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GIF Background Remover

Our gif background remover isn't ready yet. Upload a GIF, leave your email and we'll tell you when it works. A free PNG cutout tool is live today.

Or drop a file here, or paste with Ctrl+V

GIF files, up to 25 MB

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Cutout of a portrait on a transparent background, made with the PNG tool while the gif background remover is not ready

What a GIF background remover does

A GIF background remover erases the background from every frame of an animated GIF, so the subject plays on a see-through canvas and sits on any page, sticker or slide. It is the job behind transparent reaction GIFs, mascots and web animations.

This gif background remover is not built yet. If you upload a GIF above, the file is not processed. You get a note and an email form with one question, so we know what to build first.

Until then, the picture tool on this site removes the background from a single image and gives you a transparent PNG. That tool is free, needs no sign-up and adds no watermark, and the picture stays on your device.

Made for

  • Sticker makers
  • Meme and reaction GIFs
  • Web designers
  • Streamers
  • Slide authors
  • Game sprite artists

Which kind of GIF tool fits your GIF

Online tools remove a GIF background in one of two ways. The way decides the result.

Colour-based toolsSubject-detection toolsThis page today
How the background is foundYou pick a colour; matching pixels go in every frameThe tool finds the subject in every frameNot available yet
Best forFlat white, black or green backdropsPhotos and scenes with a busy backgroundA single frame, through the PNG tool
Typical weak spotShadows, gradients and a subject close to the background colourEdge flicker on motion blur and crowded scenesNo animated output at all
Your fileSent to a server or handled in the browser, depending on the toolSame, check each tool's policyNot processed, not uploaded

What to do while the GIF tool is not ready

Three steps, depending on what you need the GIF for.

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    Look at your GIF's background

    A flat single colour suits a colour-based GIF tool. A photo or busy scene is where subject-detection tools are used. Our gif background remover is not available yet.

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    Cut out one frame today

    Save a frame as a PNG, JPG or WebP and run it through the picture tool. It processes the frame in your browser and exports a PNG at the original dimensions. A GIF with many frames means many images, so this suits a still, a poster frame or a sticker, not a whole loop.

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    Leave your email on the upload

    Drop your GIF above and leave your email. The one question, such as product photos or social media, is optional. We email you when the tool works.

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