What happened to Cand?

discontinued The registry marked Cand discontinued on 2026-09-02: its check failed three consecutive times. Last successful sync: 2026-08-20.

Cand is a website that offers a free background removal service using AI. It allows users to upload images and automatically remove the background, isolating the foreground. It is suitable for commercial use and enterprise content creation, ensuring content safety and bias mitigation. Cand claims to outperform leading open-source models in accuracy, efficiency, and versatility.

Live alternatives

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How this was decided

Not an editorial call. Cand's check failed three syncs in a row, and the 3-miss rule marks it discontinued automatically. If the vendor page comes back, the registry restores it on its own: warn first, then active. Both directions are recorded as events.

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