remove.bg is a very popular service for removing image backgrounds with artificial intelligence. The photo is uploaded to their servers, where the model processes it, and it offers paid plans and an API for professional use.
On Toolkoa, the AI model (ormbg, Apache-2.0 licensed) is downloaded once and runs in your browser. The photo isn't uploaded, you need no account and you download a transparent PNG at the original resolution.
Real limits: the first time the model has to be downloaded (a few MB), and on older phones the cut-out can take a few seconds. With fine hair or backgrounds very similar to the subject, a specialised commercial service may give cleaner edges.
| Feature | Toolkoa | remove.bg |
|---|---|---|
| Where the photo is processed | In your browser, never uploaded | On their servers |
| Account required | No | Check their website |
| Paid plans / API | No | Yes |
| First use | Downloads the model once | No download |
| Private photos without sending them to third parties | Yes | Requires uploading |
ormbg, an open-source segmentation model under the Apache-2.0 licence, run with transformers.js in your browser.
Because it downloads the model. After that it stays in the browser cache and starts instantly.
We don't downscale the image: the cut-out is applied to the original photo.