{"id":117341,"date":"2019-01-10T21:14:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T21:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=117341"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:31:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:31:40","slug":"erase-image-background-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/erase-image-background-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Erase an image&#8217;s background instantly with this awesome free tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having to purchase Photoshop or download a paid app to do anything other than crop or add a filter to your photos is now a thing of the past. Instead of trying to figure out layers and painstakingly trace strands of hair, we&#8217;ve found something that will do it all for you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.remove.bg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Remove.bg<\/a> is a really convenient and easy tool that allows you to remove the background from images in less than a few seconds.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-117348\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2254.jpg\" alt=\"Remove.bg example pic\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2254.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2254-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2254-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2254-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2254-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2254-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2254-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2254-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2254-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2254-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2254-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>How does it work? The tool uses some sweet AI tech that was trained on people so it can differentiate between a subject and the background so at the moment it can only be used with photos of humans, but the people over at Remove.bg say that they&#8217;re working on being able to support other kinds of images.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-117350\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2264.jpg\" alt=\"Remove.bg group example pic\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2264.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2264-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2264-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2264-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2264-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2264-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2264-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2264-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2264-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2264-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_2264-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another great thing &#8211; it doesn&#8217;t save any of your data, but if they ever want to, they&#8217;ll ask you first. 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