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Dev tools · March 5, 2020

Unscreen

Remove video and GIF backgrounds 100% automatically

Unscreen launched on March 5, 2020 with 955 votes, #1 of 4,417 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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In plain words

Unscreen is a tool that removes backgrounds from videos and GIFs automatically without requiring green screens or chroma keying. Users can record footage anywhere and remove the background in post-production, then create and share edited GIFs. The tool is designed for content creators, marketers, and anyone needing to produce background-free video content quickly.

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From the sources

Goodbye Greenscreen: Producing background-free video used to require fiddly techniques like chroma keying and greenscreens. With Unscreen you can record your footage anywhere, then simply get rid of the background. Create amazing GIFs: Pick, edit & share.

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