Background remover that doesn't upload your photo

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

Updated

  • Free during the beta
  • In your browser
  • No account
  • Bulk as a ZIP

Drop one or more images here

or

JPG, PNG or WebP

Up to 50 MB and 60 MP per image

or paste with Ctrl+V

Try a sample image

Your first image needs an AI model download (up to 142 MB).

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

Commercial use of results hasn't been confirmed yet during the beta. The credits page explains why.

What unbg.me sends, and what it doesn't

ItemLeaves your device?
Your photo, its pixels, its filenameNever
The cut-out and the finished PNG or ZIPNever
Requests to load the websiteYes, to unbg.me. These are ordinary page requests with no image data.
An initial download of the AI model (about 20 MB on phones and tablets, up to about 142 MB on computers), reusable when cachedYes, from unbg.me (the same site). It's a download to your device; nothing about your image is sent.
AnalyticsGoogle Analytics counts visits and page views, plus an upload, a sample or a download starting, and UNBG counts a few events (for example, an image finished or a download started). No images, filenames or file sizes. You can turn both off on the privacy page.
CookiesGoogle Analytics cookies only (_ga, _ga_*), unless you turn it off. No advertising cookies
Network error reports (only when a request fails)To Cloudflare (a.nel.cloudflare.com); no image data.

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. This site's code includes an automated privacy test. It:

  1. loads unbg.me in a real browser;
  2. records every network request the page makes;
  3. processes a test image that contains a unique marker;
  4. downloads the result;
  5. fails if any request uploads data (POST, PUT or PATCH) other than a statistics event in the fixed event format or a Google Analytics hit, or if the marker appears in any request's address, headers or body;
  6. 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:

  1. Open unbg.me, then open the developer tools (F12, or Cmd+Option+I on a Mac) and select the Network tab.
  2. Tick Preserve log (Chrome, Edge) or Persist logs (Firefox) so nothing is hidden.
  3. Remove the background from an image and download the result.
  4. 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. Unless you've turned it off, you'll also see Google Analytics requests to www.googletagmanager.com and google-analytics.com; they carry page views and event names, not images. You won't see your image, and nothing sends it anywhere.
  5. Unless you've turned statistics off, you'll also see a few small POST requests to /a/e. Select one and open its payload: it holds only an event name, a count or category, and a random code. To see a request list with none of these, turn statistics off on the privacy page first.

What "private" does and doesn't cover

unbg.me keeps your image away from unbg.me and from anyone unbg.me 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

How can I check that my photo isn't uploaded?

Open your browser's developer tools, select the Network tab, and remove a background. You'll see the site's own files, the model files the first time, and Google Analytics requests carrying page views and event names unless you've turned them off, but no request carrying your image. Step-by-step instructions

Is my photo used to train AI?

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

Does unbg.me 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.me see my filenames?

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

What does the hosting company see?

The site's files are delivered by Cloudflare. Usage statistics, unless you turn them off, go to UNBG's own server through a Cloudflare Tunnel, and Google Analytics counts visits and page views. All of these receive ordinary request metadata, such as your IP address and the file requested. The app does not send your images. Retention and details are in the privacy policy.

Is it private on a shared or work computer?

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

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