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This wikiHow teaches you how to make parts of an image transparent using a free web-based tool called Lunapic.
Steps
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Go to https://www.lunapic.com in a web browser. Lunapic is a free image editor you can use on Windows or macOS to make an image’s background transparent. -
Scroll down and click Transparent. It’s under the “Editing tools” header at the bottom of the screen.Advertisement -
Click Browse…. This opens your computer’s file browser. -
Navigate to the folder that contains the image. -
Select the image and click Open. The image will now upload to Lunapic’s server. -
Click the color you want to make transparent. This replaces the color with a gray checkerboard pattern, which means that part will be transparent.- For example, if you have a white background and want it to be transparent instead, click anywhere on the white background to replace it with transparency.
- Click any other colors to remove them as well.
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Click Save. It’s the first link below the image. This will download the image to your computer.- Depending on your settings, you may have to choose a download location and/or name the file.
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1. Go to https://www.lunapic.com.
2. Click Transparent.
3. Click Browse...
4. Open the folder with the image.
5. Select the image and click Open.
6. Click the color(s) you want transparent.
7. Click Save.
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