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ISOLATE ANY
PERSON.

Drop a photo or video frame. SoloBG removes the background using AI portrait matting — entirely in your browser, never on a server.

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WHY IT MATTERS

One person. Clean cut. Every time.

Portrait isolation sounds simple. Getting it right at the edges — hair, glasses, transparent fabric, motion blur — is where every tool falls apart. SoloBG uses a state-of-the-art portrait matting model trained specifically on human subjects, not generic objects.

Social & Content

Profile photos, thumbnails, course covers, podcast art — clean subject cutouts in seconds without opening any design software.

Video Production

Extract clean still frames from videos. Drop them into SoloBG and get a transparent PNG ready for compositing, overlays, or virtual backgrounds.

E-Commerce

Product-on-model shots, fashion listings, marketplace images. Swap backgrounds to match brand guidelines without a studio or a designer.

Privacy-First

Sensitive photos — HR documents, ID shots, medical imagery — stay on your device. Zero upload means zero risk. No third party ever touches your files.

Document Workflow

Passport-style crops, ID verification, professional headshots for corporate directories. Fast, private, and no watermark.

Creative & Personal

Family photos, memes, greeting cards, collages, graduation announcements. No subscription, no export limit, no watermark. Just the result.

USE CASES

Who uses SoloBG and how

01

Photographers & Retouchers

Client delivery workflow: run the portrait through SoloBG, pull the alpha mask into Photoshop or Affinity, and composite the background in your software of choice. SoloBG handles the hard part — the hair.

02

Recruiters & HR Teams

Standardise candidate headshots for internal systems without asking employees to reshoot. Drop the photo, get a clean PNG, apply any background from your brand kit.

03

Online Sellers & Fashion Brands

Extract models from lifestyle photography. Clean white background or custom set — ready for your product listing or lookbook without a studio retouching budget.

04

Educators & Course Creators

Camera-on thumbnails, lesson cover images, quiz illustrations — isolate yourself from whatever background was behind you during recording and place it on a clean brand canvas.

05

Developers & Designers

Mockups, app store screenshots, website hero sections. SoloBG's output is a transparent PNG at full input resolution — drop it straight into Figma, Framer, or any design tool.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is my photo uploaded to a server?

No. The AI model is downloaded to your browser once and cached locally. All portrait matting runs in a background thread on your own device. Your images never leave your machine and we never see them.

Why does it take a moment the first time?

The MODNet portrait matting model is approximately 12 MB and is fetched directly from Hugging Face on first visit. After that it is cached in IndexedDB — subsequent visits load it instantly with no network request.

What image formats are supported?

SoloBG accepts JPEG, PNG, WebP, and most browser-readable image formats. For best results use the highest-quality version of the image available. Heavy JPEG compression can affect edge sharpness.

Does it work on group photos?

SoloBG uses a portrait matting model optimised for single-subject foreground isolation. Group photos with multiple people will include all visible people in the foreground. For best results, crop to a single subject before uploading.

What resolution is the output?

The output PNG is generated at the same resolution as the input image. There is no downscaling. Large images may take a few extra seconds depending on your device's processing capability.

Does SoloBG work on mobile?

Yes. The tool is fully responsive and the model runs on any modern browser including Chrome and Safari on iOS and Android. Processing will be slower on mobile devices without GPU acceleration.

Can I use the output commercially?

SoloBG is a processing tool — you retain all rights to your images. The underlying model is licensed under Apache 2.0. There are no watermarks and no output restrictions from our side.