opencoredev/bg0
Private, unlimited background removal that runs in your browser.
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Background → zero. BG0 is an open-source background remover that runs locally in the browser. It uses WebGPU when available, falls back to WebAssembly, and produces a transparent PNG without uploading the source image. Install Bun 1.4, then: The web app starts on port 3000 and the docs start on port 4321. During development, the web app serves the docs at /docs. With the web app running locally, run: This uses the licensed cat sample and real model inference, then checks export controls at 11 viewport widths, transparent output, download, reset, and an invalid upload. The first run needs network access for the model. Set BG0TESTURL for a different local port, BG0TESTBROWSER to firefox or webkit (install that Playwright engine first), and optionally BG0TESTSCREENSHOTS to an output directory outside the repository. The package…
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Private, unlimited background removal that runs in your browser.
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- Owner
- opencoredev
- Primary language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 282
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- 30
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- 3
- License
- Apache-2.0
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- Created
- 2026-09-14T16:42:22.000Z
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- 2026-09-19T20:46:13.000Z
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