Remove the background from an image
Every background remover on the internet works the same way: you upload your photo to their server, their model processes it, you download the result and hope they deleted the original. For product shots that's fine. For photos of your face, your kids, or your ID, it's a strange trade.
This one inverts the deal. A 4.6 MB neural network downloads to your browser (once, then it's cached) and the segmentation runs on your device. The photo never leaves. You get a transparent PNG, a checkerboard preview, and restore and erase brushes for cleaning up edges the model missed.
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How it works
Drop in a photo. On first use, a 4.6 MB segmentation model downloads to your browser and gets cached for next time.
The model runs locally and separates the subject from the background, usually in a second or two.
Check the edges on the checkerboard preview. The restore and erase brushes fix anything the model got wrong.
Export a transparent PNG. The output is re-decoded and its alpha channel checked before download.
What the tool does
- On-device AI segmentation via a self-hosted, Apache-licensed model (u2netp) — no cloud API
- One-time model download with visible progress, cached locally afterwards
- Restore and erase brushes for manual mask corrections
- Live checkerboard preview so transparency is obvious
- Transparent PNG output at the source resolution, verified by re-decode and alpha check
How the result is verified
The exported PNG is re-decoded to confirm the source dimensions and a working alpha channel, and the share of transparent pixels is reported. Whether the cutout looks right is a human judgment, so the tool asks you to check the edges instead of claiming perfection.
Frequently asked questions
How can AI background removal be private?
Because the model is just a file. Instead of sending your photo to where the model lives, this page sends the model to where your photo lives — your browser. Once it's downloaded, you can watch the network panel while processing: no request carries your image.
Is it really free, what's the catch?
Free because it costs us nothing per image. There's no GPU server farm processing your photos, your own device does the work. A static file download and seperate page assets are the whole infrastructure.
What images does it work best on?
A clear subject against a distinguishable background: product shots, portraits, pets sitting still, logos on paper. It struggles most with hair against busy backgrounds and glass objects, which is honestly true of every tool in this class, ours just admits it.