video) | Limited | Yes — plus blur, black & white and AI-generated scenes |
| Transparent output | Yes | Yes — WebM with alpha & PNG sequence |
| Green screen / chroma key | No | Yes |
| Works in the browser | Yes | Yes — nothing to install |
| Use from Claude / ChatGPT (MCP) | No | Yes |
Switch in three steps
Create a free account
Sign up in seconds — no credit card needed. Test the AI on a real clip before you pay anything.
Upload your video
The AI detects your subject automatically. No green screen, no manual masking, no plugins.
Export without limits
Replace, blur, or remove the background and export watermark-free on any paid plan — no per-minute meter running.
Frequently asked questions
Unscreen permanently shut down on December 1, 2025. Existing subscriptions were cancelled and its After Effects and Premiere Pro plugins were retired. Users were pointed to Canva, which doesn't offer the same dedicated video background workflow.