Background removal

Tools that remove an image background on the user’s own device and return a cut-out. This page lists this group. The same entries are also on the AI image tools page.

Catalog last reviewed 2026-10-19.

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This group lists 2 tools. BG0 and LocalBG state a free tier. BG0 states browser processing. BG0 and LocalBG state on-device processing. LocalBG states Mac, Windows, Linux.

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Web Mac Windows Linux Has a stated free tier Open source Runs in the browser or on the device

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Name	Input	Output	Platform	Free tier	Price note	Processing
BG0	image	transparent PNG (local)	Web	Stated	Free tier: labelled as a free background remover.	Browser, Local
LocalBG	image/video	cutout with transparent background (local)	Mac, Windows, Linux	Stated	Free tier: unlimited single images, with no account and no watermark. Pro is EUR 8 a month and adds bulk, video and GIF.	Local

BG0

Web
Free tier stated

Browser tool that takes an image you choose and outputs a transparent PNG with the background removed, processed locally with nothing uploaded, and also offered as a library.

Input -> output: image -> transparent PNG (local)

Free tier: labelled as a free background remover.

Desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux that removes the background from images (and, on Pro, videos and GIFs) offline with a segmentation model, exporting transparent PNG/WEBP or ProRes 4444 with alpha for video, for users such as product and dealership photographers who process batches.

Input -> output: image/video -> cutout with transparent background (local)

Free tier: unlimited single images, with no account and no watermark. Pro is EUR 8 a month and adds bulk, video and GIF.