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Transparent PNG maker for Etsy and print-on-demand sellersPNG maker for shirt sellers

Your shirt design, without the box.

Upload the JPG you have, or describe a new design. You get a transparent PNG, checked on a dark and a light shirt before you pay.

Drop your design herePNG, JPG or WebP, up to 24 MB No file handy? Try one:

Beta. 5 free previews a day, no account. Nothing is redrawn or enlarged.

The SUNSET VIBES badge as a transparent PNG, with no box
The SUNSET VIBES badge as uploaded: a JPG with a white box behind it
JPG with a boxTransparent PNG

Example:

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Buy a pack once. One credit is one clean PNG, and credits do not expire.

One-time payment on a secure checkout page. No subscription.

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The box is what prints.

A JPG keeps its background. On a dark shirt it prints as a rectangle around your art. Pngtee removes the box and keeps only the design. These are real results from test files we made.

The SUNSET VIBES badge as a transparent PNG, with no box
The SUNSET VIBES badge as uploaded: a JPG with a white box behind it
JPG with a boxTransparent PNG

Retro sunset

The white box and its soft shadow go. Stripes and outlines keep their edges.

The MAMA BEAR lettering as a transparent PNG: cream letters with a brown outline, no box
The MAMA BEAR lettering as uploaded: a JPG with a sage box behind it
JPG with a boxTransparent PNG

Quote

The sage box goes. The cream letters stay.

The wolf howling at a yellow moon as a transparent PNG, with no box
The howling wolf design as uploaded: a JPG with a pink box behind it
JPG with a boxTransparent PNG

Mascot

A pink box goes too, with no halo on black.

Three steps. No editing.

You never open an image editor. Upload or describe, check the preview, download the file your print service asks for.

  1. sunset-vibes.jpgJPG · with a white box
    1

    Upload your design

    A JPG, PNG or WebP you already have. No file? Describe one: a subject or a short quote, and a style.

  2. The sunset badge on a dark and a light shirt colorThe sunset badge on a dark and a light shirt color, on a light shirt color
    2

    See it on dark and light

    The free preview puts the design on a black and a white shirt color, so you know which shirts it suits.

  3. sunset-vibes.pngPNG · transparent
    3

    Download and upload

    One credit. A standard PNG with a transparent background, the file Printify, Printful and Etsy ask for.

Which designs sell on a shirt?

A shirt design is seen from across a room. Simple shapes and few words carry. Check both shirt colors before you list.

The MAMA BEAR lettering as a transparent PNG: cream letters with a brown outline, no box
Dark shirt
The MAMA BEAR lettering as a transparent PNG: cream letters with a brown outline, no box, on a light shirt colorCream letters fade on white
Light shirt

Works well

  • One strong subject in the middle
  • Three to five flat colors
  • A short quote in thick letters
  • Round badges and retro sunsets

Check before you list

  • White parts of a design disappear on a white shirt, and black parts on a black one
  • Spelling: read every word in the preview
  • Fine detail smaller than a few millimeters when printed
  • Anything that looks like a known brand, team or character

Pay once. No subscription.

Credits come in packs you buy once. They do not expire. One credit is one clean PNG, and previews are free, five a day.

Free

$0 no account

Try any design first.

  • 5 previews a day
  • Watermarked preview
  • Dark and light shirt check

Starter

$1 once

Try it: 3 credits for $1

  • 3 clean PNGs
  • Credits do not expire
  • A code for your AI agent

Not on sale yet.

50 credits

$10 once

$0.20 per design

  • 50 clean PNGs
  • Credits do not expire
  • A code for your AI agent

Not on sale yet.

150 credits

$25 once

$0.17 per design

  • 150 clean PNGs
  • Credits do not expire
  • A code for your AI agent

Not on sale yet.

Payment is taken by Paddle, the merchant of record. Your statement shows PADDLE.NET and the seller name.

Can an AI agent use it?

Yes. After you buy a pack you get a code. Give it to your agent and it makes clean PNGs with your credits over a plain HTTP call or as an MCP server. Without a code an agent gets the same free watermarked preview you do.

Instructions for agents (llms.txt)

claude mcp add --transport http pngtee https://pngtee.com/mcp

Questions, answered.

Still stuck? Write to us from the link in the footer.

Why do I need a transparent PNG for a shirt?

Because anything in the file gets printed. A JPG, or a PNG saved with a white background, prints as a white rectangle around your art on every shirt that is not white. A transparent PNG holds only the design, so the shirt color shows around it and through its gaps.

Can it remove the white box from a design I already have?

Often. Upload a JPG, PNG or WebP: the box and any soft shadow are removed and nothing is redrawn. It does well on designs with a clear outline: badges, characters and lettering with a dark edge. It fails today on white letter fills that have no outline, on white rings, and on line art that is not closed, because white inside a design on a white box can be art or a gap. You see the result before you pay. If something is missing, Fix it shows the second result, which reads white the other way. A preview is free.

Is it free to try?

Yes. You get five previews a day with a watermark and no account. The clean PNG costs one credit. Credits come in packs that you pay for once, from 3 credits for $1: no subscription, no renewal, and they do not expire.

Can I upload it to Printify, Printful or Etsy?

Yes. It is a standard PNG file with a transparent background, the format print-on-demand services accept for artwork. Upload it as your design file, place it on the product in their editor, and use their mockups for your listing photos.

Is the file big enough?

The long side is up to 2048 pixels, shown beside each preview. That prints about 6.8 inches wide at 300 pixels per inch, or 13.6 at 150. Some services recommend larger files for a full front print: enlarge it in an image editor first if yours does.

Will it look right on a black shirt and a white shirt?

Check both in the preview before you pay. The background color is removed from the edge of the design, so there is no light outline on dark shirts. A design with white fills will lose them on a white shirt: that is the design, not the file.

Can it write my quote?

Yes, for short quotes: pick Quote and put the exact words in quotation marks. Image models sometimes misspell or drop a letter, more often in long lines, so read the preview carefully. A preview with a mistake costs nothing: change the wording and make it again.

Can I use a celebrity, a sports team or a movie character?

No. Requests for real people or their likeness are refused. Team names, logos and characters belong to their owners, and listings that use them get taken down. The tool does not check a design against existing trademarks, so that check is yours.

Can I sell shirts with these designs?

Yes. You can use and sell the designs you make, including on shirts and other products. You are responsible for having the rights to anything you upload or describe: logos, characters, team names.

Your first preview is free.

Five previews a day, no account. Pay only for the files you keep.

The SUNSET VIBES badge as a transparent PNG, with no boxThe MAMA BEAR lettering as a transparent PNG: cream letters with a brown outline, no boxThe wolf howling at a yellow moon as a transparent PNG, with no box