nadermx/backgroundremover
Background Remover lets you Remove Background from images and video using AI with a simple command line interface that is free and open source. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
93/100
- Activity 91
- Release rhythm 92
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 30
- age_days: 1927
- days_rel: 55
- days_push: 55
- n_releases_24m: 12
Adoption not part of the score
8020 stars · 651 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A free, open-source command line tool that removes backgrounds from images and videos using the U2Net AI model built on PyTorch. It is installable via pip or Docker and powers the BackgroundRemoverAI.com web service.
Use cases
- remove background from a photo from the command line
- strip backgrounds from video files with AI
- create transparent PNG cutouts of people or products
- batch remove backgrounds locally without uploading files
- process e-commerce product images for clean backgrounds
- run background removal offline for privacy
When to choose
- you want a free, scriptable CLI for background removal on images and video
- you need offline/local processing with no data leaving your machine
- you want to automate background removal in pipelines or batch jobs
- you prefer open source over paid SaaS background removers
When to avoid
- you need a polished GUI or one-click web experience
- you cannot install Python, PyTorch, and ffmpeg dependencies
- you need highest-quality commercial-grade edge refinement at scale
- you work in an environment without GPU or sufficient CPU for model inference
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
image-processing video-processing machine-learning cli image-processing machine-learning media windows python cli cross-platform background-removal u2net pytorch alpha-matting photo-editing video-editing video linux macos docker
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/nadermx/backgroundremover · fetched 2026-08-28 · daa88afa7720
- homepage: https://backgroundremoverai.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3788965862de
- site_page: https://backgroundremoverai.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · a1051545026a
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/backgroundremover/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · c66be7735ec8
- site_page: https://backgroundremoverai.com/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 712c6d9ef07a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| nadermx/backgroundremover | main | 93 |
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