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title: Watermark Remover
emoji: 🖼️
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sdk: docker
app_port: 7860
pinned: false
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# Watermark / Text Remover

AI-powered tool for removing watermarks, text, and unwanted objects from images.

## Features

- **Watermark / Text Removal** — LaMa inpainting model
- **Object Removal** — free-draw mask + LaMa inpainting
- **Background Removal** — BiRefNet segmentation
- **Image Upscaling** — Real-ESRGAN 4×
- **Face Restoration** — CodeFormer + ArcFace identity guard
- **Face Zoom** — per-face crop, upscale, and restore

## Usage

Upload an image, select a feature from the sidebar, and follow the on-screen instructions.
All processing runs on CPU — large images may take 10–30 seconds per operation.

## Local Development

```bash
# Backend (Python 3.11+)
cd backend
pip install -r ../requirements.txt
uvicorn app.main:app --reload --port 8000

# Frontend (Node 18+)
cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev
```

Open `http://localhost:5173` in your browser.

## Model Weights

| Model | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|
| LaMa (`lama.pth`) | Git LFS (committed to repo) | ~197 MB |
| Real-ESRGAN (`RealESRGAN_x4plus.pth`) | Downloaded at build time | ~64 MB |
| CodeFormer (`codeformer.pth`) | Downloaded at build time | ~360 MB |
| BiRefNet | Downloaded at build time (HF Hub) | ~424 MB |
| RetinaFace + ParseNet | Downloaded at build time (facexlib) | ~185 MB |
| ArcFace IR-SE50 | Downloaded at build time (facexlib) | ~167 MB |
| PaddleOCR | Downloaded at build time | ~200 MB |