Editing the backgrounds out of photos usually involvesdownloading softwarelike Photoshop, but one web consultant and developer has come up with a free online solution. Appropriately namedremove.bg,Benjamin’s Groessing’s new website will help you automatically remove backgrounds from photos and bring out your inner graphic designer.
Today I'm launchinghttps://t.co/PX30RBnfSm– a tool to automatically remove the background of any image (with a person in it) 🚀Built with python, ruby & deep learning with@davidfankhauser– AMA
— Benjamin Groessing (@begroe)June 26, 2025
The free service is entirely automatic, and there is no need to manually select the background or foreground layers to separate them. Images can be uploaded in any resolution, but the output result will be limited to 500 x 500 pixels. All it takes is to select your image, and then download the result with the background removed within five seconds. Though the service currently only works for photos with persons or faces, it is powered by “sophisticated A.I. technology,” and there are also several algorithms running in the background which helps improve the finest details in the end output.
“It’s a custom algorithm with multiple stages. Basically, we classify image regions around persons with A.I., then optimize the results to improve the edges. Perhaps we’ll write more about it in the future if there’s interest,” explained Grossingin a tweet.
This service has proven to be quite popular, and some changes are in the works for the future.A blog postcomment notes that support for higher resolution images is in the works. The team behind remove.bg is also looking for more partners for feedback and testing on the API.
We’ve previously seenGoogle use similar technology in its Photos appto simplify editing and the sharing of images, so this is again proof how powerful artificial intelligence can be.
