BackgroundReplacer

HD Background Remover Full-size cut-outs with crisp edges.

Keep every pixel of the original, right down to stray hairs.

or drop it here · paste with ⌘ V

FreeNo sign-upYour photo stays on this device

The same portrait in a cluttered room on the left and on a clean new background on the right

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Full-size downloadsYour file comes out at the size it went in, on most devices.

No account, no watermarkNothing to sign up for and nothing stamped on your picture.

Private by designThe editing happens on your phone or computer, not on a server.

This page removes the background and opens on the export panel set to your photo's original size. The file you save has every pixel you dropped in, with a receipt that says so.

What HD means on this page

Many background removers give you a small preview for free and charge for the full-size file. Here there is only one size: yours. When you export, the cut-out is rebuilt from the original photograph, not from the preview on screen, and the receipt under the download button prints the input size, the output size and the words No upscaling, so you can see that nothing was quietly shrunk or stretched.

Export is set to PNG at Original size when you arrive, which keeps transparency and every pixel. WebP keeps transparency too in a smaller file; JPEG fills the background with white.

How the edge stays sharp on big photos

Detection models look at a few hundred pixels at a time, and the mask is refined at up to 3,072 pixels on the long side. On a 24 or 48 megapixel photo, simply enlarging that mask would soften fine hair into a blur. So for large photos the editor runs a second pass at full resolution, only along the edge band where the mask is partly transparent. It works tile by tile, so it does not need memory for the whole frame at once, and it uses the photo's own detail as its guide.

That pass runs in a background worker where your browser allows it, so the page stays responsive while a large file is prepared. The receipt notes when it ran.

Limits we do not hide

The quality of the edge still depends on the photo: a sharp, well-lit subject against a different-colored background gives the cleanest result at any resolution.

  • iPhone and iPad browsers cannot draw one picture larger than about 16.7 megapixels. Larger exports there are reduced to fit and the receipt says so.
  • Very large photos may ask, when you open them, whether to work on a smaller copy. If you accept, the receipt mentions it.
  • HD output cannot add detail that the photo does not have. If you choose a custom size above the original, the panel warns that the subject will be enlarged.

Step by step

  1. Open a full-size photo. Use the original file from your camera or phone, not a resized copy.
  2. Let detection finish. Auto picks the person or object model and cuts out the subject.
  3. Inspect the edge at 100%. Zoom to actual pixels and check hair and corners on white and black.
  4. Download at original size. Export renders the cut-out again from your original pixels.
  5. Read the receipt. It lists input and output size and whether any limit applied.

Questions people ask

Is there a size limit?

The editor itself has none beyond your device's memory. Desktop browsers handle very large photos; iPhone and iPad browsers cap one picture at about 16.7 megapixels, and the export receipt tells you when that applied.

Will it upscale my photo?

No. Original size means the photo's own pixels. You can choose a larger custom size, but the panel warns you that this enlarges the subject rather than adding detail.

Why is my iPhone export smaller than the photo?

Safari on iPhone and iPad will not create a drawing surface above roughly 16.7 megapixels. The export is reduced to fit that limit and the receipt says so.

Do I need credits or an account for full resolution?

No. Full resolution is the default for everyone, with no account, credits or watermark.

What does the HD matte pass do?

On photos larger than 3,072 pixels on the long side it refines the soft edge band again at full resolution, using the photo's own detail, so hair and fur do not turn into a blur when the mask is enlarged.