remove.bg — the tool that made one-click background removal famous — shuts down its standalone site and self-serve API on December 1, 2026. Enterprise API contracts continue, but the free web tool you've used for years is going away.
What to use instead
| Need | Good fit |
|---|---|
| Transparent PNG of a product or person, no sign-up | our transparent PNG maker — free quota, no account |
| Video clips with the background removed | our video background remover — transparent WebM / ProRes / PNG sequence |
| Occasional manual cutouts inside a design tool | Canva / Photoshop built-in removers (already in your subscription) |
| Bulk e-commerce image processing via API | Self-hosted open-source (rembg) or dedicated bulk services |
The bigger picture
Canva (via its Kaleido acquisition) now owns remove.bg, Unscreen and Storylava. Over 14 months it retired Unscreen (Dec 2025) and is retiring remove.bg's standalone product (Dec 2026), moving both workflows inside the Canva editor on a Pro subscription.
That consolidation is why this site exists: single-job tools — drop a file, get a transparent file, done — shouldn't require an editor subscription.
Bookmark this page — we update the alternatives table as the migration settles. Last updated: November 2026.