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Remove portrait background
Upload a portrait or headshot and AI removes the background right here, handling hair, shadows, and complex edges.
Save and continue on the desktop
Download or copy your result here first. Open the free desktop to save to Files or use more features.
- Remove image backgrounds locally — no upload
- Save to Files when you continue on the desktop
- Every tool in one place — no new tabs
After you download — continue on the desktop for Files or the full app.
How it works
- Upload your imageSelect a JPG, PNG, or WebP photo from your device.
- Remove the backgroundOn-device AI cuts out the background automatically — your photo never leaves your browser.
- Download the PNGSave the transparent PNG, ready to drop onto any background.
What Portrait Background Remover can do
Same engine as the general Background Remover
This page and Background Remover run the identical model (BRIA RMBG) — there is no separate "portrait mode." What matters here is where a general-purpose cutout model is tested hardest: fine hair strands, glasses frames, and earrings, where a single pass over the image has to draw a clean line through detail that thin.
What to check before you download
On a plain, high-contrast background the result is usually clean. On flyaway hair against a similarly toned backdrop, or a wisp of hair over the edge of a shoulder, look closely at the edge before you commit — a faint fringe can survive there. If it does, re-shooting against a plainer background gives the model a cleaner line to find, more reliably than any post-processing.
Picking the output
Transparent PNG is right for compositing onto a new scene or a design template. For a passport-style or professional headshot, the white preset gives a flat, even backdrop without leaving the browser — the same one-click swap the full desktop app uses.
Background remover for specific jobs
Questions
Will it work on hair and fine details?
Usually, but check the edge before downloading. Very fine flyaway hair against a similar-toned background is the hardest case for any single-pass model, this one included.
Are portraits uploaded to a server?
No. Processing runs in your browser — your photos stay on your device.
What formats are supported?
JPG, PNG, and WebP up to 25 MB, up to 15 at once in the batch.
Is this a different AI model than the regular Background Remover?
No — same model. The three landing pages exist for the use case, not a different engine.