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title: "remove.bg alternative that runs in your browser | ToolSugar"
description: "remove.bg's website moves to Canva on 1 December 2026. Compare it with ToolSugar's free background remover, which cuts out portraits on your device."
canonical: https://toolsugar.com/alternatives/remove-bg-alternative
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# A free remove.bg alternative for portraits

ToolSugar is our product. We are not affiliated with remove.bg. We checked its public pages on 2026-11-07, and its limits and prices can change.

ToolSugar's Remove Background is a free remove.bg alternative for photos of people. It runs in your browser and saves a PNG at the original size. remove.bg says its standalone website ends on 1 December 2026 and moves to Canva, and Canva is the closer match if you need bulk removal.

## ToolSugar and remove.bg compared

| Feature | ToolSugar | remove.bg |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Announced changes | None announced | Website ends on 1 December 2026 at 9:00am CET and moves to Canva. The API moves to Leonardo.ai |
| Price | Free, with no paid plan | Credit based. Its pricing page did not list prices when we checked |
| Account | None | Its pricing page asks you to create an account |
| Where the image goes | Stays in your browser. The model downloads once, about 19 MB | Online service. Read its privacy policy for how it handles images |
| Output and extras | PNG at the original dimensions | Canva's page lists bulk removal and upscaling, with 1 trial credit |

## When remove.bg is the better pick

- Your image is a product or an animal. Our model can leave stray patches on those, so compare both on your own image.
- You need bulk removal or upscaling, which Canva lists.
- You need an API. remove.bg says its API moves to Leonardo.ai.

## When ToolSugar is the better pick

- Your photo shows a person. Our MODNet model is trained on portraits.
- You do not want to upload the photo or create an account.
- You want a site that does not depend on the remove.bg move to Canva.

## Questions

### Is remove.bg shutting down?

Its standalone website does. remove.bg says the site stops on 1 December 2026 at 9:00am CET and the product moves to Canva, which has owned it since 2021. The API moves to Leonardo.ai.

### Is there a free alternative to remove.bg?

Yes. ToolSugar's Remove Background is free and needs no account. It works best on people, because its model is trained on portraits.

## Try these tools

- [Remove Background](https://toolsugar.com/tools/remove-background)

## Guides

- [Remove Background guide](https://toolsugar.com/blog/how-to-remove-the-background-from-an-image)

## Sources

- [remove.bg pricing](https://www.remove.bg/pricing)
- [remove.bg FAQ](https://www.remove.bg/faq)