MIGRATION GUIDE
remove.bg Alternative: What Changes on 1 December 2026
remove.bg's standalone site closes on 1 December 2026 at 09:00 CET, and background removal moves into Canva. Here is what its free tier actually allowed, and where to go instead.
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1 Dec 2026
Standalone site closes
09:00CET
Stated to the minute
42.2M
Monthly visits moving
60min
remove.bg retention
22MB
Its free file cap
0
Files stored here
remove.bg Closes Its Standalone Site on 1 December 2026
remove.bg's own notice, verified 2 September 2026: "remove.bg's background removal is moving to Canva. The standalone website will no longer be available from 1 December 2026 at 9:00am CET." Inside Canva it needs Canva Pro — the second free background remover Canva has absorbed.
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Unscreen's service stopped
Video and GIF removal stopped returning files.
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unscreen.com closed
Every path 302-redirects to Canva. Traffic fell 99.5%, from 361,209 visits a month to 1,735.
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remove.bg's site closes
09:00 CET, by its own notice.
monthly organic visits remove.bg stops serving. Both Unscreen dates: the video half.
What the Move Costs You
Not a complaint about Canva, which bought two good products. A planning fact: the free single-purpose background remover keeps becoming a subscription feature.
Follow remove.bg into Canva
- Your bookmark stops working on 1 December
- Canva Pro
- An account
- Your image uploaded and held
- Removal now lives inside an editor
bgremover.ai
- You drop the image into this tab
- Processed on our GPU servers
- No credit meter, data not stored
- You save a PNG with real transparency
What remove.bg'S Free Tier Allowed
Narrower than its reputation. Its own published numbers:
1
Free credit
22MB
Max file size
50MP
Max output
60min
Then discarded
An opt-in also let you contribute your uploaded image to model training. Neither that nor the 60-minute window is a criticism: any server-side remover, ours included, receives your file and sets a policy for it. Ours does not store uploads.
Image Background Removers, Compared
Cells marked unverified are ones we have not confirmed first-hand. A blank beats a stale figure.
| Tool | Free tier | No account | Image retained |
|---|---|---|---|
| bgremover.ai | Free, unmetered | ✓ | Not stored |
| remove.bg | 1 credit, 22 MB | Unverified | 60 min, opt-in training |
| erase.bg | 3 free credits | ✗ | Unverified |
| Pixelcut | Unverified | ✗ | Unverified |
| cutout.pro | Preview only | ✓ | Unverified |
| Photoroom | Unverified | Unverified | Unverified |
Every tool here, ours included, runs the model on its own servers, so the file has to reach them. What differs is the free tier, the account wall and how long your image is kept.
Where the Paid Tools Are the Better Choice
- No API, no batch queueOne file at a time. A thousand-image catalogue belongs on a server.
- One job at a timeEach visitor runs one file at a time; at busy times it may wait briefly for a free GPU.
- Photo alpha, not video alphaPhoto mode exports real PNG transparency; video composites onto a chosen background.
- No support contractNobody to call when a batch fails.
Bulk pipelines suit a paid API. One-off cutouts suit a free tool with no account.
Where to Go Next
- StillPhoto background remover Real PNG alpha. Open →
- VideoVideo background remover Replace, keep, blur. Open →
- ClosedUnscreen alternative The video half. Open →
- AlphaTransparent video Which formats carry alpha. Open →
- PrivacyHow we handle your files What we keep, and for how long. Open →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is remove.bg Shutting Down?
The standalone website is closing. Its own notice states that background removal is moving to Canva and the site will not be available from 1 December 2026 at 9:00am CET.
What Is the Exact remove.bg Closure Date?
1 December 2026 at 09:00 CET, published in remove.bg's own on-site notice and verified on 2 September 2026. The time is stated too, so migrate anything depending on it beforehand.
What Happens to My remove.bg Account, Credits or API Key?
We have not verified what happens to accounts, unused credits or API keys, and will not guess. remove.bg's own notice and Canva's help pages are the only first-party sources here.
Is There a Free remove.bg Alternative?
Yes. bgremover.ai removes image and video backgrounds with no account, no credit counter and no daily cap, processing files on our GPU servers without storing them. erase.bg and cutout.pro also have free entry points, both credit-metered.
Does remove.bg Keep My Uploaded Images?
remove.bg discards uploaded images after 60 minutes and offers a separate opt-in to contribute your image to model training. Both follow from server-side processing: the file reaches their hardware first.
Does bgremover.ai Upload My Image?
Yes. Your image is uploaded over HTTPS to our servers, where our AI model on GPU servers makes a mask of the subject; your browser builds the result. The upload and the mask are not stored.
Which Background Remover Is Best for E-Commerce Product Photography?
For high volume, a paid server-side tool with batch processing and an API fits better: a thousand-image run needs dedicated hardware and a queue. bgremover.ai handles one file at a time.
Does bgremover.ai Add a Watermark or Require an Account?
No account is needed, for trying it or for downloading. No watermark is added: the export is built in your browser from your own image and the mask our servers return. There is no credit system; videos can be up to 5 minutes long.
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