remove.bg

Is remove.bg shutting down?

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Yes, as a standalone product. remove.bg's site states that the standalone website will no longer be available from 1 December 2026 at 9:00 CET, that background removal moves to Leonardo.Ai (part of Canva), and that unused credits expire on the same date.

For people, the practical replacements are Canva's built-in remover (the official path) or a free web tool like bgclear, which is unlimited and HD without an account. For developers, the remove.bg API closes with the site; bgclear's API accepts the same request fields, so a migration is a URL and a header — see the remove.bg API alternative page.

The full breakdown, including what Leonardo.Ai offers and what changes in pricing, is in the migration guide.

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Will my remove.bg credits expire?

According to remove.bg's pricing page, credits expire on 1 December 2026 at 9:00 CET, when the standalone site closes. Nothing transfers to another provider, so use them before then or write them off. bgclear credits, by contrast, never expire.

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What is the best free alternative to remove.bg?

For a free, unlimited, no-signup tool with full-resolution downloads, bgclear.ai is the direct replacement: remove.bg's free tier returned preview-size images and its site closes on 1 December 2026. Canva's remover is the official successor if you already work in Canva.

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What should I use instead of the remove.bg API?

If you only need background removal, a field-compatible API is the smallest change: bgclear accepts remove.bg's image_file, image_url, image_file_b64, size, format, bg_color and crop, so you swap the URL and the auth header. Leonardo.Ai is the official successor if you want its wider generative toolkit.

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