remove.bg

Automatic background removal with a REST API, desktop app and Photoshop extension

Tier A · StrongAI ToolServiceAppremove.bg

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.

For an agent

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.

Install command, framework, licence and component list.

Facts

License: Proprietary / all rights reserved, Commercial license
Pricing: Freemium, Subscription, Usage-based / credits, Free but account required
Framework: Not applicable
Styling: Not applicable
Distribution: Web app / online tool, Public HTTP API, Hosted SaaS product, Desktop application, Mobile application
Platform: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, Android, Cross-platform
Content type: Images / textures / backgrounds, Video
Agent readiness: Public API without auth, Structured documentation, Login required
Accessibility: Not applicable
Maturity: Actively maintained
Pricing detail: API: first 50 calls per month free, then credits charged by output resolution; the 50MP size costs 1 credit per image. Throughput is 500 megapixels per minute, so 4MP images run about 125/minute before HTTP 429. Exact web subscription tiers were not readable on the pricing page (JS-gated); a 50% off yearly promo was advertised.

Notable for

single-endpoint REST API
50 free API calls per month
ZIP output preserves 50MP alpha
Photoshop extension and desktop batch app
video background removal

Provenance

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)

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