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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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BigJPG
✓ verifiedFreemium
Deep-learning image enlarger, especially strong on anime and illustrations, with a free tier and an API.
1.4M visits/mo34K saves
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Evoto AI
✓ verifiedFree trial
AI photo editor for professional photographers offering fast culling, retouching, color grading, and batch editing.
1.4M visits/mo
Pricing
No public pricing
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
Free: $0 (20 images/mo, 4x max)
Basic: $6 (2 months, 500 images/mo, 16x)
Standard: $12 (6 months, 1000 images/mo)
Premium: $22 (12 months, 2000 images/mo)
No public pricing
Free trial available
Core features
- ✦AI-powered meme and video creation
- ✦Template selection
- ✦Automated caption generation
- ✦Content scheduling and publishing
- ✦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
- ✦Deep CNN super-resolution upscaling
- ✦Noise reduction and edge smoothing
- ✦Up to 16x enlargement (paid)
- ✦API access
- ✦Desktop and mobile apps
- ✦Offline enlarging for logged-in users
- ✦AI photo culling
- ✦Per-face portrait retouching
- ✦Color grading and background adjustments
- ✦Batch processing across full sets
- ✦Cross-platform: desktop, iPad, mobile, online
- ✦AI video retouching and gallery sharing
Use cases
- →Creating viral marketing content for TikTok
- →Generating engaging videos for Instagram Reels
- →Producing short, attention-grabbing content for YouTube Shorts
- →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
- →Enlarging anime art and illustrations
- →Upscaling photos without quality loss
- →Batch/API image enlargement
- →Preparing images for print
- →Edit high-volume shoots like weddings and events
- →Retouch portraits and headshots quickly
- →Batch-apply consistent edits
- →Deliver galleries to clients
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