Open-source alternatives to MODNet

RobustVideoMatting is a deep learning video matting tool and PyTorch library designed to remove backgrounds from videos and extract human subjects. It utilizes a temporal video segmentation model to ensure consistent matting and reduce flickering across video frames. The project includes a cross-platform model exporter that converts trained neural networks into various runtime formats. This allows for model deployment across multiple environments, including web and mobile applications. The framework provides capabilities for temporal video background removal and AI video post-production with

This project is a plugin for OBS Studio that uses neural networks to isolate subjects from backgrounds in real-time video streams. It functions as an AI video segmentation tool that predicts portrait masks to create virtual green-screen effects without the need for physical hardware. The software includes a real-time depth estimation filter that identifies scene depth to produce a blurred background while keeping the foreground subject in focus. It also provides low-light video enhancement to improve visibility and visual quality for portrait video captured in poorly lit environments. The pl

Backgroundremover is an AI-powered tool that removes backgrounds from both images and videos, accessible through a command-line interface and a Python API. At its core, it uses a pre-trained deep learning model to classify each pixel as foreground or background, producing a binary mask for removal. The tool distinguishes itself through multiple integration methods and output capabilities. It can process images and videos via Unix pipeline data streams, operate as an HTTP API server, or be called programmatically within Python scripts. Users can choose among different AI models to balance proc

lite.ai.toolkit is a C++ computer vision toolkit designed for edge AI deployment. It enables the execution of pre-trained models for object detection, image classification, and segmentation on resource-constrained devices. The project features a multi-backend inference engine that supports the ONNX model runtime, allowing AI models to run across different hardware targets. It includes a GPU-accelerated pipeline specifically for NVIDIA hardware to reduce latency and increase processing speed. The toolkit covers a broad range of facial analysis capabilities, including emotion detection, gender

YOLOv10 is a PyTorch computer vision library and real-time vision framework designed for locating and identifying multiple objects in images and video streams. It functions as an end-to-end object detector that optimizes for high-speed deployment and detection precision. The project is distinguished by an NMS-free detection architecture that predicts a single bounding box per object, eliminating the need for non-maximum suppression post-processing to reduce inference latency. It further optimizes for edge hardware through scalable weights and a quantization-friendly structure that facilitates

ExecuTorch is a lightweight C++ runtime for deploying PyTorch models on mobile, embedded, and edge hardware. It provides an ahead-of-time compilation pipeline that exports, quantizes, and lowers model graphs into compact serialized programs, then executes them through a minimal runtime with hardware acceleration and on-device large language model inference capabilities. The project distinguishes itself through a hardware accelerator delegate system that partitions model subgraphs and offloads computation to specialized backends including NPUs, GPUs, and DSPs from Apple, Arm, Intel, MediaTek,

This software is a computer vision utility designed for automated subject isolation and background removal. It provides a graphical desktop interface that allows users to extract foreground subjects from static images, video files, and live webcam streams without requiring command-line interaction. The application leverages deep learning models to generate high-fidelity alpha masks, enabling the creation of transparent backgrounds or the application of custom replacements. By utilizing hardware-accelerated tensor processing, the system performs real-time segmentation on live camera feeds and

This project is a PyTorch implementation of the YOLOv4 object detection framework. It provides a system for training and deploying neural networks that identify and locate multiple objects within images and video streams. The framework includes tools for converting trained weights into universal formats and hardware-specific optimized engines, specifically supporting ONNX and TensorRT. It features a TensorRT inference optimizer to reduce latency and increase throughput, as well as a model architecture compatible with NVIDIA DeepStream streaming analytics pipelines. The system covers model tr

U-2-Net is a PyTorch image segmentation framework and computer vision saliency model designed to generate high-resolution foreground-background masks. It functions as an AI background removal tool that identifies and isolates the most visually prominent objects within an image. The model utilizes a nested U-structure design to detect salient objects, creating precise cutouts by predicting saliency maps. These capabilities enable the separation of main subjects from their surroundings to create transparent images. The framework covers several image processing workflows, including automatic ba

