How I built on-device AI background removal in a native Windows app (opens in new tab)

Every "remove the background" tool I tried uploads your image to a server first. For a screenshot tool that's backwards — your screenshots are the most private thing on your screen. So I built mine to run 100% on your machine. Here's how — and the honest part: the AI isn't the hard bit. The thing nobody says about "AI background removal" Most tools that cut out a background send your image to their server, run the model there, and send the result back. Fine for a stock photo. Not fine for a s...