Background Remover

AI-powered background removal that runs entirely in your browser

How It Works

The background remover uses an AI segmentation model to separate the subject of a photo from its background. It is built on the open-source @imgly/background-removal library, which runs the model through ONNX Runtime directly in your web browser. Your images never leave your device; all processing happens locally.

The model looks at the whole image and decides which pixels belong to the main subject (a person, product, animal, or object) and which belong to the background. The tool applies the resulting mask and gives you a PNG with a transparent background, ready to use anywhere.

Privacy First: Unlike cloud-based services, your photos are never uploaded to any server. The model itself is downloaded to your browser and runs there, so nothing you process leaves your device.

Key Features

Private

Your images never leave your device. All processing happens locally in your browser.

One-time model download

The first use downloads the AI model. Your browser caches it, so later runs skip the wait.

Handles difficult edges

The segmentation model copes with soft boundaries like hair and fur better than manual selection.

Works everywhere

Runs in a normal browser tab on desktop or mobile. No app to install.

Best Use Cases

Remove the background from product photos for e-commerce listings.
Cut out a headshot to place on a transparent or solid color background.
Extract a subject for graphic design work and composites.
Isolate a subject for social media images or presentation slides.

Supported Formats

The tool accepts any image your browser can open, which covers the common cases:

JPEG / JPG
PNG
WebP
GIF (first frame)
BMP

The output is always a PNG, because PNG supports the transparency left behind where the background used to be.

Technical Details

The page loads the @imgly/background-removal library as an ES module and runs its segmentation model on ONNX Runtime in the browser. On first use the model is downloaded and cached, so the first image takes noticeably longer than the ones after it. Beyond that, processing time depends on your device and the size of the image: a fast machine finishes in seconds, older hardware takes longer.

Tips for Best Results

Good contrast between subject and background gives the cleanest cutouts.
Make sure the subject is well lit.
Higher resolution images give the model more to work with at the edges.
Simple backgrounds are easiest, but the model copes with busy scenes too.

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