Remove the background from an image

Yes. A segmentation model runs inside your browser tab and works out which pixels are the subject; the new image is written there too. What gets downloaded is the model and the WebAssembly runtime that runs it, both fetched from this site the first time. After your first run you can turn off Wi-Fi and it keeps working.

The first time, the page downloads the model and the WebAssembly runtime that runs it (about 42 MB in all), and shows the progress. Both are cached by your browser, so later photos, and later visits, start straight away. Each photo then takes a few seconds, depending on your device.

The same as your photo. The model finds the outline at 1024 × 1024, and that outline is scaled back up and applied to your original pixels, so a 12 megapixel photo gives a 12 megapixel cut-out. There is no low-resolution preview tier and no watermark.

A clear subject that stands out from its background: a person, a pet, a product on a table, a car, a logo on a plain wall. Fine hair and fur are kept as soft edges. Busy scenes where the subject blends into the background, or several overlapping subjects, may need a second try: set Keep around the edges to More if part of the subject goes missing, or Less if bits of background stay.

Choose White (or Colour for any other shade) and save as JPG or PNG. Marketplaces such as Amazon ask for a pure white background, which is exactly what this fills in, at the original resolution.

Yes. Choose Blur and set the strength: the subject stays sharp and the scene behind softens, like the portrait mode on a phone camera. It works on photos taken with any camera, including ones that were never shot in portrait mode.

PNG, WebP or JPG. JPG has no transparency, so it is offered only once you pick a white, coloured or blurred background; for a transparent cut-out use PNG or WebP.

Yes. The page accepts HEIC and HEIF as well as JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF and JPEG XL, and the cut-out keeps the photo’s full resolution.

No account and no sign-up: open the page and drop a file. Nothing is added to your file, so there is no watermark or logo. It is free, and your files are not uploaded.

ISNet general-use from the DIS research project (see the licenses page for its licensing), converted to 8-bit weights so it downloads faster. It runs with onnxruntime-web, Microsoft’s open-source runtime for machine learning models in the browser.

It does the same job in your browser. remove.bg's own site says its standalone website closes on 1 December 2026 (checked 12 October 2026). This is free, needs no account, and your photos are not uploaded; the first run downloads a model and its runtime, about 42 MB in all. There is no API. See remove.bg alternatives.