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Luminar Neo
✓ verifiedPaid
One-time-purchase AI photo editor for landscape, portrait and general editing, usable standalone or as a Lightroom/Photoshop plugin.
1.3M visits/mo34K saves
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Unblurimage AI
✓ verifiedFreemium
AI photo tool for unblurring, sharpening, and upscaling images up to 4K, aimed at creators and online sellers.
776K visits/mo2.9K saves
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upscayl.org
✓ verifiedFreemium
Free, open-source AI image upscaler for desktop, with an optional paid cloud tier for faster batch processing.
899K visits/mo22K saves
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SeaArt
✓ verifiedFreemium
All-in-one AI platform for generating images, videos, and character chat, for creators wanting one tool spanning multiple AI models.
18M visits/mo
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Kapwing
✓ verifiedFreemium
Browser-based video editor with AI tools for creating, editing, subtitling, and repurposing content.
5.6M visits/mo
Pricing
Perpetual Desktop License: $119.00 one-time
Perpetual Cross-device License: $159.00 one-time
Perpetual Max License: $179.00 one-time
Subscription 50 credits: $3.90/mo
Subscription 200 credits: $8.90/mo
Subscription 500 credits: $12.90/mo
Subscription 1,000 credits: $16.90/mo
One-Time 50 credits: $4.99
One-Time 200 credits: $14.99
One-Time 500 credits: $30
One-Time 2,000 credits: $70
One-Time 5,000 credits: $90
One-Time 10,000 credits: $120
One-Time 30,000 credits: $330
Free Trial: $0 (10 credits included)
Pro: $24.99 (300 credits/month, rollover, up to 256MP)
Free trial available
No public pricing
No public pricing
Core features
- ✦AI sky replacement and relighting
- ✦Generative erase, expand and object-swap tools
- ✦Portrait tools: skin smoothing, face and body enhancement
- ✦Noise reduction and AI upscaling
- ✦Focus stacking and HDR/panorama merging
- ✦Layers and masking support
- ✦Raw file support for 1,000+ cameras
- ✦Cross-device editing between mobile and desktop (higher tiers)
- ✦AI-powered blur removal and detail sharpening
- ✦Upscaling to 4x or 4K resolution
- ✦Noise reduction for high-ISO or compression artifacts
- ✦Support for PNG, JPG, and HEIC formats
- ✦No sign-up required for basic processing
- ✦Credit-based subscription or one-time purchase options
- ✦Free, open-source desktop image upscaling app
- ✦Multiple AI upscaling models for different image types
- ✦Batch upscaling of several images at once
- ✦Cloud version with 10x faster processing and unlimited storage
- ✦Support for large resolutions up to 512MP on higher tiers
- ✦Credit-based subscription plans with rollover
- ✦Text-to-image and image-to-video generation
- ✦Access to multiple AI models (Veo, Sora, Kling, Seedream, Flux, and others) in one place
- ✦AI character chat with roleplay personas
- ✦Image editing tools including upscaler, eraser, and background remover
- ✦Motion control and camera movement effects for video
- ✦Community feed for exploring and remixing creations
- ✦Browser-based video editor
- ✦AI video generation from prompts
- ✦Auto subtitles and transcription
- ✦Dubbing and translation into 40+ languages
- ✦Repurpose long video into social clips
- ✦Text-to-speech and audio cleanup
Use cases
- →Landscape and wildlife photographers replacing skies or enhancing detail
- →Portrait and wedding photographers retouching skin and faces
- →Photographers wanting a non-subscription editor
- →E-commerce and real estate photo cleanup
- →Editing on the go and finishing on desktop
- →Sharpening product photos for e-commerce listings
- →Preparing images for large-format printing
- →Enhancing social media graphics and posts
- →Cleaning up design assets and visual projects
- →Designers and artists upscaling artwork for print
- →Developers wanting a local, privacy-friendly upscaler
- →Creators needing batch processing of many images
- →Users seeking a free open-source alternative to paid upscaling tools
- →Creators wanting one interface to try multiple AI image/video models
- →Hobbyists generating art, avatars, or short videos
- →Users interested in AI character chat and roleplay
- →Content creators making short-form video effects for social media
- →Editing videos without desktop software
- →Creating social-media clips
- →Adding captions and translations
- →Generating videos from text prompts
- →Team and marketing content creation
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