backgroundremover
Install command:
brew install backgroundremoverRemove background from images and video using AI
https://backgroundremoverai.com
License: MIT
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/backgroundremover.json
Formula code: backgroundremover.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 0.4.5 |
Revision: 3
Depends on:
| certifi | 2026.10.23 | Mozilla CA bundle for Python |
| ffmpeg | 9.0.2 | Play, record, convert, and stream select audio and video codecs |
| libheif | 1.23.7 | ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder and encoder |
| llvm@22 | 22.1.8 | Next-gen compiler infrastructure |
| numpy | 2.5.4 | Package for scientific computing with Python |
| pillow | 13.0.0 | Friendly PIL fork (Python Imaging Library) |
| python@3.15 | 3.15.2 | Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language |
| pytorch | 2.15.0 | Tensors and dynamic neural networks |
| scipy | 1.18.1 | Software for mathematics, science, and engineering |
| torchvision | 0.29.2 | Datasets, transforms, and models for computer vision |
Depends on when building from source:
| cmake | 4.4.5 | Cross-platform make |
| ninja | 1.13.2 | Small build system for use with gyp or CMake |
| pkgconf | 3.0.10 | Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit |
Binaries:
backgroundremover,
backgroundremover-server
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 48 | 134 | 1,061 |
| Installs on Request | 48 | 134 | 1,061 |
| Build Errors | 0 |
Known vulnerabilities in the current version:
| GHSA-xmj3-9gf7-h52w | setuptools: Windows path escape via namespace_packages.txt during legacy wheel installation Desc... |
Data from Homebrew/advisory-database. Run brew vulns backgroundremover for a live check.