Release Notes (v0.3.0) — 2025-12-26

• Solved: Add AI background removal for PNG output #429

Details

🧠 NEW: Local AI Background Removal — Fully Offline, No API Keys

Added an optional local AI background removal feature when exporting images as PNG.
The feature runs fully offline inside the container, produce transparent backgrounds, and never upload images to any external service.

Demo / Proof of Concept

Original Image	Local AI Background Removal (PNG, 800px)
Source: Freepik – Landscape with sunset in Yixing	Processed locally using imgcompress + rembg PNG output with transparency, resized to 800px

All processing is performed locally inside the container — no network access required.

Screenshot how to enable it

Check the "Remove background with local AI (rembg)"

Docker image Snapshot

You can pull the exact snapshot using:

docker pull karimz1/imgcompress:0.3.0

To start use:

docker run -d --name imgcompress -p 3001:5000 karimz1/imgcompress:0.3.0

Then, open it in your browser at:

👉 http://localhost:3001/