YOLOv9 is a real-time computer vision framework and deep learning model designed for image classification, object detection, and instance segmentation. It functions as both a vision model and a trainer, allowing for the optimization of neural network weights on custom datasets using single or multiple GPUs. The framework utilizes programmable gradient information to perform high-speed identification and location of multiple objects within images and video streams. It extends beyond bounding box detection to provide instance segmentation and panoptic segmentation, which labels every pixel in a

This project is a PyTorch implementation of the EfficientDet architecture designed for real-time object detection. It provides a neural network and inference engine capable of identifying and locating multiple objects within images or video streams. The implementation includes pretrained computer vision models with optimized weights, enabling immediate inference and fine-tuning without the need for training from scratch. The project covers the full pipeline for computer vision model optimization, including custom object detection training and model weight optimization. It incorporates struct

This is a real-time object detection framework built on the YOLOv3 architecture, implemented in PyTorch. It provides a complete pipeline for identifying and localizing objects in images and video using a single neural network pass, combining a Darknet-53 backbone with multi-scale feature pyramids and anchor-based bounding box prediction. The framework extends beyond basic detection to include instance segmentation, human pose estimation, and multi-object tracking across video frames. It offers a model export toolkit that converts trained models through ONNX to CoreML, TensorFlow Lite, and Ten

This project provides a suite of lightweight face detection models designed for high-speed inference on edge computing devices. It centers on a compact neural network architecture that enables human face detection within environments characterized by limited compute resources and power constraints. The system features quantized face detectors available in multiple formats to ensure compatibility across diverse hardware architectures. It includes utilities for model export and quantization, allowing trained weights to be converted into standardized formats for hardware-agnostic deployment. Th

AISystem is a comprehensive AI full-stack infrastructure project covering the entire pipeline from AI chip architecture to high-level training frameworks. It encompasses the development of AI compiler frameworks, inference engines, and distributed training orchestrators designed to coordinate workloads across a heterogeneous compute stack of CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs. The project focuses on the deep integration of software and hardware, employing software-hardware co-design to align tensor layouts with physical memory structures. It provides specialized capabilities for accelerating Transformer mo

photo2cartoon is a vision-based software tool and training framework designed to convert real human portrait photographs into stylized cartoon images. It utilizes generative adversarial networks to translate images from a real-world domain to a cartoon style. The project includes a training framework for these models that supports paired-data supervision and multi-GPU distributed training. It employs identity-preserving loss functions to ensure that the resulting cartoon outputs retain the original facial features of the subject. The system incorporates a full preprocessing pipeline that han

Theano is a Python mathematical expression compiler and symbolic math library used as a deep learning backend. It functions as a tensors computation framework that translates mathematical formulas into optimized C or CUDA code for high-performance computing. The system manages the definition and evaluation of complex math formulas using multi-dimensional arrays. It employs a symbolic expression graph and a lazy evaluation engine to optimize mathematical expressions before they are compiled into executable code. The framework provides automatic differentiation for calculating gradients of mat

Keras is a high-level deep learning API used to design, build, and train neural networks for tasks such as computer vision, natural language processing, and time series forecasting. It provides a framework for defining model architectures and optimizing weights through a structured interface. The project is defined by a backend-agnostic design that allows the same model code to run across different compute engines. This multi-backend execution enables users to swap underlying engines to optimize for specific hardware or performance requirements. The system supports distributed model training

This project is a Rust interface for the PyTorch C++ library, serving as a deep learning framework and tensor computing library. It functions as a C++ API wrapper that enables the manipulation of multi-dimensional arrays and the execution of neural network architectures across CPU and GPU hardware accelerators. The library provides a TorchScript inference engine to load and execute just-in-time compiled models. It also supports Rust and Python interoperability, allowing for the creation of Python extensions that share tensor data through a common interface. The system covers deep learning mo

Real-Time-Person-Removal is a web-based computer vision application designed to identify and remove human figures from live video streams. Using TensorFlow.js, the tool functions as a real-time background subtraction system that analyzes scene composition to isolate static backgrounds from moving people. The project enables browser-based computer vision by processing webcam video feeds directly in the client. It utilizes machine learning to differentiate between dynamic scene elements and the background, allowing for the real-time removal of people from the visual field.

