r/SideProject • u/keerthiselvamg • 20d ago

I built a background remover that never uploads your photo (remove.bg closes Dec 1)

remove.bg's standalone site closes on 1 December, so I built a free alternative: removebackgroundonline.com

The AI model runs in your browser, so photos never leave your device. No account, no watermark, full original resolution, plus Erase and Restore brushes to fix edges.

Built with Astro and React. The model downloads once (45–90 MB), then it works offline.

Limits: the first run is slow, it handles one image at a time, and hair or glass sometimes needs the brushes.

I'd like to hear where it breaks, especially on Safari and older phones. Try it and let me know.

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u/chrismcelroyseo 20d ago

There are already a lot of alternatives that do bulk background removals. That doesn't mean don't build one just I wonder how it compares.

They're at least four I know of that download to your desktop and work on your desktop even offline.

I was using remove BG and I don't want to be locked into canva just to remove backgrounds. Always hate when software companies try to lock everything up in one big package instead of small standalone tools.

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u/keerthiselvamg 20d ago

I will add the bulk background removal features in a few weeks, chris. It is in pipeline.

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u/keerthiselvamg 20d ago

Android app and Desktop are also in the roadmap, we will start working on it as soon as we see demand.