Free Background Remover for Images

Our AI-powered background remover makes it easy to remove backgrounds from images. Whether you need product photos for e-commerce, profile pictures with transparent backgrounds, or creative designs, you get a transparent PNG to work with.

Drop your image on the page or click Choose Image to browse for one; it accepts JPG, PNG and WebP images up to 10MB. Then click Remove Background. The AI works out which part of the picture is the subject and makes everything else transparent, with no watermark on the result and no account needed.

How to Use

  • Upload your image by clicking "Choose Image" or drag and drop
  • Click "Remove Background" to process
  • Download your transparent PNG

Your Result

When it is done the page shows the original and the transparent version side by side. Download PNG saves the transparent image. If you are signed in, Save to Cloud sends both your original image and the transparent PNG to your account, and your saved images are listed under Saved Images.

Use Cases

  • E-commerce: Cut out products. Amazon main images need a pure white background and Etsy shows transparent areas as black, so convert the PNG to a JPG on white first
  • Portraits: Remove distracting backgrounds from headshots
  • Design: Extract subjects for posters, flyers, and digital content
  • Social Media: Eye-catching posts with transparent elements
  • Presentations: Clean images for slides

How the tool cuts out your subject

This background remover runs rembg, an open-source library for removing image backgrounds, with its default U²-Net model. Its model draws a mask that marks which pixels belong to your subject. Everything outside the mask becomes transparent.

The model works out the mask on a resized, square copy of your photo. rembg then scales the mask to fit your full image.

Your PNG keeps the pixel size of the photo you upload. The tool doesn't shrink it, and it doesn't enlarge it either.

  • Files: JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 10MB.
  • One image at a time. There's no batch background removal, and if you drop several files, only the first is used.
  • Output: always a transparent PNG. You can't pick a background colour or a white background on this page.
  • Edges: the tool uses rembg's default cutout, without its optional edge clean-up modes.

Photos that cut out cleanly

rembg's documentation says its default cutout suits subjects with hard edges. It names products, cars, logos and screenshots.

Soft edges are harder. A pixel at the edge of hair or fur is a blend of subject and background, so some background colour stays in it.

  • Avoid strongly coloured backdrops. rembg's docs say a subject shot on green grass keeps a green rim, and a blue wall leaves a blue one.
  • Check hair and fur at full size. The docs warn that a mask can cut through strands of hair or leave a hard, stepped edge. rembg has slower modes for this, but this tool doesn't use them.
  • Look closely at glass. Research on transparent objects notes that they take their look from the background behind them, which makes them hard to separate.
  • Start with your highest-resolution photo, within the 10MB limit. Marketplaces ask for large images, and the tool won't enlarge a small one.

Transparent PNG or JPG?

Transparency is stored in an alpha channel, which records how opaque each pixel is. PNG supports it. JPEG has no alpha channel at all.

Keep the PNG when you'll place the cutout over something else, such as a slide, a poster or a PDF page. The empty areas stay see-through.

Use a JPG when a site asks for one or wants a white background. A JPG can't hold transparency, so the empty areas have to be filled with a colour first.

Turn your cutout into a JPG on white

  1. Download your transparent PNG from this page.
  2. Open the image compressor and add the PNG.
  3. Leave the presets off and set Format to JPEG. On Auto, a transparent image comes out as WebP and stays transparent.
  4. Click Compress All, then download. The transparent areas are now pure white.

Product photos for Amazon and Etsy

Marketplaces set their own rules for product images. A transparent cutout is a starting point, not the finished file.

Amazon

  • The main image needs a pure white background: RGB 255, 255, 255. Transparent isn't the same as white, so convert the cutout to a JPG on white first.
  • The product should fill 85% of the image, with no part cut off. This tool doesn't crop, so crop the result yourself if the product looks small.
  • Amazon accepts JPEG, TIFF, PNG and non-animated GIF files. It recommends JPEG.
  • The longest side must be at least 500 pixels. At 1,000 pixels or more, shoppers can zoom in.

These rules come from Amazon's US seller help. Check the help pages for the marketplace you sell in.

Etsy

  • Etsy doesn't support transparent PNGs. It says transparent parts of an image appear black, so upload a JPG on white instead.
  • Each listing must include at least one unedited photo of the actual item against a real background. Etsy says some exceptions may apply.
  • You can change the background on your other photos. They must still show the item's true colour, condition, scale and materials.
  • Etsy recommends listing photos at least 2,000 pixels wide and high.
  • Files larger than 1MB may not finish uploading. The image compressor's Compress to size option can keep a JPG under a size you choose.

Using your cutout in other SaveDelete tools

In the PDF editor, Add Image places a picture on the current page. When you download the PDF, the page shows through the empty parts of your cutout.

In the letterhead maker, Add logo keeps a transparent PNG as a PNG. It doesn't flatten it onto white. That helps if your only copy of a logo is a JPG with a plain background behind it.

What happens to your upload

Your image goes to our server, where rembg removes the background. The tool keeps only the finished PNG, under a random file name.

A clean-up job runs every 15 minutes. It deletes these files once they are more than an hour old, so your PNG is gone within about 75 minutes.

Download the PNG before you leave the page. It arrives with a random name ending in _nobg.png, so rename it if you need to.

Frequently asked questions

Is this really free?

Yes. There are no fees, no watermarks and no account needed. You can upload JPG, PNG or WebP images up to 10MB, one image at a time.

What formats are supported?

JPG, PNG, and WebP up to 10MB. Output is always high-quality transparent PNG.

How accurate is the AI?

The tool uses rembg, an open-source library, with its default U²-Net model. It works best on subjects with hard edges, such as products and logos. Fine hair, fur and glass are harder, so check the edges before you use the result.

Are my images stored?

Your image is uploaded to our server for processing, and only the transparent PNG is kept. It sits at an unlisted link with a random file name and is deleted within about 75 minutes, so download it before then.

Can I use results commercially?

Yes, use the output for any purpose including e-commerce, marketing, and presentations.

What about complex backgrounds?

The AI handles most backgrounds well. For best results, use images with clear contrast between subject and background.