Trax is a deep learning framework and hardware-agnostic tensor engine designed for designing and training neural networks. It serves as a research tool providing high-level combinators for composing complex architectures, alongside a dedicated library for building transformer models and a toolkit for reinforcement learning. The framework is distinguished by its support for reversible and sparse transformer architectures, which reduce memory and computational overhead. It enables a single set of model instructions to execute across different hardware backends without changing the underlying co

This project is a machine learning educational repository providing a collection of implementations and guides for machine learning and deep learning algorithms. It serves as a deep learning model library and a reference for training workflows, covering foundational machine learning, convolutional, recurrent, and transformer architectures. The collection includes a generative adversarial network suite for synthesizing realistic images and performing image-to-image translation. It also functions as a computer vision implementation guide for object detection and semantic segmentation, alongside

ar-cutpaste is an augmented reality asset extraction tool and prototype designed to isolate objects from a live camera feed and transfer them into image editing software. It functions as a mobile-to-desktop bridge that uses machine learning to remove backgrounds from live images, creating digital cutouts for use in image composition. The system establishes a local server connection to transmit image data and spatial coordinates from a mobile device to a design application. This bridge uses a remote socket mechanism and a secure password to inject captured assets directly into a desktop worksp

RapidRAW is a non-destructive RAW photo editor and digital asset manager designed for decoding manufacturer RAW formats and applying tonal and color adjustments. It functions as a professional image processor that ensures original source data remains unmodified by saving all edits, masks, and crops to sidecar files. The software features a specialized color grading suite using 3D LUTs, color wheels, and HSL mixers, alongside AI-powered utilities for subject isolation, automatic masking, and generative inpainting for object removal. It distinguishes itself with AI-assisted photo retouching and

This is the companion code repository for the third edition of the book Python Machine Learning. It delivers the entire learning path as a structured collection of Jupyter notebooks that progress from classical machine learning algorithms to advanced deep learning models, with every concept demonstrated through executable code and narrative text. What distinguishes this resource is its pedagogical design. Each notebook cell encapsulates a single conceptual step, letting readers run, inspect, and modify discrete units of learning. The code provides interchangeable implementations of deep lea

This repository provides structured code examples and project templates designed for classroom instruction in machine learning and neural networks. It offers reference implementations of deep learning models for both computer vision and natural language processing tasks, built using PyTorch as the core framework. The codebase is organized as a modular project template with separate directories for data handling, model definitions, and training scripts, promoting reusability and clarity. It includes predefined pipelines for image classification and text processing, along with a command-line in

The PyTorch Tutorials repository is a collection of educational resources that provides step-by-step guidance on building, training, and deploying neural networks using the PyTorch framework. It covers the complete machine learning workflow, from data loading and model definition through optimization loops and model persistence, with dedicated guides for distributed training, model fine-tuning, and deployment. The tutorials offer practical demonstrations of adapting pre-trained models to new tasks through transfer learning, scaling training across multiple GPUs or machines using PyTorch's dis

This project is an educational resource and tutorial series designed to teach the principles of deep learning through interactive notebooks. It provides a structured curriculum that guides users through the implementation of artificial neural networks, focusing on both the practical construction of models and the underlying mechanics of machine learning workflows. The material emphasizes a hands-on approach, allowing users to build and train neural network architectures from scratch using standard programming patterns. By working through these examples, learners gain experience with the core