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remove.bg is closing on 1 December. Here's a free alternative that runs in your browser
DEV · By Shayan Ali ·
The Brief
- remove.bg is closing its standalone website on 1 December 2026 at 9:00am CET.
- Background removal moves into Canva, and unused pay-as-you-go credits expire on the same day.
Why it matters
Developers who rely on the remove.bg website for background removal need to move that workflow before the closure date, and any unused pay-as-you-go credits will be lost.
Who’s affected
- Developers and teams using the remove.bg website
- Users holding unused remove.bg pay-as-you-go credits
What to do
- Use any unused pay-as-you-go credits before 1 December 2026, when they expire
- Plan a migration to Canva or another background-removal tool before the website closes
- #background-removal
- #remove-bg
- #service-shutdown
- #canva
- #saas
remove.bg — the background remover most of us have used at least once — is closing its standalone website on 1 December 2026 at 9:00am CET. Its own FAQ says so plainly: background removal moves into Canva, unused pay-as-you-go credits expire the same day, and the self-serve API…
Timeline
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remove.bg is closing on 1 December. Here's a free alternative that runs in your browser
remove.bg standalone website closes at 9:00am CET; unused pay-as-you-go credits expire