Claude helps you to view and analyze images you upload. It identifies objects, people, text, or scenes. It can write some code to execute for manipulating images, however it cannot edit images directly.
Perplexity AI claims to have a huge set of image editing features, like background removal, object removal, cropping etc. However those tools are far away from being pixel perfect. Most of the time the result will only loosely resemble the original picture and even the size of the picture will change frequently.
However, the good news is that you can extend the desktop versions of both tools on your Mac and on your Windows PC with the powerful features of Nero AI! Get pixel perfect enhancements for your pictures right from your favorite AI client.
What can Nero AI do for you?
* Image Upscaling - Increase resolution up to 4x with different modes
* Face Restoration - Improve quality of faces in old or damaged photos
* Scratch Repair - Remove scratches, tears, or blemishes from damaged photos
* Image Denoising - Remove grain and noise from photos
* Colorize Photos - Add realistic colors to black and white images
* Background Removal - Automatically remove backgrounds from images
* Background Replacement - Replace existing backgrounds with new ones
* Image Compression - Reduce file size while maintaining quality
How to enable Nero AI in Claude and Perplexity?
Get Your free Nero AI API Key
* Go to the Nero AI API page: https://ai.nero.com/ai-api
* Sign up or log in to generate your personal API key
* Copy the API key for use in the next step
Install Node.js
* Download and install the installer for your platform from https://nodejs.org/en/download
Create a JSON file
* Open a text editor like Notepad or Textedit and paste the below text into it
* Replace <YOUR_API_KEY> with the actual Nero AI API key you obtained above
* Save the file as plain text with the filename and extension below
{
"mcpServers": {
"nero-ai": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@nero-ai/nero-ai-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"NERO_AI_API_KEY": "<YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
Perplexity / macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Perplexity/perplexity_desktop_config.json
Perplexity / Windows: %APPDATA%/Perplexity/perplexity_desktop_config.json`
Claude / macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Claude / Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Restart Your Client
* After editing your config, restart the app so it loads the new server
Try it
* For a first test you can use any public image URL e.g. https://subobject.nero.com/suite/web/neroai/assets/image-upscaler/image-upscaler-product-photo_before.webp
* Just type “Remove background with Nero AI” and add the link to the prompt and enjoy!
