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Install backgroundremover with Homebrew, Nix
Remove background from images and video using AI. Version 0.4.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-11. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#backgroundremover.
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overview
Package summary
Remove background from images and video using AI
Project links
Commands and aliases
- backgroundremover
- backgroundremover-server
history
Project history and usage
BackgroundRemover is an open-source command-line and server tool for removing backgrounds from images and video with AI models. It packages a common creator workflow behind a Python CLI instead of a hosted-only web service.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in May 2021, and the README says the tool was made by nadermx to power BackgroundRemoverAI.com. The first GitHub release listed by the repository is v0.1.1 in July 2021, with later releases continuing into 2026.
The README documents a practical evolution from simple local image/video processing toward Docker usage, GPU acceleration, folder processing, stdin/stdout pipelines, and an HTTP API server exposed through backgroundremover-server.
Adoption history
The official README points users to PyPI for installation and documents Docker use for repeatable local runs. The supplied package-manager facts show Homebrew and Nix packages, which gives the project an unusually convenient path for a Python/PyTorch media utility.
How it is used
Users run backgroundremover against image files, videos, folders, standard input, or an HTTP upload endpoint. The README documents U2-Net model choices, alpha matting, custom background replacement, mask-only output, GPU fallback behavior, and model caching under ~/.u2net for Docker runs.
Why package nerds care
BackgroundRemover matters to package nerds as an example of AI media tooling becoming a normal CLI package: it wraps PyTorch, ffmpeg, model downloads, optional GPU acceleration, and server mode into a tool installable from general package managers.
Timeline
- 2021: GitHub repository created for nadermx/backgroundremover.
- 2021: v0.1.1 published as the earliest GitHub release listed by the repository.
- 2025: README documents folder processing, pipe usage, Docker model persistence, and GPU guidance.
- 2026: v0.4.4 published in GitHub releases.
Related projects
- The README names PyTorch and torchvision as core requirements, ffmpeg for video processing, and U2-Net model variants for segmentation. BackgroundRemoverAI.com is the hosted service the README says the tool was made to power.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for backgroundremover. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
backgroundremover | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
backgroundremover-server | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.4.5
manager updated2026-07-11
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:backgroundremover |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://backgroundremoverai.com |
| Last updated | 2026-07-11T03:30:54Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
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- Matched by: Backgroundremover
source trail
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Combined YAML source
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