Best background remover apps for Android
Background remover apps cut a person, pet or product out of a photo, clean up the edges, and leave a transparent cutout or drop in a new color or scene.
24 apps ranked · How we rank
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A free, ad-supported cutout tool that does one job well and suits anyone building collages or stickers.
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Number 2: Background Eraser Photo Editor
Photo Editor & Collage Maker
4.8 out of 5 (849.4K) 50M+ installs
A free, ad-supported cutout tool that suits anyone making stickers, thumbnails or ID photos and wants fast results without editing skills.
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A focused, free photo editor for e-commerce sellers, with in-app purchases available.
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A broad, free Android editor that suits casual photographers who want filters, collage, retouching and AI tools in one app.
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A broad, free photo editor for phone-first editing, with ads and purchases to weigh against its large toolset.
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A focused, free cutout and composite tool that suits casual creators and small sellers, provided you accept ads and in-app purchases.
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Number 7: Magic Eraser - AI Photo Editor
Creatix Technology Global Limited
4.8 out of 5 (589.7K) 10M+ installs
A free, wide-ranging AI photo editor that handles object and background removal well and adds enhancement and creative tools on top.
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A free, focused Android editor for cutting subjects out of one photo and pasting them into another, best suited to casual composites and face swaps.
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A focused editor for sellers, worth installing if you publish product photos regularly and can justify the Pro subscription.
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Number 10: Retouch Remove Objects Editor
VIDEOSHOW Video Editor & Maker & AI Chat Generator
4.6 out of 5 (405.5K) 10M+ installs
A free, widely used eraser for clearing people, objects and watermarks from phone photos and videos, best suited to casual personal editing.
More of the best background remover apps
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11
Bazaart AI Photo Editor Design
Bazaart Ltd.
4.6
5M+
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12
PixShift: BackGround Changer
Aykonu
4.2
1M+
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13
Remover bg - Photo Editor
sunflower studio
4.2
10M+
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14
Cut Paste Photos
Dexati
3.8
50M+
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15
Future Self™: AI Face Aging
AMOBEAR TECHNOLOGY GROUP
4.2
10M+
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16
AI Photo Editor: Gallery Vault
T21 Games
4.1
5M+
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Photo Editor, Enhancer－ShotCam
Mortys Games
4.1
1M+
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18
Evoto: Photo Editor & Retouch
TRUESIGHT PTE. LTD.
4.7
100K+
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19
AI Photo Magic Editor
Protean Studios
3.7
10M+
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20
AI Photo Editor - PhotoArt
Magic Photo Collage & Photo Editor - CollageArt
4.0
1M+
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21
Pixlr AI Photo & Video Editor
Pixlr Pte Ltd
3.4
100M+
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22
Video Background Changer
MAA FOR APPS
3.4
1M+
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23
Artify: AI Photo Magic Editor
Growly
3.9
1M+
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24
Remove Background From Video
HUG APPS
3.3
1M+
About background remover apps
Sellers preparing product shots, people making profile pictures and hobbyists building stickers, collages or composites can get clean cutouts without learning a full editor. Tools that rely on automatic detection finish in a tap but leave little room to fix a stray edge. Those that let you brush the mask back and forth by hand take longer but handle tricky outlines. A few add replacement backgrounds or effects, and file export options vary from app to app.
What to look for
- Check how the app handles edges and fine detail such as hair, fur or thin straps, because a cutout that looks clean at a glance can show a hard, jagged outline once it is placed on a new background.
- Look at whether you can correct the automatic result with a brush or eraser, since detection gets confused by busy backgrounds and low-contrast subjects and you will want a way to repair those areas.
- See what happens to the cutout after processing, including whether you get a transparent file and at what resolution, as a low-resolution or flattened export limits what you can do with it later.
- Find out how the app is paid for, such as a subscription for unlimited cutouts or a charge for individual exports, so you know what you get before and after paying.
- Consider how photos are handled, including whether processing happens on the device and what the app stores or sends out, which matters for images of people or private documents.
How we rank
Apps are ranked by their Google Play rating (weighted by how many people rated them), their number of installs, how recently they were updated and how closely they fit the category. Only apps we've reviewed are included.