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Pixlr
✓ verifiedFreemium
Established browser-based photo and design editor with AI image, video, and audio generation tools.
10M visits/mo
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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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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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AI Background Remove
✓ verifiedFreemium
AI background remover for images, GIFs and video plus object/watermark tools; free daily uses, one-time credit packs for more.
233K visits/mo
Pricing
Free: $0
Plus: $2.49/month, or $1.99/month billed yearly
Premium: $9.99/month, or $7.99/month billed yearly
Ultra: From $24.99/month, or from $19.99/month billed yearly
Ultra Max: $49.99/month, or $39.99/month billed yearly
Free: $0
50 credits: $3.90/mo
500 credits: $12.90/mo
1,000 credits: $16.90/mo
Free Trial: $0 (10 credits included)
Pro: $24.99 (300 credits/month, rollover, up to 256MP)
Free trial available
200 credits: $9.99 one-time
2,000 credits: $49.99 one-time
7,000 credits: $99.99 one-time
Core features
- ✦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 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
- ✦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
- ✦One-click AI background removal
- ✦Bulk and multi-format support (WebP, SVG, AVIF, HEIC)
- ✦GIF and video background removal
- ✦Background change and blur tools
- ✦Object, text and watermark removers
- ✦HD, watermark-free output
Use cases
- →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
- →Fixing blurry or soft images
- →Restoring and enhancing old photos
- →Upscaling for print or display
- →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
- →Creating transparent product and logo images
- →Batch-editing catalogs for ecommerce
- →Cleaning up backgrounds in video and GIFs
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