Bulk Background Remover A whole folder in one go.

Filling the queue

Select several files in the picker, drag a group onto the page, or choose a folder if your browser supports picking one. Any supported type can go into the same batch, including HEIC from phones and TIFF from scanners. Each file appears as its own row with a thumbnail and a status.

Batches go most smoothly when the photos are alike. A set of products shot on the same table, or a run of headshots taken in one session, will share lighting and framing, so one treatment fits them all. Mixing very different pictures still works, but expect more items to need a closer look afterwards.

Reading the statuses

The status beside each row tells you where that image stands:

• Waiting: in line and not yet touched.
• Processing: being cut out at this moment.
• Complete: cut out and given the batch background.
• Needs review: finished, but the editor is uncertain about the result, so take a look before downloading.
• Failed: the file could not be read or processed. Retry it, or open it on its own to see what went wrong.

Why the queue takes its time

All detection happens on your device, so speed depends on your computer or phone rather than on a server. Running one image at a time keeps memory use in check and leaves the tab responsive. A few hundred photos on a laptop can take a while. Pause stops the queue between images, Resume picks it up again, and Retry sends a failed item back through.

Keep the tab open while a batch runs. Browsers slow down tabs in the background, and closing the page stops the queue.

One look across every image

Choose the treatment once, whether white, a color, a gradient, a blur or a preset, and it is applied to every item in the queue. Canvas size, padding and shadow carry across as well, which is what keeps a product range or a team page consistent. Anything saved in My presets is available here too.

Open any item to fix its mask by hand. The brushes and edge controls are the same ones the single-photo editor uses, and your changes stay with that image when you return to the list.

Downloading the results

When you are ready, download everything as one ZIP. Files can be named with -background-replaced added to the original name, or keep their original names exactly, which helps when the new images are meant to overwrite earlier ones in a shop upload or a folder structure. The format and size you set in Export apply to the whole set.

Before downloading a large batch, scroll the list once at thumbnail size. Odd results tend to stand out in a grid, such as a missing arm, a stray piece of table or a subject that is noticeably smaller than its neighbors, and fixing them now is quicker than tracking them down in a folder later.

Step by step

1. Add files or a folder. Pick several images, drag them in, or choose a folder where supported.
2. Choose the background treatment. Set one backdrop, canvas and shadow for the whole set.
3. Let the queue run. Images are cut out one at a time; pause or resume whenever you need to.
4. Review flagged items. Open anything marked Needs review or Failed and fix or retry it.
5. Download the ZIP. Choose the naming style and save every result in one archive.

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