Image cleaner.
Remove the background from a photo, or strip the hidden data it carries: GPS location, camera, dates and more. Your image never leaves your device.
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Nothing is uploaded
Every step runs on your device, in this page.
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Remove hidden data
GPS location, camera, serial number, dates, editing history and comments.
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Remove the background
An AI model cuts out the subject and gives you a transparent PNG.
Drop an image here
JPG, PNG or WebP. You can also paste an image with Ctrl+V.
Cut out the subject
Works best on people, products and animals with a clear outline. The result is a PNG with a transparent background and no hidden data.
The model downloads once, then your browser keeps it.
Good to know.
- Is my image uploaded anywhere?
- No. Everything happens in your browser. The page downloads its code, and for background removal an AI model, but your image is never sent anywhere.
- What is hidden data?
- Photos carry more than the picture: the GPS location where they were taken, the date and time, the phone or camera model and its serial number, editing software, author names and sometimes a small preview copy. Removing it before you share a photo keeps that information private.
- Does removing hidden data lower the quality?
- No. For JPG, PNG and WebP the picture is copied exactly and only the extra data is cut out. Other formats, such as GIF and AVIF, are saved again as PNG.
- Why keep the colour profile and orientation?
- The colour profile tells screens how to show colours accurately, and the orientation keeps a phone photo the right way up. Neither holds personal information. Untick "Keep colour profile" to remove it too.
- How does background removal work?
- An AI model finds the main subject and makes everything else transparent. The first time, your browser downloads the model (44 MB for Fast, 88 MB for Best quality); after that it is cached and starts quickly.
- Which files work?
- JPG, PNG and WebP work best. iPhone HEIC photos only open in Safari; in other browsers, share or export them as JPG first.
Background removal uses the open-source IMG.LY background-removal library and model (AGPL-3.0), loaded from IMG.LY's servers. Photo details are read with exifr (MIT). The code of this page is on GitHub.