RemoveBG-GIMP

A small plugin to easily remove the background of an image using https://www.remove.bg/

Installation:

1. Use remove_bg_gimp2.py if you have GIMP up to 2.10 and remove_bg_gimp3.py for GIMP 3.0 or higher.

2. Put the python file inside GIMP's plugin-directory. It is important, that the .py file is placed inside a folder with the same name as the file (except the .py ending). E.g. ...\gimp\3.0\plug-ins\remove_bg_gimp3\remove_bg_gimp3.py

   The pugin directory can be e.g. at C:\Program Files\GIMP 3\lib\gimp\3.0\plug-ins\ or C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\3.0\plug-ins\ If you cant find it, go inside GIMP to Edit->Preferences->Folders->Plugins

3. On Linux, make the file executable (chmod +x remove_bg_gimp3.py) and make sure you have installed python support for gimp. (gimp-python package for ubuntu or python2-gimp from the AUR)

Usage

1. Install the plugin as shown above
2. Filters → RemoveBackground → Remove Background
3. Enter your key in the key dialog. You get a API key for free at https://www.remove.bg/api
4. Press Save Settings to save the key for next uses

Notes:

• The plugin uploads the image to the website remove.bg. Don't use it for anything confidential!
• If encountering any problems, try out the gimp2.0/requests branch, which uses more advanced libraries, although it takes extra steps to install.

Licence:

It is not an official remove.bg plugin, so keep their Terms of Service in mind (https://www.remove.bg/tos)

Besides that, you can do whatever you want with my code!