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How to remove the background from images: 20 guides
Pick what you are deciding: which tool and what it costs, a transparent background, a white or coloured one, or a whole folder at full quality.
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Choose a tool and a price
- Best bulk background removers9 bulk background removers compared: where they run, the price per image, and which work offline. Prices dated September 2026. Written by the makers of AwaCut.
- Background remover pricingHow much does it cost to remove the background from 1,000 images?
- remove.bg is closing: alternativesThere is no single replacement, because remove.bg was three products: a one-click web tool, a desktop app with a Photoshop extension, and an API. The honest answer depends on which one you used.
- remove.bg Desktop alternativeremove.bg closes on 1 December 2026 and sends desktop users to Canva. AwaCut keeps the folder workflow on your computer: offline, no credits, $29/year.
- Unlimited background removerUnlimited background remover for Mac, Windows and Linux: no credits, no watermark, no sign-up. As many photos as you want, all year, $29.
- Clipping path service: cost per photoClipping path services charge per photo, from about $0.25 to over $10. When it is worth it, and how to cut a whole folder yourself for $29 a year.
Transparent backgrounds
- Transparent PNG background removerRemove the background from one photo or a whole folder and save transparent PNGs at full size. Works offline. 10 photos free, then $29 a year, no credits.
- JPG to transparent PNGTurn JPG or JPEG photos into transparent PNGs, one or a whole folder at once, offline. 10 photos free, no account. Then $29 a year for as many as you want.
- Cut out imagesA desktop app that cuts out the subject of every photo in a folder, offline. Transparent, white or any colour behind it. 10 photos free, no account, then $29 a year.
- AI background remover, on your computerAn AI background remover for whole folders on Mac, Windows or Linux. The BiRefNet model runs offline: no uploads, no credits. 10 photos free, then $29 a year.
- Remove background from HEIC photosRemove the background from HEIC photos straight from your iPhone, a whole folder at once, on your Mac. Transparent PNG or white, offline. 10 photos free.
White and coloured backgrounds
- Remove a white backgroundMake a white background transparent without holes in the white parts of your logo or product. One image or a whole folder, offline. 10 photos free, then $29 a year.
- Product photos on a white backgroundPut every product photo on pure white (255, 255, 255), the value Amazon and Walmart require. A whole folder at once, on your computer. 10 photos free, then $29 a year.
- White background for any photoChange a photo's background to white: portraits, pets, objects, whole folders at once. Pure white, original size, offline. 10 photos free, then $29 a year.
- Change background colorChange a photo's background to any color by hex code, white or transparent. One photo or a whole folder, offline. 10 photos free, then $29 a year.
Many photos, full quality
- Remove background from multiple imagesBackground remover for multiple images: drop a folder and AwaCut cuts every photo on your own computer. 10 photos free, no account. Then $29/year, as many photos as you want.
- Remove background from 500 photos at once500 photos in one folder, backgrounds removed in about 32 minutes on a Mac Studio (M4 Max), offline, no uploads. $29 a year for as many photos as you want. Try 10 free.
- Remove backgrounds without losing qualityRemove background in HD. AwaCut keeps every pixel of your photo, on your own computer. Whole folders, offline, $29 a year. Try 10 photos free.
- Remove a background in LightroomLightroom masks select the background to edit it, not delete it. Export the shoot, cut the whole folder in AwaCut: transparent PNG or white. 10 photos free.
- Offline background removerAwaCut removes backgrounds offline, locally on your own computer: the AI model is inside the app and nothing is uploaded. Whole folders, Mac, Windows, Linux.
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macOS
macOS 13.4+ (Apple silicon)
v1.0.6 · 194 MB
macOSBackground remover for MacWindows
Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit)
v1.0.6 · 180 MB
WindowsBackground remover for WindowsLinux
AppImage (x86-64)
v1.0.6 · 268 MB
LinuxBackground remover for Linux
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