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Show HN: Open-source background removal in the browser

395 pointsby buss_janalmost 2 years ago
@imgly/background-removal is a powerful javascript library that allows seamlessly background removal of images directly in the browser. With its unique features and capabilities, this package offers an innovative and cost-effective solution for background removal tasks without compromising data privacy.

16 comments

culialmost 2 years ago
Seems to be on par with the other best background remover I&#x27;ve tried.[0] The first one I&#x27;ve come across that&#x27;s open source and this good. And it works in the browser! This is great, thanks<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.remove.bg&#x2F;" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.remove.bg&#x2F;</a>
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iamflimflam1almost 2 years ago
I didn’t realise that the preview app on Mac’s now has background removal built in. But I’ll also be bookmarking this site!
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ianbickingalmost 2 years ago
This was the first time I heard of img.ly and had a little hobby project I was considering where the tools might be a nice fit... but the terms and cost is extremely opaque. Feels a little surprising given how pleasingly usable and straight-forward this open source software is.<p>(I _think_ as long as I&#x27;m doing a hobby project I could use the img.ly CE.SDK for free indefinitely...? The only restriction is on &quot;production&quot; but what does that mean?)<p>Probably these products don&#x27;t match what I&#x27;m looking for, but it was all a little hard to ingest. That said, background-removal looks very easy to use and probably does fit my needs, so kudos for that. As someone who loves the ease of prototyping 100% in the browser this is also great!
nimrodyalmost 2 years ago
Unrelated: anything similar for increasing photo resolution? I frequently encounter cases where users upload low resolution images (transferred using Whatsapp or similar) and need to increase the resolution to get something suitable for printing.
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moffkalastalmost 2 years ago
Hmm it works surprisingly well, but it would be practical to have some kind of background area selector to help guide it and a threshold to adjust the removal, since the default setup sometimes messes up ever so slightly in some areas.
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hackernewdsalmost 2 years ago
amazing library! I&#x27;ve been using pixian.ai but this is a game changer
culialmost 2 years ago
Now if someone can just do this for a WASM AI-powered bitmap to vector conversion library, I&#x27;ll be set
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mydriasisalmost 2 years ago
That&#x27;s awesome! I&#x27;m bookmarking this for later. This is something I always find myself wanting.
ibrarmalikalmost 2 years ago
Where does the model come from? Hard to trust the license when we have no idea with what data it has been trained.
mbappe123almost 2 years ago
Nice one, Remove.bg does the job little better over hairs.
iamflimflam1almost 2 years ago
What are the licensing options? Can I use the npm package in a commercial project?
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jjohanssonalmost 2 years ago
Amazing tech, congratulations!
Gelobalmost 2 years ago
how can i modify this if i have product images that have white in them but it keeps getting removed as this think its blended in the background?
lionkoralmost 2 years ago
Is there a similar tool as an android app?
syuzannahalmost 2 years ago
Great addition!
revskillalmost 2 years ago
I need watermark removal version.
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