remove.bg
by Kaleido AI (Canva)
At a glance
AI tool and API that automatically removes backgrounds from images.
background-removal photo-editing api
- Licence
- Not recorded
- Category
- Design & Creative
- Business model
- Freemium
- Availability
- Global
- Launched
- 2018-12
Overview
remove.bg automatically removes backgrounds from images in seconds using AI, via a simple web upload, desktop app, plugins, or API. Built by Austrian startup Kaleido (acquired by Canva), it is widely used for product photos and portraits. Low-resolution results are free; high-resolution downloads use paid credits or subscriptions.
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Key features
- One-click automatic background removal
- API and integrations for bulk processing
- Photoshop and design tool plugins
- Batch processing via desktop app
Use cases
- Clean product photos for e-commerce listings
- Cutting out portraits for design work
- Automating image pipelines through the API
Pricing
remove.bg is free for low-resolution results; full-resolution downloads require credits or a subscription, and API usage is metered.
Record details
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Links, dates and provenance
- Record updated
- 2026-10-09
- Founded
- 2018
- Headquarters
- AT
- Canonical URL
- https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/remove-bg/
Selection profile
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- Tasks it fits
- Design
Derived from the record: category "design".
Suggest a correction - How you use it
- API
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Suggest a correction - Runs on
- Windows Linux Android
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Suggest a correction - Where it runs
- Vendor cloud
Vendor-hosted product; no self-hosted option is recorded.
Suggest a correction - Works offline
- Not recorded
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Suggest a correction - Official service region
- Global
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Suggest a correction - Public API
- Yes
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Suggest a correction - Licence
- proprietary
Commercial product; no source licence is published in the record.
Suggest a correction - Commercial use
- Not recorded
Commercial product; the terms reviewed here do not state a non-commercial restriction, but that was not verified.
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- Not recorded
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- Subscription Free allowance: Limited Subscription required: No
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Where each value comes from
- Tasks it fits
- Our inference
- How you use it
- Our inference
- Runs on
- Verified 2026-10-09 www.remove.bg ↗
- Where it runs
- Our inference
- Works offline
- Our inference
- Official service region
- Our inference
- Public API
- Verified 2026-10-09 www.remove.bg ↗
- Licence
- Our inference
- Commercial use
- Our inference
- Interface languages
- Unknown
Key facts and their evidence
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Platform support: windows, linux, android Verified 2026-10-09 www.remove.bg ↗
Applies to: As stated on remove.bg on 2026-10-09
Matched on the vendor page: “API API Documentation Integrations, tools & apps Photoshop Extension Windows / Mac / Linux Android App Design Templates Support Help & FAQs Contact us Refunds Platform S”
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API: Public API documented Verified 2026-10-09 www.remove.bg ↗
Applies to: As stated on remove.bg on 2026-10-09
Matched on the vendor page: “commerce Media Car Dealerships Enterprise Success stories Tools & API API Documentation Integrations, tools & apps Photoshop Extension Windows / Mac / Linux Android App D”
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Frequently asked questions
Is remove.bg free?
Low-resolution background removal is free; full-resolution downloads and API calls require paid credits or plans.
Who owns remove.bg?
remove.bg was built by Kaleido AI, which Canva acquired in 2021.
Does remove.bg have an API?
Yes. The remove.bg API and plugins enable automated, high-volume background removal.
What does the remove.bg record not establish?
No public documentation or pricing page is recorded, as no confirmable same-site page was found, so licence, regions and languages stay unestablished.
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Related guides
Sources
- Official website ↗
- TechCrunch: Canva acquires Kaleido ↗
- Remove Background from Image for Free – remove.bg ↗
This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-09.
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