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Microsoft is giving Paint a new tool to help simplify removing a background on images. Removing background from images has been made easier through the years, but this is getting more reach for users via Paint, with Microsoft introducing a new tool to select users for now.
This eliminates the need to use more complex apps or tools that are behind a paywall. There are already a lot of readily available image editors, but most don't come with a tool that can automatically remove backgrounds.
Soon, Microsoft Paint will support background removal. The new feature is already in testing among Insiders.
Microsoft is testing background removal within Microsoft Paint, the great Magic Select tool that Microsoft originally built into Paint 3D.
After being killed off several years ago, the image editing app seems to be thriving with new features in its second life.