Remove Image Background

What this tool does

This tool keeps the main subject of a photo — a person, product or pet — and removes the background automatically. It's handy for product shots, profile pictures and thumbnails.

Download the result as a transparent PNG, or fill the background with white, black, lavender, purple, beige, light blue or any color you pick and save it as a JPG. Clicking a color updates the preview instantly, so you can compare backgrounds before saving.

The AI model runs inside your browser, so your photo is never uploaded. Photos are processed one at a time; when you're done, click 'Try another photo' to move on to the next.

When it comes in handy

Online sellers often want every product shot on a clean white background. Even a photo taken on the kitchen table looks tidy in a product listing once the background is gone and replaced with white.

For YouTube thumbnails, social graphics or product pages, download a transparent PNG and drop the cut-out person or product straight into your design app.

If the background of your profile picture is messy, swapping it for a solid color makes it work better for chat apps, social media or business cards.

You can also cut out pet photos to mock up stickers or merchandise.

Choosing the output: transparent PNG or colored JPG

Pick 'Transparent' if you'll place the cut-out on top of something else. It's saved as a PNG with _nobg added to the file name, and the removed area is genuinely empty, so it sits naturally on any background.

Pick a background color if you'll upload or print the image as it is. The empty area is filled with your color and saved as a JPG at quality 95, which works even in places that don't display transparent PNGs properly.

Need a color that isn't listed? Click '+' to choose your own — handy for keeping product photos on your brand color.

How it compares to other options

On iPhone (iOS 16 or later, iPhone XS/XR and newer), you can touch and hold the subject in the Photos app to lift it from the background and copy or share it. That's quickest when you're staying on your phone; this tool is easier when you want a colored background or you're working on a computer.

Windows 11 Paint now has a remove-background button too, though it isn't available in every region. This tool works the same way on Windows or Mac — all you need is a browser.

Editors like Photoshop let you refine edges brush stroke by brush stroke, which is precise but takes time to learn. A practical split is to cut out here first and only take the trickiest photos into an editor.

Things to keep in mind

There's no manual eraser or brush. The AI keeps whatever it judges to be the subject, so a prop you wanted might disappear, or an object you didn't want might stay.

See-through things — glasses, clear plastic packaging, thin lace — are hard to separate from the background. Parts may be removed along with it, or the background may show through.

With several subjects or a very small one, the result may not keep exactly what you wanted. Cropping first with 'Crop Image' so the subject fills more of the frame can help.

The AI model downloaded on first use is about 40 MB, which adds up on mobile data. Try to run it on Wi-Fi the first time.

How to use

1. Upload or drop your photo.
2. AI detects the person, product or pet and removes the background.
3. Save as a transparent PNG or with any background color.

FAQ

Tips

• Clear contrast between subject and background gives the cleanest edges.
• Fine details like hair or fur may not be perfect — move your mouse over the result to compare with the original.
• The first run downloads the AI model, so it's slower. It's quicker afterwards in the same browser.