TheFreeTool

Background Remover

Drop in a photo, and the plain background disappears. Fine-tune it with a click or a brush, then download a transparent PNG. Everything runs in your browser, so your picture is never uploaded.

Drop your files here, or click to chooseJPG, PNG, WebP, GIF or BMP

Your files stay on your device. Nothing is uploaded.

What it does

  • Removes plain backgrounds automatically, such as a white wall, a studio sheet or a clear sky
  • Click any colour to remove it, for example a green screen or a coloured backdrop
  • Erase and restore brushes to fix the edges by hand
  • Soft-edge slider so the cut-out does not look jagged
  • Save as a transparent PNG, or put a white, black or coloured background behind it
  • Free, no sign-up, no watermark, and nothing is uploaded

How to use it

  1. Drop your photo into the box, or click it to choose one. The background is removed automatically.
  2. Not right yet? Pick Remove colour and click the part you want gone. Raise the colour range if some of it is left behind.
  3. Use the Erase brush to remove small spots, and the Restore brush to bring back anything that was cut by mistake.
  4. Choose a transparent, white, black or coloured background, then press Download.

How does it remove the background?

The tool looks at the colours along the edge of your photo and decides which colour is the background. Then it removes every pixel of that colour that touches the edge, and stops where the colour changes. It is a simple, honest method. It is not artificial intelligence, and no photo is sent to a server.

That is why it works best when the background is plain: a white wall, a product on paper, a passport-style photo, a logo, a screenshot or a sky. If the background is busy, like a crowded street or a bookshelf, or if the person has hair or clothes in the same colour as the wall, the automatic result will not be perfect. Use the click and brush tools to finish the job, or start with a photo that has a plainer background.

Example

You photograph a pair of shoes on a white sheet and want them on your shop page with no background. Drop the photo in and the white is removed. A little white is stuck inside the laces, so you pick Remove colour and click it once. Then you pick a white background, or keep it transparent, and download the PNG.

Questions people ask

Is my photo uploaded anywhere?
No. The background is removed in your browser, and your picture stays on your device.
Does it work on any photo?
It works best when the background is one plain colour. For a busy background, or hair and clothes that match the wall, you will need the brushes to finish the edges.
Why do I get a PNG?
PNG can hold transparent pixels. JPG cannot, so a JPG would show a solid colour instead of a see-through background. Choose a coloured background if you want a JPG.
Is there a watermark or a limit?
No watermark, no sign-up and no limit. Very large photos are scaled down to 3,000 pixels on the long side so your browser stays fast.
Can I remove a green screen or a coloured backdrop?
Yes. Pick Remove colour, click the green, and raise the colour range until it is all gone. Tick Remove everywhere to take that colour out of the whole picture.

Disclaimer

Files are processed in your browser and are not uploaded to us. Results are provided as they are, with no promise of quality or fitness for a purpose. Keep a copy of your original files. You use this tool at your own risk, and TheFreeTool is not liable for any loss or damage that follows. Read the full disclaimer

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