Private background remover

Your photo is processed in this browser tab. It is never uploaded, to us or anyone else.

Drop an image here

JPG, PNG or WebP

or paste with Ctrl+V

Your image stays on your device.

Private by default. No signup. No watermark.

How it works

UNBG runs in your browser. Your image is not uploaded to UNBG. Read the privacy details

Why uploading matters

Most online background removers work by uploading your photo to a server, processing it there and sending the result back. Reputable services protect and delete those uploads, but the photo still leaves your device and passes through systems you don't control.

For many images that's fine. For some it isn't:

Client and agency work under a non-disclosure agreement.
Unreleased products photographed before launch.
Photos of children and family you'd rather not share with any company.
Personal documents and portraits you only need a clean cut-out of.

UNBG takes a different approach: the AI model comes to your photo, not the other way round.

What UNBG sends, and what it doesn't

Item	Leaves your device?
Your photo, its pixels, its filename	Never
The cut-out and the finished PNG or ZIP	Never
Requests to load the website	Yes, to unbg.me. These are ordinary page requests with no image data.
An initial download of the AI model (about 142 MB (about 113 MB in compatibility mode)), reusable when cached	Yes, from unbg.me (the same site). It's a download to your device; nothing about your image is sent.
Analytics	None. UNBG doesn't use analytics.
Cookies	None set by UNBG

UNBG also never saves your images in the browser's storage. When you close the tab, they're gone from UNBG.

How we check

"We don't upload your image" should be something you can verify, not just believe. Before every release, an automated test:

loads UNBG in a real browser with analytics switched off;
records every network request the page makes;
processes a test image that contains a unique marker;
downloads the result;
fails the release if any request uploads data (POST, PUT or PATCH), or if the marker appears in any request's address, headers or body;
checks that the image wasn't written to any browser storage.

Check it yourself

You don't have to take our word for it. In Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer:

Open UNBG, then open the developer tools (F12, or Cmd+Option+I on a Mac) and select the Network tab.
Tick Preserve log (Chrome, Edge) or Persist logs (Firefox) so nothing is hidden.
Remove the background from an image and download the result.
Look at the list of requests. You'll see the website's own files and, the first time, the model files, all fetched with GET. You won't see your image, and nothing sends it anywhere.

What "private" does and doesn't cover

UNBG keeps your image away from UNBG and from anyone UNBG could share it with. It can't protect your image from things outside the browser tab:

Browser extensions can often read everything on a page. Use trusted ones only.
Your downloads folder is on your device, visible to anyone else who uses it.
Screen sharing or recording apps will capture what's on screen.

Questions

Is my photo used to train AI?

No. UNBG never receives your photo, so it can't use it for anything, including training.

Does UNBG keep a copy of my images?

No. Images are held in your browser tab's memory while you work and are never written to storage or sent to a server.

Can UNBG see my filenames?

No. Filenames are only used inside your browser, for example to name your download.

What does the hosting company see?

The proposed setup is a static Proxmox origin behind Cloudflare's edge and Tunnel. Both can receive ordinary request metadata, such as your IP address and requested files. A protected preview also has access-login records. The app does not send your images. The actual host and retention settings still need confirmation: privacy policy.

Is it private on a shared or work computer?

UNBG itself stores nothing about your images. Your downloads and anything your employer monitors on that device are outside UNBG's control.