Is this background remover really free?

Yes. Every signed-in account gets 10 images a day at no cost, and the allowance resets every day — there is no card to add and no trial that runs out. Free runs come back as full-resolution transparent PNGs and can be used commercially. Credits only come into it if you want Pro's extra precision on a difficult photo, or need more than 10 images in one day. Upgrade to a membership — any subscription or credit pack — and Free becomes unlimited.

Do I need an account?

You need to be signed in to run an image — that is what the daily free allowance is counted against. Signing in takes a few seconds with Google or an email code, with nothing to pay and no card to add. You can drop images in and look around before you sign in.

Which file types can I upload?

JPEG, PNG, WEBP, up to 15 MB each. JPG and JPEG are the same format, so files ending in either extension work.

What do I get back — is the resolution reduced?

A PNG with a real alpha channel, at exactly the pixel dimensions you uploaded. Nothing is downscaled or cropped, so the cutout drops straight into a layout, a store listing or a print file without a second round of resizing.

Can I remove the background from several images at once?

Yes — up to 10 images per batch. Each image is processed on its own and appears as its own result, so one difficult photo never holds up the rest. Finished results can be downloaded together as a zip.

Are my images private, and how long are they kept?

Uploads and results live in your workspace and no other user can browse them. There is one exception, and it applies only to the free tier: we may pick a free-tier result and show it publicly — in our showcase, as an example on this page, or in marketing material — as set out in our terms. Anything you run on Pro is never published. Either way, results stay downloadable for 7 days on the free plan and up to 365 days on the highest subscription tier, after which they are deleted from storage.

What happens if an image fails?

The credits for that image are returned to your balance automatically and the result card says so. You can retry the same image from the result card without uploading it again.

What is the difference between Free and Pro?

The gap shows up on hard edges. Free costs nothing, covers 10 images a day (unlimited with a membership), and does well on clean, well-lit subjects. Pro cuts with more precision — fine hair, fur and cluttered backgrounds hold together far more reliably — costs 2 credits per image, and has no daily cap. Both return a full-resolution PNG with alpha at the size you uploaded. If you are unsure, run the tricky image on Free first — finding out costs nothing.

Can I use the results commercially?

Yes. Cutouts you make here are yours to use for product listings, ads, print or anything else, on every tier including Free. The one thing we cannot grant is rights to the original photo — if you did not take it or license it, removing the background does not change that.

Remove the background from any image, free

Free to use, with no credits spent. Upload a photo and get back a PNG with a transparent background at the same pixel size you sent in.

Drop images here, or select files

JPG · PNG · WEBP · up to 15 MB each · up to 10 images

Hair, glass, soft shadows — all cut clean

Every result below came straight out of the tool, with no touch-ups. Drag the handle to see the edges up close, then drop your own image at the top of the page.

Portrait with loose hair — Before — Portrait with loose hair
Every loose strand kept, background gone

Portrait with loose hair — After — Portrait with loose hair
Every loose strand kept, background gone

Product on a table — Before — Product on a table
Crisp edges, and the shadow leaves with the background

Product on a table — After — Product on a table
Crisp edges, and the shadow leaves with the background

Glass bottle — Before — Glass bottle
Transparent glass keeps its highlights and depth

Glass bottle — After — Glass bottle
Transparent glass keeps its highlights and depth

Handwritten note — Before — Handwritten note
Thin ink strokes and the torn paper edge stay intact

Handwritten note — After — Handwritten note
Thin ink strokes and the torn paper edge stay intact

What this background remover does

It finds the main subject in a photo — a person, a product, a pet, a piece of handwriting — and returns the same image with everything else made transparent. The output is a PNG with an alpha channel at the original resolution: nothing is resized or cropped.

It is free to use, and what comes back is a full-resolution PNG with a transparent background that you can use commercially. Reach for it whenever you need a subject on its own: product photos for a store listing, a portrait for a profile or an ID card, a logo scan that needs a clean edge, a sticker, or the first step before compositing. Coming from remove.bg? Here is what changes.

A cutout is usually a starting point, and the result carries straight on into the rest of the site: open it in the AI Image Generator as a reference and describe the new scene around your subject, or use it as the opening frame of a short clip in AI Video. If alpha channel, mask or matting are unfamiliar words, the glossary explains each one.

Background Remover specifications

Background Remover specifications
Parameter	Value	Notes
Input	JPEG, PNG, WEBP · up to 15 MB each	Standard photo formats — .jpg and .jpeg are both fine.
Output	PNG with alpha · original resolution	Transparent PNG at the input's pixel dimensions — no downscaling.
Batch size	Up to 10 images per run	Images are processed in parallel; each one is billed and refunded on its own.
Free tier	0 credits · 10 images per day · unlimited with a membership	Counted per account over a rolling day. Upgrade to a membership — any subscription or credit pack — and the cap goes away.
Pro tier	2 credits per image · no daily cap	Higher-precision processing for the hard parts — hair, fur and cluttered backgrounds hold together better — with no daily cap.
Result retention	7–365 days by plan	Results stay downloadable for the retention window of your plan, then are deleted from storage.
On failure	Credits refunded automatically	If an image cannot be processed, the credits for that image are returned to your balance automatically.

How to remove a background

Three steps from photo to transparent PNG

Add your images

Drag photos in, paste from the clipboard or click anywhere on the drop area to pick files — a whole batch at once.

Pick Free or Pro

Free costs nothing and handles clean, well-lit subjects. Pro cuts with more precision on hair, fur and busy backgrounds.

Download the PNG

Every result comes as a before/after slider. The cutout can also go on to AI Image or AI Video without leaving the site.

Background Remover — FAQ

Free use, file types, privacy

Take it further

Image UpscalerTake a small, soft or compressed photo up to 4K with the detail rebuilt.Object RemoverBrush over a passer-by, a wire or a stray logo and let the background close behind it.AI Background GeneratorKeep the subject and generate a brand-new background from a text description.

Try it — it's free

Free to use, no credits spent.

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