AI Image Background Remover
Remove Background from Image, Keep the Hair
Upload a photo and get it back as a transparent PNG, the same size it went in. The cut-out comes from an AI model trained to separate a subject from what is behind it, so loose hair and soft edges stay as edges instead of being clipped into a helmet.
Upload an Image
JPG, PNG and WebP · PNG with transparency out, full size
Free · 20 images per 24 hours, separate from your 3 video removals · No watermark
OriginalBackground removedThe real output for this photo, unretouched. Photo: Unsplash.
Why the Edge Holds Where Simple Cut-Outs Break
Most quick background removers decide pixel by pixel whether something is subject or background. That works on a product on white. It fails on hair, fur and anything soft, where the honest answer for an edge pixel is "partly both".
Hair as hair, not as a helmet
Loose strands are kept as partly transparent pixels, so the edge blends into whatever you put behind it instead of showing a hard cut line or a halo of the old background.
A real alpha channel
The PNG carries transparency per pixel, not a white or black fill. Drop it into Photoshop, Figma, Canva, Keynote or a web page and the background is simply not there.
Full size out
The result has the same pixel dimensions as the photo you uploaded. Nothing is downscaled to save processing, so the cut-out is usable for print and large layouts.
No colour to pick
There is no backdrop colour, brush or tolerance to set. The model finds the main subject on its own, which is why it works on a street, a room or a shelf as well as on a studio wall.
Where It Struggles
Said plainly, before you upload: these are the cases where you should check the result closely, and some where another tool will do better.
Glass, water and see-through objects
A glass or a veil is partly background by nature. Expect it to be kept solid or dropped, rather than rendered as properly transparent.
Several subjects, or no clear one
The model keeps what reads as the main foreground. In a crowd, or a flat-lay with no obvious subject, it may keep more or less than you meant.
Subject the same colour as the background
Dark hair against a dark wall, or a white product on white, leaves little to separate. Edges there are the first place to look.
Shadows are not kept
A cast shadow is treated as background and removed. If you need a natural shadow under a product, add it back in your editor.
Three Steps
Step 1
Sign in and upload
Sign in with Google, then choose or drop a JPG, PNG or WebP. The account is what keeps the free allowance per person.
Step 2
Wait a few seconds
The image is processed on our GPU server. Usually seconds; if every server is busy you will be told straight away and can try again shortly.
Step 3
Download the PNG
Check the cut-out on the checkerboard, then download it. It stays in your library for 24 hours, then the original and the result are deleted.
Need the Same for Video?
BGRemove started as a video tool, and that is still what it is best at: upload a clip and get it back with a real alpha channel, ready to drop over any background in your editor.
Remove Video BackgroundQuestions
- Is it really free?
- Yes. Each account can remove the background from 20 images per rolling 24 hours, with no watermark. Images do not count against the 3 video background removals.
- Why do I need an account?
- The free allowance is per person, and an anonymous upload path would be free storage and processing for anyone who found it. Sign-in is with Google.
- What do I get back?
- A PNG with a transparent background, at the same pixel size as the image you uploaded. It opens in any editor that supports PNG transparency.
- How long are my images kept?
- 24 hours. After that both the original and the cut-out are deleted from our storage, not just hidden. Download the result before then.
- Which model does the work?
- BiRefNet, an open-source segmentation model built for high-resolution foreground extraction, run on our own GPU server. Your images are not sent to a third-party background-removal service.
- Can I remove the background from a video instead?
- Yes, that is what the rest of this site does. Remove Video Background takes MP4, MOV, WebM, M4V and GIF and returns a transparent video.
Try It on Your Own Photo
The fastest way to know whether the edge holds is to run the image you actually need. It is free and takes seconds.
Upload an Image20 free images per 24 hours · No watermark · Kept 24 hours