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Aftershoot
✓ verifiedFree trial

AI post-processing for photographers that culls, edits, retouches, and delivers galleries locally at flat, non-per-image pricing.

383K visits/mo
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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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TensorPix
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Online AI video and image enhancer and upscaler with heavy traffic; solid tool.

432K visits/mo20K saves
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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
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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
Pricing
Complete: from $45/mo (billed annually; unlimited culling, editing, retouching)
AI Culling: from $10/mo
AI Editing: from $30/mo
AI Retouching: from $20/mo
Galleries: free (100 GB included)

Free trial available

Perpetual Desktop License: $119.00 one-time
Perpetual Cross-device License: $159.00 one-time
Perpetual Max License: $179.00 one-time
Free: $0
Standard: $5.5 per month
Premium: $12.42 per month
Elite: $30.25 per month
Enterprise: Custom
Free: $0 (50 credits/mo)
Free Trial: $0 (10 credits included)
Pro: $24.99 (300 credits/month, rollover, up to 256MP)

Free trial available

Core features
  • AI culling (automated or assisted) with duplicate grouping
  • Style-matched AI editing from your presets or profiles
  • Natural AI retouching for skin, hair, and backgrounds
  • Branded client galleries with proofing and print sales
  • Offline, local processing for privacy
  • Flat, unlimited-usage pricing (no per-image fees)
  • 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 Video Enhancer
  • AI Image Enhancer
  • AI Image Generator
  • Video Compressor
  • REST API Integration
  • 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
  • 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
Use cases
  • Culling thousands of wedding or event photos fast
  • Applying a consistent editing style across shoots
  • Batch retouching entire albums
  • Delivering and selling prints via client galleries
  • 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
  • Enhance Video Calls
  • Meet Quality Standards (upscaling to 4K, 60FPS)
  • Restore Old Videos & Images
  • AI Frame Interpolation
  • Unblur Videos
  • Stabilize Shaky Videos
  • Denoise Videos
  • Upscale AI Generated Videos
  • Enlarging low-resolution photos
  • Upscaling anime or product images
  • Sharpening soft or old pictures
  • Batch-upscaling images for work
  • 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
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