Free background remover

Make PNG transparent.

Remove a white or solid-color background in one click. Perfect for logos, signatures, icons and product shots. Runs in your browser - your image is never uploaded.

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Drop an image to make it transparent

or click to choose a PNG, JPG or WebP file

One image at a time  |  up to 40 megapixels  |  processed on your device

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How the Background Remover Works

The tool reads the colors along the edges of your image and picks the most common one as the background. Then it erases every pixel close to that color.

In Remove background mode it starts at the edges and only spreads through connected pixels - like a paint bucket in reverse. White details inside your logo stay white.

Works Best On

  • Logos and icons exported on white or black
  • Scanned signatures and stamps
  • Product photos shot on a plain backdrop
  • Screenshots, diagrams and clip art

Busy photo backgrounds (people outdoors, rooms, scenery) need an AI cut-out tool - a single color cannot describe them.

How to Make a PNG Transparent - Step by Step

  1. Drop your image above, click to browse, or paste it with Ctrl+V. PNG, JPG and WebP all work.
  2. The background color is detected automatically. Not right? Click any spot of the background in the preview.
  3. Raise Tolerance until the whole background disappears. Lower it if parts of your design start to vanish.
  4. Use Edge smoothing 1-2 for soft, anti-aliased outlines, then click Download PNG.

Recommended Settings

ImageModeToleranceSmoothing
Logo on pure whiteRemove background8-151
Text or lettering (holes in letters)Remove color everywhere10-201
Scanned signatureRemove color everywhere25-401-2
Product shot on a studio backdropRemove background20-352-3
JPG with compression noiseRemove background20-302

Need the opposite? Add a background to a PNG. Want the file smaller afterwards? Run it through the PNG optimizer - transparency stays intact. Learn more in PNG transparency explained.

Frequently Asked Questions

Add the image, keep the mode on Remove background and let the tool detect white automatically. Raise Tolerance a little if a pale halo remains, then download the transparent PNG.

No. The background is removed inside your browser with the HTML canvas. Your image never leaves your device, so it is safe for confidential logos and signatures.

Only when the person stands in front of a plain, evenly lit backdrop. Busy photo backgrounds need an AI cut-out tool. This tool is built for logos, signatures, icons, screenshots and product shots on solid backgrounds.

Remove background starts at the image edges and only removes connected areas of the chosen color, so white inside a logo stays white. Remove color everywhere deletes that color across the whole image, which suits holes and gaps such as the inside of letters.

Yes. JPG has no transparency, so the tool reads your JPG and saves the result as a transparent PNG. JPG noise can leave speckles near edges - a Tolerance of 20-30 usually cleans them up.

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