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Check out the configuration reference at https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/spaces-config-reference

# 🖼️ Remove Background AI

A lightweight Gradio application that removes image backgrounds using ONNX-based U²-Net inference entirely on CPU. Upload your photos, click **Remove Background**, and download a transparent-PNG in seconds.

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## 🚀 Features

- **Instant background removal** with U²-Net (ONNX)  
- **CPU-only** inference — no GPU required  
- **Preview** original vs. result side-by-side  
- **Download** your result as a PNG with transparency  
- **Self-hostable**: runs locally or on any cloud/CI that supports Python  
- **Ready for Hugging Face Spaces** via a single `app.py`

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## 📋 Prerequisites

- Python 3.8 or higher  
- `pip` package manager  

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