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# Background Remover App

The Background Remover App is a task-focused workflow in **AI Apps**, accessible from the Navigation Bar under the Tools category. It lets you upload or select an image, remove the background, preview the transparent result, and download the output.

Open it from **AI Apps** where available, or visit [ideogram.ai/apps/background-remover](https://ideogram.ai/apps/background-remover).

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## What It Does

**Remove BG** identifies the foreground subject and returns a transparent PNG/cutout.

The app focuses on background removal. If you want to generate a new prompt-based background behind the subject, use [Replace Background](/using-ideogram/features-and-tools/replace-or-remove-background.md#replace-background).

## Using the App

1. Open **AI Apps** from the Navigation Bar.
2. Choose **Background Remover**.
3. Upload an image, paste one, drag one in, select an example, or choose a Library image where available.
4. Select **Remove background**.
5. Preview the transparent result.
6. Download the PNG or continue editing where supported.

<figure><img src="/files/uO3uXqx320hGEobRwZIp" alt="Background remover playground with an upload area beside a pair of white sneakers on a checkerboard transparent background"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

The API version of background removal is documented at [developer.ideogram.ai](https://developer.ideogram.ai/api-reference/api-reference/remove-background).

## Related Background Tools

Ideogram also supports background actions from image details and import workflows:

* [Remove Background](/using-ideogram/features-and-tools/replace-or-remove-background.md#remove-background) - creates a transparent PNG/cutout.
* [Replace Background](/using-ideogram/features-and-tools/replace-or-remove-background.md#replace-background) - generates a replacement background from a prompt.