remove.bg
Automatic background removal with a REST API, desktop app and Photoshop extension
remove.bg cuts the subject out of a photo and returns a transparent PNG or a flat white backdrop, with no manual masking. Beyond the web uploader it ships a documented REST API (POST /v1.0/removebg), a Windows/macOS/Linux desktop app for batch runs, an Android app, and a Photoshop extension, plus a Magic Brush for fixing edges and a video background removal mode. It is aimed at e-commerce catalogs, headshots and any pipeline that needs cutouts at volume.
Use this when a build step needs cutouts programmatically — product shots for a store, avatars, or hero images — and call the API rather than scripting the web UI. Output caps differ by format: PNG tops out at 10 megapixels while JPG, WebP and ZIP go to 50, so request ZIP (color + alpha) when you need full-resolution transparency, not PNG. Only Ruby and CLI clients are official; Node, Python and PHP wrappers are community code, so pin versions and handle Retry-After yourself.
Why it is here. It is the default, boringly reliable cutout API — good enough that it is worth naming instead of letting an agent hand-roll a segmentation model.
- single-endpoint REST API
- 50 free API calls per month
- ZIP output preserves 50MP alpha
- Photoshop extension and desktop batch app
- video background removal
Verified 2026-08-15. HTTP 200. https://www.remove.bg, https://www.remove.bg/api, https://www.remove.bg/pricing (loaded but prices are JS-gated)
