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title: "Remove Background From Image, On Your Device | ToolSugar"
description: "Cut the background out of a photo and download a transparent PNG. The AI model runs in your browser, so your picture is never uploaded anywhere."
canonical: https://toolsugar.com/tools/remove-background
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# Remove Image Background

ToolSugar cuts the background out of a photo and saves a transparent PNG, running the open MODNet AI model inside your browser. The first run downloads about 19 MB, which is then cached. MODNet was trained on portraits, so people come out best, and products or animals can keep stray patches. Your image is never uploaded.

Runs on your device

## How it works

1. Add one or more JPG, PNG, WebP or HEIC images.
2. Press Remove background, and wait for the model to download the first time.
3. Check the edges in the preview.
4. Download the transparent PNG.

## Key facts

- **Output**: PNG with a transparent background, at the original dimensions
- **Model**: MODNet
- **First-run download**: About 19 MB: a 13 MB model from Hugging Face and a 5.5 MB runtime from jsDelivr
- **Best results**: Photos of people

## Common uses

- Clean up a profile picture for a resume or social account.
- Put yourself on a plain or branded background for a slide.
- Make a quick cut-out of a person for a poster or thumbnail.

## Questions

### Is my photo uploaded to a server?

No. The model files are downloaded to your browser, then the processing happens on your device. Your own image is never sent anywhere.

### Why is the first run slower?

Your browser has to fetch the AI model and its runtime once. They stay in the browser cache, so later runs skip the download unless the cache has been cleared.

### Will it work on products and pets?

Sometimes, but expect flaws. MODNet is a portrait model, and in our tests a dog photo kept a patch of grass. Check the preview before relying on a result that has no person in it.

### Is it really free, and what is the catch?

It is free, with no account, no credits and no watermark, because your own device does the work. The real limit is the model: it was trained on portraits, so people come out best.

### Can I download the full resolution image?

Yes. The transparent PNG keeps the width and height of your original, and no higher resolution sits behind a payment.

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

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- [Passport Photo](https://toolsugar.com/tools/passport-photo)
- [Convert Image](https://toolsugar.com/tools/image-converter)
- [Compress Image](https://toolsugar.com/tools/image-compressor)