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Remove Background from Image – Free, in Your Browser

Cut out the person, product or pet in a photo and save it on a transparent, white, coloured or blurred background. The AI runs on your own device, so the photo is never uploaded.

Free, no sign-upFiles stay on your deviceNo watermark
Drop photos here Select photos JPG, PNG, WEBP or HEIC – up to 10 photos at a time.

How to remove the background from a photo

  1. Add a photo

    Select or drop one or more photos. The first one takes a few seconds longer while the background model loads.

  2. Check the cut-out

    Choose transparent, white, a colour or blurred, and paint with the Erase or Restore brush where an edge needs fixing.

  3. Download

    Press Download. Transparent results are saved as PNG and the others as JPG, unless you choose a format.

Everyday uses

  • Product photos – a plain white background for online shop and marketplace listings.
  • Profile pictures – a clean colour or a softly blurred backdrop instead of a messy room.
  • Presentations and posters – transparent PNG cut-outs that sit on any slide or design.
  • Documents – a photo of a person or object on white for a report, ID card design or certificate.
  • Stickers and collages – cut out people, pets or objects and combine them.

Good to know

The cut-out is made by U²-Net, an image-segmentation model published by its authors as open source under the Apache 2.0 licence. The 4.6 MB model file is loaded from our own server the first time you use the tool and your browser keeps it, so later photos start straight away. The calculation runs on your device in our own WebAssembly code – there is no upload and no server that sees your photo.

The model first draws a rough outline of the main subject. The tool then follows the real edges of your full-size photo with an edge-aware filter, so hair and soft edges come out smoother, and it removes the old background colour that otherwise shows as a fringe around the subject. Large photos are worked on at up to 4000 pixels on the long side.

No automatic cut-out is perfect, so the result stays editable: the Erase brush removes leftovers, the Restore brush brings back parts that were cut away, and “Hold to see original” shows the photo as it was.

Private by design. Remove Background works inside your browser. Your file is processed on your device and is not uploaded to our server.

Which background should I choose?

BackgroundSaved asGood for
TransparentPNGLogos, stickers, slides and designs where the cut-out goes on top of something else
WhiteJPGProduct listings, catalogues and plain photos for documents
ColourJPGProfile pictures and banners in a brand colour
BlurredJPGPortraits: the scene stays recognisable but the person stands out

For passport and visa photos use the Passport Photo Maker: it uses the same cut-out and also sets the photo size and head position.

Limits to know before you start

  • Fine hair, fur and wispy edges can lose strands or keep a faint halo. Zoom in and touch up with the brush.
  • Glass, smoke, water and other see-through things cannot be separated properly.
  • When the subject has nearly the same colour as the background, or several people stand at the edges of a group photo, parts may be kept or dropped wrongly.
  • The first photo needs the 4.6 MB model to be downloaded; on a slow connection that takes a while.
  • Photos larger than 4000 pixels on the long side are saved at 4000 pixels.

If something goes wrong

Part of the person or object is missing. Choose Restore brush and paint over that part. Make the brush smaller for fine edges.

Some background is left over. Choose Erase brush and paint it away. Undo takes back the last stroke.

It stays on “Loading the background model”. The model is downloaded once (4.6 MB). Check your connection and reload the page. Very old browsers without WebAssembly cannot run it.

The edges look grey or coloured. Pick a background close to the original’s brightness, or erase the fringe with a small brush.

Remove Background – questions

How do I remove the background from a photo?

Add the photo, wait a few seconds for the cut-out, choose Transparent, White, Colour or Blurred and press Download. Use the Erase or Restore brush if an edge needs fixing.

Is my photo uploaded to a server?

No. The AI model is downloaded to your browser and the photo is processed on your own phone or computer. It is not sent to our server.

How do I make a transparent PNG?

Keep the background on Transparent and the format on Automatic or PNG. JPG cannot store transparency, so it gets a white background.

Can I put the photo on a white background for a shop listing?

Yes. Choose White, check the edges and download. Tick “Crop to the subject” to remove empty space around the product.

Can I remove the background from several photos at once?

Yes, up to 10 at a time. Each one can be touched up separately; they download together as a ZIP.

Why is the first photo slower?

The first time, your browser downloads the 4.6 MB background model. It keeps it, so the next photos start straight away.

Which AI model is used?

U²-Net (the small “U²-Netp” version), an open-source model released by its authors under the Apache 2.0 licence. It runs in your browser with our own code. Details are in our How our tools work page.

Does it keep the original resolution?

Yes, up to 4000 pixels on the long side. Larger photos are saved at 4000 pixels.

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