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Imgupscaler AI
✓ verifiedFreemium
Free AI image upscaler to enlarge and deblur photos up to 16K, with restoration and enhancer tools; no signup to start.
3.4M visits/mo
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EZRemove
✓ verifiedFree
Free AI background remover that produces clean transparent PNG cutouts from images in a few seconds.
4.3M visits/mo8.6K saves
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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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Airbrush AI Image Enhancer
✓ verifiedFreemium
AI photo editor and enhancer (Pixocial) with upscaling, retouch and many one-click tools; free tier plus a 7-day trial.
3.8M visits/mo
Pricing
Free: $0
50 credits: $3.90/mo
500 credits: $12.90/mo
1,000 credits: $16.90/mo
No public pricing
Perpetual Desktop License: $119.00 one-time
Perpetual Cross-device License: $159.00 one-time
Perpetual Max License: $179.00 one-time
No public pricing
Free trial available
Core features
- ✦AI upscaling up to 16K
- ✦Unblur and sharpen
- ✦Old photo restoration
- ✦Face and photo enhancer
- ✦Image-to-image and AI photo editor
- ✦No-registration free use
- ✦Automatic AI background removal
- ✦Transparent PNG output
- ✦Modes for general, logo, text and anime images
- ✦Multiple precision models
- ✦Batch background removal
- ✦Runs free in the browser, no signup
- ✦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)
- ✦One-click AI enhancement of color, contrast and clarity
- ✦Noise and artifact reduction
- ✦Resolution upscaling
- ✦Category-specific enhancement for portraits, objects, scenery, pets and text
- ✦Post-enhancement editing tools
- ✦Web, mobile and AirBrush Studio desktop availability
- ✦One tool in the AirBrush suite (upscaler, restoration, background remover, face swap, video enhancer) under shared pricing
Use cases
- →Enlarging low-resolution photos
- →Fixing blurry or soft images
- →Restoring and enhancing old photos
- →Upscaling for print or display
- →Creating transparent product images
- →Cleaning backgrounds for profile pictures
- →Preparing graphics for social media
- →Bulk-removing backgrounds for e-commerce
- →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
- →Enhancing photos for e-commerce and social
- →Restoring old family images
- →Upscaling images for print
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