Background Remover

Remove a plain background by sampling the corner colour with a live tolerance slider.

Remove a background

Sampled colour: No image loaded
Pixels removed: —
The corner colours are sampled on a local canvas, so your photo is never uploaded.

How to use the Background Remover

  1. Choose a photo that has a plain, evenly lit background.
  2. Raise the tolerance slider until the background disappears.
  3. Click the download link to save the cut out PNG file.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the free online background remover.

Choose a photo with a plain background, then raise the tolerance slider until the backdrop disappears, and download the PNG.
No. The corner colours are sampled and the pixels are cleared on a local canvas, so your photo is never uploaded.
The tool averages small patches from all four corners, then deletes any pixel close to one of those colours within the tolerance.
Raise the tolerance for busy backgrounds and lower it for clean studio shots, so only the background colour is removed.
A narrow feather band gives partly transparent pixels at the edge, which hides the jagged rim that a hard cut leaves behind.
It works best on studio, product and portrait shots with a plain wall or seamless paper backdrop behind the subject.
No. Background removal is a colour operation, so a background that shares colours with the subject will also be partly removed.
Yes. The remover is fully responsive and works in any modern browser on phones, tablets and desktop computers.
Yes. It is completely free and unlimited, with no account, no sign-up and no watermark on your downloaded image.

Last updated: October 10, 2026