withoutBG Open Weights
For many everyday images, background removal works well. The remaining challenge is images with fine hair, fur, glass, transparent objects, motion blur, low-contrast subjects, or cluttered backgrounds. Improving results on those difficult cases has been the focus of this project. This is the third iteration of the model, built through many rounds of training and evaluation. I've focused on improving performance on the kinds of images that are still difficult for many background removal tools. I recently released the third iteration of my open-weight background removal model (Apache-2.0 for…
withoutBG Open Weights launched on August 5, 2026 with 6 votes, #1,590 of 23,274 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
What it does
Self-hosted open-weight background removal with Python, Docker, and local inference.
An open-weights background removal model that outperforms several open-source and commercial models on our evaluation benchmarks.
How to run it # Self-host with a Mac app, GIMP plugin, Python package, or Docker. Same open weights across the stack. See also self-hosted background removal . macOS App Native desktop app with drag-and-drop batch processing Optional Local API for GIMP, Blender, and scripts on localhost On-device Apple Silicon inference, works offline after install Get macOS app GIMP Plugin Remove backgrounds from the GIMP 3.0 Tools menu Calls a local withoutBG server on localhost Attaches the alpha matte as an unapplied layer mask View GIMP docs Python Library Install with uv add withoutbg Process images in 3 lines of Python Runs on CPU or GPU, Apache-2.0 licensed View Python docs Docker Web UI: one docker…from withoutbg.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
For many everyday images, background removal works well. The remaining challenge is images with fine hair, fur, glass, transparent objects, motion blur, low-contrast subjects, or cluttered backgrounds. Improving results on those difficult cases has been the focus of this project. This is the third iteration of the…
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