Adjust tolerance for off-white and shadows
Backgrounds that look white are rarely pure white. Scans, phone photos and compressed JPGs contain light grays, color noise and soft shadows. The tolerance slider sets how far a color may drift from the detected background and still be removed.
- Low (0–20): clean digital graphics on pure white.
- Medium (20–45): product shots and screenshots with slight gradients.
- High (45+): photos of paper or uneven studio backgrounds. Watch light parts of your subject.
Edges are softened and cleaned of leftover white, so the result looks natural on dark backgrounds too. It is the quickest way to make a white background transparent, or to get rid of the white background around a scan, screenshot or product photo.
Remove black or any solid-color background
Need to remove a black background instead? The tool does not assume white. It samples the color around the edges of your image and removes that, so it works for black backgrounds, gray seamless paper, green screens and brand colors alike.
When to use the AI remover instead
This tool is built for flat, single-color backgrounds. If your photo has a busy or textured background, such as a room, street or nature, use the AI background remover, which understands what the subject is.