Remove White Background from Image – Free PNG

Drop a photo here or browse

JPG, PNG or WebP · best results under 4000 px

Pre-set for you: Color – plain backgrounds mode with a transparent result. Add your image and press Remove background. For photos of people or objects on busy backgrounds, switch to one of the AI modes or open the full Background Remover.

How Color mode removes a white background

Color mode reads the colour in the four corners of your image, then works inwards from every edge and makes each connected pixel of that colour transparent. Pixels that are close to the background colour, like the soft edge of a letter, become partly transparent, which keeps edges smooth instead of jagged.

Because it only removes background that touches the edges, white parts inside your design are kept. The white of an eye or a white shape within a logo stays white, which is usually what you want. Enclosed white areas, such as the inside of a letter “O”, also stay white; for those, use the AI Pro mode or edit the PNG afterwards.

How to make a white background transparent

Drop a JPG, PNG or WebP with a white or near-white background into the box above.
Leave the tolerance at 18% to start, then press Remove background.
Look at the result on the checkerboard. If white patches remain, raise the tolerance and try again; if parts of your design disappear, lower it.
Click Download PNG. PNG keeps the transparency.

Which tolerance should I use?

Image	Tolerance
Digital logo exported on pure white	5–12%
Signature scanned on white paper	18–30%
Product photographed on a white sweep	20–35%
Phone photo of a drawing (grey, uneven paper)	30–45%

Tips

Pale designs (light grey text, yellow) are close to white; use a low tolerance so they are not removed.
For signatures, crop tightly first with the Image Cropper so the paper edges do not leave a shadow.
Need the cut-out on a different colour? Choose Custom color under New background instead of Transparent.