What happened to Windybot?

discontinued The URL on file (https://windybot.com/background-remover-ai) did not respond across three consecutive checks; the streak completed on 2026-09-30. The most recent check that did receive a response was on 2026-08-31.

The address on file matched Windybot's own domain with high confidence, so this observation is reported about Windybot directly. See the methodology for how the match is made.

The vendor's own description, unedited:
The Background Remover tool is an AI-powered service that allows users to quickly and automatically remove backgrounds from images. By utilizing neural networks, this tool learns image distinctions and accurately separates the foreground from the background. This streamlines tasks such as photo edit...

Live alternatives

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How this was decided

Not an editorial call. The URL on file failed three consecutive checks, with a confirmation re-probe before the streak counted (a bot-wall response never counts as one), and the 3-miss rule marks the listing discontinued automatically. If the URL responds again, the registry restores it on its own: warn first, then active. Both directions are recorded as events.

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