Remove Image Backgrounds with AI
Remove the background from a photo in one click with the AI built into imgcompress. Offline, no upload. Saves a transparent PNG, WebP or AVIF.
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Cut out the person or thing in a photo and make the background see-through, in one click. The AI is built in and runs inside your container: nothing to install, no account, no upload.
📝Format requirement
To keep the see-through background, choose PNG, WebP or AVIF. JPEG can't store it.
Steps#
- Select PNG, WebP or AVIF as the output format. The switch only shows for these.
- Turn on Remove background with AI.
- Convert as normal. Fine edges like hair aren't always perfect.
Example#
A landscape photo before and after:
| Original | Background removed |
|---|---|
 |  |
From the command line#
bashdocker run --rm \ -v "$(pwd):/container/images" \ -v "$(pwd)/done:/container/done" \ karimz1/imgcompress:latest \ cli /container/images /container/done \ --format webp --remove-background
--remove-background works with --format png, webp or avif.
Related#
- AI upscaling: make small images bigger with AI
- Image editor: put a new background behind the cut-out
- CLI reference
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