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PicWish
✓ verifiedFreemium
An AI photo-editing suite for quickly removing backgrounds, enhancing quality and retouching images without design skills.
3.8M visits/mo
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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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Cutout Pro
✓ verifiedFreemium
All-in-one AI suite for photo editing, background removal, upscaling, and image/video generation, aimed at e-commerce and creators.
9.9M 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
Pricing
No public pricing
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)
No public pricing
Free Trial: $0 (10 credits included)
Pro: $24.99 (300 credits/month, rollover, up to 256MP)
Free trial available
Core features
- ✦Automatic background removal, including hair and complex edges
- ✦AI photo quality enhancer for blurry or underexposed images
- ✦Old photo restoration and colorization
- ✦Object and watermark removal
- ✦ID photo maker and product retouching tools
- ✦Referral program to earn free credits
- ✦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
- ✦Automatic background removal for photos and video
- ✦AI photo enhancement and upscaling
- ✦Face cutout and portrait/headshot generation
- ✦Text-to-image and image-to-video model access
- ✦E-commerce tools: product staging, virtual try-on, posters
- ✦Developer API plus desktop, mobile, and Shopify 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
- →Cutting out product photos for e-commerce listings
- →Sharpening and repairing low-quality personal photos
- →Restoring and colorizing old family photographs
- →Removing unwanted objects or watermarks from images
- →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
- →Prep product photos for online stores
- →Batch-remove backgrounds from images or clips
- →Generate marketing posters and social visuals
- →Create professional headshots from selfies
- →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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