Ligrila Background Remover

This is a web component that allows users to remove the background from images directly in the browser. It uses the briaai/RMBG-1.4 model from Hugging Face for image processing and is built with Lit.

Features

• In-browser background removal: No need to upload images to a server.
• Drag-and-drop support: Easy-to-use interface for selecting images.
• Zoom and compare: Tools to inspect the processed image.
• Customizable: Can be configured via HTML attributes.
• Theme support: Light and dark modes available.
• Internationalization: Support for multiple languages.

Usage

From CDN

The easiest way to use the component is by importing it directly from a CDN in your HTML file.

<background-remover></background-remover>
<script
  type="module"
  src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@ligrila/background-remover@0.3.8/dist/background-remover.es.js"
></script>

With a Bundler

If you are using a bundler like Vite or Webpack, you can install the component from npm:

# With pnpm
pnpm add @ligrila/background-remover

# With npm
npm install @ligrila/background-remover

Then, import it into your project:

import '@ligrila/background-remover';

And use it in your HTML:

<background-remover></background-remover>

Attributes

• data-model: The Hugging Face model to use (default: briaai/RMBG-1.4).
• data-device: The device to use for the model (webgpu, wasm, or cpu; default: webgpu).
• data-theme: The theme to use (light, dark, or auto; default: auto).
• data-label: The text to display in the upload area.
• data-locale: The language to use (default: the browser's language).

Events

The component emits the following custom events:

• @ligrila/background-remover/model-status: Fired when the model status changes.
• @ligrila/background-remover/model-progress: Fired while the model is downloading.
• @ligrila/background-remover/image-processed: Fired when an image has been processed.
• @ligrila/background-remover/error: Fired when an error occurs.

Development

To develop locally, clone the repository and install the dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/Ligrila/background-remover.git
cd background-remover
pnpm install

Then, you can start the development server:

pnpm run dev

Scripts

• pnpm run dev: Starts the Vite development server.
• pnpm run build: Builds the component for production.
• pnpm run preview: Previews the production build.
• pnpm run lint:eslint: Lints the code for errors.

Contributions

Contributions are welcome. Please open an issue or a pull request to discuss changes.

License

This project is under the MIT license.