Images · Remove Background

Remove the background from a photo on Mac

Lift the subject out of a photo into a transparent PNG, on-device.

Runs on your MacFinder Quick Action

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The icon cut out on a transparent background

Three steps. That's it.

1
Drop your files
Drag files onto Remove Background, choose them with Choose Files, or right-click them in Finder.
2
Choose the options
Set what you need in the options panel, such as crop to subject. Your choices are remembered for next time.
3
Get the result
The result lands in a new dated folder in Downloads › OneMacTools. Your originals are never changed.

What Remove Background does

Apple's Vision framework finds the subject of the photo, whether a person, a pet or a product, and saves it as a transparent PNG, optionally cropped tight around the subject.

It's also a Finder Quick Action: right-click files and choose OMT: Remove Background.

Options

Crop to subject

Great for

Make product photos for a shop
Create a sticker from a portrait
Put a person on a new background in slides

Questions about Remove Background

Does Remove Background upload my files?

No. Remove Background runs entirely on your Mac, so your files never leave it and it works offline.

Will Remove Background change my original files?

No. Results are saved as new files in a dated folder in Downloads › OneMacTools, and your originals are left exactly as they were unless you turn on an option that says otherwise.

What does Remove Background need?

Just a Mac with macOS 26 or later. There's nothing else to install.

Can I use Remove Background from Finder?

Yes. Right-click files in Finder and choose Quick Actions › “OMT: Remove Background”. It runs in the background and notifies you when it's done.