A free remove.bg alternative that cuts out people, pets and products at full size, in your browser, before remove.bg's site closes.
5.0(2 ratings)Drop a photo to cut out its subject at full size, free, with no credits. It all happens in this browser.
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The PNG keeps a see-through background unless you pick a color. With a color, you can also save a JPG.
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Everything happens in this browser, so your photos never leave your computer. One AI model finds the subject, another adds back what a person holds, a third redraws hair and fine edges, and the result keeps your photo's full size.
remove.bg's website closes on December 1, 2026, and its background remover moves into Canva's paid plan.
This free remove.bg alternative removes backgrounds at your photo's full size, in your browser. There are no credits, no account and no upload.
Here's what's changing at remove.bg, how this tool compares on the same photos, and what remove.bg still does better.
What is a remove.bg alternative?
A remove.bg alternative is another tool that cuts the subject out of a photo and makes the background see-through.
This one runs three AI models in your browser, so the photo never leaves your computer. You get it back at every pixel you put in.
What's changing at remove.bg
remove.bg's own FAQ lays out what happens on December 1, 2026. I read it on September 29, 2026:
| What | What remove.bg says |
|---|---|
| The website | No longer available from December 1, 2026 at 9:00am CET |
| Background removal | Moving to Canva, which uses the same technology |
| The API | Moving to Leonardo.ai, also part of Canva; Enterprise contracts continue |
| Pay-as-you-go credits | Any unused credits expire on December 1, 2026 |
| Subscriptions | End automatically, with a pro-rata refund for unused time |
| Plugins and integrations | Discontinued on December 1, 2026, the Photoshop plugin too |
| Invoices and usage | Export them from your account before then |
The source is remove.bg's FAQ. If you have pay-as-you-go credits left, use them before they expire.
remove.bg vs Canva vs this tool
Here's what each costs and gives you, from remove.bg's pricing page and Canva's pricing page, read on September 29, 2026:
- remove.bg
- Free previews, $3 for 3 full-size images, or $9 a month for 40
- Canva
- Background removal is on Pro, US$120 a year, not the free plan
- This tool
- Free
- remove.bg
- A preview of 0.25 megapixels, like 625 x 400
- Canva
- None on the free plan
- This tool
- Your photo's full size, up to 50 megapixels
- remove.bg
- Uploaded to its servers
- Canva
- Uploaded to Canva
- This tool
- Stays on your computer
- remove.bg
- Bulk editing on its subscription
- Canva
- Bulk background removal on Pro
- This tool
- 20 at a time
- remove.bg
- Until December 1, then Leonardo.ai
- Canva
- Through Leonardo.ai
- This tool
- None
remove.bg's free download is a small preview. This tool is free at full size because your own computer does the work, so there's nothing for me to pay per photo.
How it compares on the same photos
I scored this tool and remove.bg's free result against cutouts made by hand, along the subject's edge. Lower is better.
- This tool
- 4.2%
- remove.bg, free
- 6.6%
- Closer to the hand-made cutout
- This tool on 6 of 6
- This tool
- 5.8%
- remove.bg, free
- 7.5%
- Closer to the hand-made cutout
- This tool on 5 of 6
- This tool
- 6.9%
- remove.bg, free
- 8.6%
- Closer to the hand-made cutout
- This tool on 8 of 9
- This tool
- 9.4%
- remove.bg, free
- 23.0%
- Closer to the hand-made cutout
- This tool on 2 of 3
- This tool
- 13.3%
- remove.bg, free
- 16.0%
- Closer to the hand-made cutout
- This tool on 4 of 5
On the 24 everyday photos, this tool was closer to the hand-made cutout on 21. On 6 portraits, it was closer on every one.
Part of remove.bg's error comes from its small free size. The image background remover page has the full test and how I ran it.
What remove.bg does that this tool doesn't
This tool isn't a copy of everything remove.bg does. Here's what it can't do:
- An API – remove.bg's API, moving to Leonardo.ai, lets apps remove backgrounds automatically. This tool has no API.
- Very large batches – Canva's bulk background removal does a batch in one go. This one does 20 at a time.
- Busy scenes – on my gear photos, remove.bg more often picked the same subject as the hand-made cutout, like a tripod without the chair beside it.
- Things you hold out of focus – a blurry phone in front of a face can drop out here. Touch up brings it back by hand.
- New backgrounds with AI – remove.bg's plan lists AI backgrounds, and Canva generates backgrounds on Pro. This tool puts your cutout on a color.
For everything else, a single photo at full size, it's free here and stays free.
Moving from remove.bg
remove.bg's FAQ asks you to do a few things before December 1, 2026:
- Export your invoices – download your credit usage report and invoices from your remove.bg account page. You can't after.
- Use your credits – unused pay-as-you-go credits expire on December 1.
- Check your subscription – it ends by itself, and any renewal on or after November 1 is free.
- Replace the plugin – the Photoshop plugin stops working, so bookmark this page for full-size cutouts.
After that, drop your photos here. Nothing to install, and nothing to sign up for.
Who is the remove.bg alternative for?
It's for anyone who used remove.bg and wants to keep a free, full-size cutout:
- Product photo background remover – sellers who used remove.bg for products on white
- Logo background remover – designers who made logos see-through
- Post image generator – creators putting their cutout on a thumbnail or post
- PNG compressor – anyone making the cutout smaller for a website
It works in your browser, so it won't close, and your photos stay on your computer.
More free background removers
Here are my other free background tools. Each one works in your browser, at full size:
- Image background remover – cut the subject out of any photo, hair and all
- Product photo background remover – put products on pure white
- Logo background remover – make a logo see-through, letter holes and all
- Signature background remover – turn a photo of your signature into a PNG
- Video background remover – blur, change or remove the background of a video
None of them upload your files, and none add a watermark.
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remove.bg Alternative FAQs
Questions about this remove.bg alternative? Here's what to know.
A remove.bg alternative is another tool that cuts the subject out of a photo and makes the background see-through.
This one is free, works at full size, and runs in your browser.
remove.bg says its standalone website will no longer be available from December 1, 2026 at 9:00am CET.
Its background removal is moving to Canva, and its API to Leonardo.ai.
remove.bg says unused pay-as-you-go credits expire on December 1, 2026.
Subscriptions end by themselves, with a refund for unused time.
Yes, this one gives you your photo back at full size, up to 50 megapixels, for free.
remove.bg's free download is a preview of 0.25 megapixels.
On 24 test photos, it was closer to a hand-made cutout than remove.bg's free result on 21.
remove.bg is better at picking the subject in busy scenes.
No, Canva's pricing page lists background removal on Pro, not on its free plan.
This tool is free, with no account.
Yes, up to 20 at a time, each up to 50 megapixels.
No, this tool has no API.
remove.bg's API is moving to Leonardo.ai.
No, this remove.bg alternative works in your browser.
Your photos never leave your computer.
I did.
I'm Navid Moazzez, and the remove.bg alternative is one of my free tools on navid.me.
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Navid Moazzez
AI business strategist & AI OS builder
Navid Moazzez helps creators and founders master AI and build their own AI Operating System (AI OS) to automate their business and life.
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