If you are new to designing, you may assume that removing background from images is an effortless task. Yes, it is until you aren't dealing with fuzzy or intricate objects like hair, fine lines, and so on. Luckily, you can make image background removal a time-savvy and hassle-free operation with the help of AI-powered tools available on the web. The power of artificial intelligence needs no introduction and it has successfully shaken things up in many industries including the world of photo-editing. One such revolutionary thing this state-of-the-art technology has done is allowing UI/UX designers to remove backgrounds from images in no time. Here are some AI-powered tools that cut the mustard and deliver incredible results whenever you need to erase the background from pictures:
1) Remove.bg
Remove.bg is a free AI-powered web tool that helps you slash your editing time while allowing you to create pretty image macros. Its clever algorithms will identify the people in the image you upload and separate it so you have the subject with a transparent background in the end. You can work easily with a wide range of images including other objects too (as long they don’t have fuzzy boundaries).
Pros
• Easy background removal for clear subjects
• Works seamlessly with a wide array of images
• Quick to use and hence, a time-saving tool
• Supports downloading PNG images with the subject
Cons
• The tool doesn’t work with vague boundaries between background and foreground.
2) SocialBook
SocialBook is one of the most sought-after AI-powered tools for UI/UX designers. Thanks to its algorithms that hold the potential to make image background removal a breeze. This background remover tool is web-based. That means you don’t have to download any app or software and can get the work done online. Simply hit the website, enter the URL or upload the image, follow some buttons, and you are done! The best part – its cutting-edge technology easily distinguishes different objects and removes them as per your liking.
Pros
• Easy and efficient image background remover tool
• Selects complicated objects precisely
• Cut out objects of the images without degrading image quality
• Doesn’t add any watermark on the images
• Free download of the final images
• Precise cutouts of the objects in minutes
Cons
• Hardly any
3) AirMore
Just like SocialBook, AirMore is another incredible AI-powered background eraser. It’s a web-based tool as well as an app that offers three options to designers – to recognize stamps, people only, and products like texts & graphics. The selection tool is easy to use and precise. This tool promises to work on the most complicated images too.
Pros
• Produce clean results for complicated background
• The tool is free to use
• A downloading option is available
Cons
• Hardly any
4) Fotor
If you want to experiment with photo-enhancing features like putting stickers on the images while removing the background, Fotor is a good fit for you. It has got a broad photo-editing toolset designers can use to hone their designing skills. You can preview the image for changes and edit accordingly. However, the website is quite cluttered and it’s not easy to find the desired tools. Plus, red and green markers for selection and removal are tricky to use.
Pros
• Extensive toolset
• Several photo-enhancing features
Cons
• Toolset comes with a paid plan.
• Leaves watermark on images
• Low accuracy of selection
5) inPixio
This AI-powered, web-based background removal tool allows you to cut out the background with the help of red and green markers. It’s doesn’t need any setup and delivers good results. However, you need to cut out the background manually once the selection of the desired areas is made. This tool doesn’t put any watermark so you can use the resultant images without any worries.
Pros
• Resizable brush to select the areas you want to remove
• Doesn’t add a watermark to the final images
Cons
• Manual background removal required