Remove photo backgrounds for portraits and product images
Ashampoo Background Remover 2 separates a person or object from its surroundings using automatic subject detection. Prepare a cutout for a product listing, profile image or graphic layout without tracing the entire outline by hand.
Start with a photograph where the subject is clearly visible. Inspect hair, narrow gaps and edges against the background before using the cutout in a finished design.
Guide the selection and refine difficult edges
A selection frame helps direct detection toward the intended subject in a busy scene. Brush tools let you add missing areas or exclude unwanted parts after the automatic selection.
Check small details before making broad corrections. Compare the outline against both light and dark backgrounds to spot leftover fringes or parts of the subject that were accidentally removed.
Replace the background or keep it transparent
Keep a transparent background for use in another design, or replace it with a solid color or a different image. Background effects include bokeh blur and black-and-white, sepia and noir filters, with an adjustable transparency control.
Choose a replacement that suits the subject's lighting and perspective. For a product listing, review whether the new setting still represents the item accurately.
Enlarge extracted objects with AI upscaling
Version 2 includes AI upscaling for enlarging isolated objects up to four times their original size. This can help prepare a small cutout for a larger composition.
Review the result at its final display size, especially around text, faces and patterned surfaces. More pixels do not guarantee an accurate reconstruction of missing detail. For enlarging an entire photograph, explore Ashampoo ZOOM #3.
Process images locally and reuse the cutout
Subject detection and AI upscaling run on your computer without uploading photographs to a processing server. Save an extracted object or copy it to another application through the system clipboard.
Keep the original photograph as well as the finished export. When you need a transparent cutout, use a format that retains transparency, such as PNG, and check the saved file in the destination application.
Choose a tool for the next step
Background Remover 2 edits one image at a time. For batch format conversion, resizing and watermarking, see Ashampoo Photo Converter; these are separate tasks from removing backgrounds.
For browsing and organizing a photo collection, explore Ashampoo Photo Commander Pro. The photo editing software overview helps compare other image workflows.
Compare Ashampoo Background Remover 2
Compare background removal with broader photo editors, or explore how cutout enlargement differs from enlarging a complete photograph.