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Imgupscaler AI logo
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
EZRemove logo
EZRemove
✓ verifiedFree

Free AI background remover that produces clean transparent PNG cutouts from images in a few seconds.

4.3M visits/mo8.6K saves
Luminar Neo logo
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
Pixlr logo
Pixlr
✓ verifiedFreemium

Established browser-based photo and design editor with AI image, video, and audio generation tools.

10M visits/mo
Img Upscaler logo
Img Upscaler
✓ verifiedFreemium

AI image upscaler to enlarge and sharpen photos, anime and product images by 2x-4x, with a free monthly tier.

3.4M visits/mo18K saves
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
Plus: $2.49/month (80 AI credits/month)
Premium: $9.99/month (1,000 AI credits/month)
Ultra: $24.99/month (up to 10,000 AI credits/month)
Ultra Max: $49.99/month (double Ultra's credits)
Free: $0 (50 credits/mo)
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)
  • Browser-based photo editor (Pixlr Express and Editor)
  • AI text-to-image and text-to-video generation
  • Generative fill, expand, and object removal
  • AI face swap for photos and video
  • AI background remover and photo collage maker
  • Text-to-speech and speech-to-text audio tools
  • AI super-resolution upscaling 2x/4x
  • Detail and edge preservation
  • Support for anime, product and portrait images
  • Batch processing on paid tiers
  • Reimagine AI access
  • Separate desktop apps
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
  • Editing and enhancing photos without installing software
  • Generating marketing images or short video clips from prompts
  • Removing objects or backgrounds from photos
  • Creating photo collages or swapping faces for fun content
  • Enlarging low-resolution photos
  • Upscaling anime or product images
  • Sharpening soft or old pictures
  • Batch-upscaling images for work
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