Remove background from images online
Cut subjects out of any photo in one click. Create transparent PNGs, clean product shots and marketing visuals in seconds - powered by AI.
- No signup required
- Fast processing
- Batch support
- High-quality output
Works with JPG, PNG, WEBP, HEIC · Up to 25 MB per image
Trusted for fast background removal
Teams of every size run their visuals through Picnie - from one-off cutouts for a single product photo to millions of automated jobs feeding production catalogs, ad pipelines and CMS workflows.
“We replaced an outsourced editing pipeline with Picnie. 4,000 product shots a week, zero touch-ups.”
“Edges around hair are scary good. Our portrait studio uses Picnie as the first pass on every shoot.”
“The API handled a 50,000-image migration in an afternoon. Webhooks made it boring - exactly what we wanted.”
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See results before you try
Real cutouts across portraits, products, food, furniture, social and fashion. Drag any slider to compare the original photo with the cleaned result.
Sample images shown. Picnie processes your photos privately and never trains on them.
Why use Picnie background remover
Built for speed, accuracy and the everyday workflows of marketing, ecommerce and design teams.
AI-powered precision
Automatically detects subjects, hair edges and fine details.
Batch processing
Drop hundreds of images. We process them in parallel.
No installation
Runs in your browser. Nothing to download or update.
High resolution
Original size preserved up to 25MP per image.
Transparent export
Clean PNGs ready for Figma, Canva and design tools.
Fast processing
Most images finish in under two seconds.
How to remove background
Four steps. Under five seconds. Zero setup.
Upload image
JPG, PNG, WEBP, HEIC up to 25 MB.
AI detects subject
Subject masked in milliseconds.
Preview result
Compare, refine, change background.
Download instantly
Transparent PNG or custom export.
Supported formats
Export options
- Transparent PNG
- Custom solid background
- Original resolution preserved
Private by default
Images are processed in-region and auto-deleted after one hour. We never train models on customer uploads.
Built for every workflow
From a single hero photo to thousands of catalog images, Picnie fits any team.
Ecommerce
Clean product listings
Marketing
Create campaign assets
Photography
Professional portraits
Creators
Generate social content
Developers
Automate image workflows
Do more after removing background
Chain Picnie tools into a full visual workflow - no exports between steps.
Automate background removal
Process images programmatically using Picnie APIs. Built for production with webhooks, batch processing and predictable latency.
- Batch processing
- REST API
- Sub-2s processing
- Webhooks & retries
curl -X POST https://picnie.com/api/v1/remove-background \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $PICNIE_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"image_url": "https://cdn.acme.com/shoe.jpg",
"background": "transparent",
"format": "png",
"webhook": "https://acme.com/hooks/picnie"
}'
// Response
{
"id": "img_8f3a…",
"status": "succeeded",
"output_url": "https://cdn.picnie.com/out/8f3a.png",
"duration_ms": 1380
}Frequently asked questions
Remove backgrounds
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Upload once. Download instantly. Automate later.