A simple tool that removes backgrounds from images using the rembg library. Built with Flask and deployed on Docker.

TRY IT OUT

• 🖼️ Instant background removal from images
• 📋 Drag-and-drop allowed (Depending on browser support)
• 📎 Copy/Paste from Clipboard
• 💾 Automatic download of processed image
• 🚀 Support for PNG, JPEG, and Webp formats

• Backend: Python/Flask

• Image Processing: rembg, Pillow

• Frontend: HTML5, CSS, JavaScript

• File Handling: BytesIO for stream processing

• Everything deployed with Docker

• Python 3.7+
• rembg Installed
• Pillow Installed

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1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/cameroncss/background-removal-tool.git

2. Create and activate a virtual environment (recommended):

python -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install the required packages:

pip install flask rembg Pillow

1. Start the Flask server:

# Make sure you are in the correct directory
flask run

2. Open your web browser and navigate to:

http://localhost:5000

3. Use the tool by either:
   • Dragging and dropping an image into the "drop zone"
   • Clicking the "Upload File" button to select an image
   • Pasting an image from your clipboard (Ctrl+V)

The application runs with these default settings:

• Host: 0.0.0.0 (accessible from any network interface)
• Port: 5000
• Debug mode: Enabled

To modify these settings, edit the following line in app.py:

app.run(host='0.0.0.0', debug=True, port=5000)

• The application validates file types and sizes before processing
• Supported formats: PNG, JPEG, WebP

• Maximum file size: 10MB
• Processing time depends on image size and complexity
• Requires active internet connection
• Best results with clear subject-background separation
• Debug mode should probably be disabled in production

• Original idea and tool developed by Fireship
• Background removal powered by rembg
• Built with Flask
• Image processing with Pillow

This project is licensed under the MIT License

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