# plemeri/transparent-background

This is a background removing tool powered by InSPyReNet (ACCV 2022)

Repository: https://github.com/plemeri/transparent-background
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/transparent-background
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: background-removal, image-matting, python, salient-object-detection, photo-editing, pytorch, remove-background, remove-background-image, remove-background-video, video-editing, deep-learning, dichotomous-image-segmentation, image-processing
Last push: 2026-07-08T08:27:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 8, longevity 98
- inputs: {"age_days": 1380, "days_push": 56, "days_rel": 476, "gap_med": 221, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1278, forks 119 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:13.467793+00:00)

## What it is
A Python tool and CLI that removes backgrounds from images and videos using the InSPyReNet deep learning model (ACCV 2022). It supports images, videos, and webcam input, producing transparent-background outputs.

## Use cases
- remove background from a photo
- make image background transparent
- remove background from video
- extract subject from image with transparent png
- batch remove backgrounds from images
- remove background from webcam feed

## When to choose
- you need high-quality AI-based background removal for images or videos
- you want a simple CLI or Python API without building your own matting pipeline
- you need transparent PNGs for photo editing or e-commerce product images

## When to avoid
- you need real-time performance on CPU-only hardware
- you need fine-grained manual editing of mattes rather than automated removal
- you work outside the Python/PyTorch ecosystem

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, computer-vision, deep-learning, cli
- domain: computer-vision, image-processing, deep-learning, media
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: background-removal, image-matting, salient-object-detection, pytorch, video-processing, photo-editing, gpu

## Member repositories
- plemeri/transparent-background (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:13.467793+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:02:46.930032+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/plemeri/transparent-background (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:13.467793+00:00, sha d18c0ddcf4ae)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/transparent-background/json (fetched 2026-08-29T12:13:33.982477+00:00, sha 3b4233d98440)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.