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Users seek alternatives as remove.bg background removal service shuts down

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The background removal service remove.bg is shutting down in December and will be integrated into Canva subscriptions, a move that has prompted users to seek alternatives. A user on the r/StableDiffusion subreddit is asking for recommendations for other background removal tools, noting that they have been underwhelmed by local options they have tried so far. The user previously found remove.bg's model to be superior to Photoshop's built-in tool. AI

IMPACT Discontinuation of a specialized AI background removal tool may impact users seeking standalone solutions, potentially driving adoption of integrated or alternative services.

RANK_REASON Product discontinuation and integration into a larger subscription service.

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Users seek alternatives as remove.bg background removal service shuts down

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  1. r/StableDiffusion TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/pmjm ·

    What are you using for background removal?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I still do a fair amount of traditional editing in Photoshop, and for the last few years I used remove.bg, I found their background removal model to be the best one out there, quite a bit better than the one built into Photoshop itself.</p> <p>We…

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