If you don’t like an image’s background, there are several ways to remove it. A full-fledged photo editing program is the most preferred way to do this for many people since it gives more control over the edits.

How to Use Preview’s Remove Background Feature to Remove Background from an Image

Since the Remove Background feature is available in Preview as part of the macOS Ventura update, you first need to update your Mac to it. After it’s done, follow the steps below to use Preview’s Remove Background feature to remove the background from an image:

1. Open Finder and go to the folder that contains the image whose background you want to remove.
2. Double-click on the image to open it in Preview. Or, right-click on it, select Open With, and choose Preview.
3. Once the photo opens in Preview, click on Tools from the toolbar and select Remove Background. Alternatively, you can press the Command + Shift + K keyboard shortcut to trigger the feature.
4. If it’s a JPEG image, Preview will ask you to convert it into PNG since it supports transparency. Go ahead and click on Convert to allow the conversion.

Wait for a few seconds, and Preview will create a new image with a transparent background.