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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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Vectorizer AI
✓ verifiedPaid
AI-powered online converter that traces raster images (PNG/JPG/WebP) into clean, editable SVG, EPS, DXF, or PDF vector files.
2.0M visits/mo7.4K 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
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Remini
✓ verifiedFreemium
AI photo and video enhancer that sharpens, upscales, and colorizes old or low-quality images for everyday users and creators.
1.2M 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
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
No public pricing
Free Trial: $0 (10 credits included)
Pro: $24.99 (300 credits/month, rollover, up to 256MP)
Free trial available
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
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-based full-color image tracing with deep learning and classical algorithms
- ✦Full shape fitting for circles, ellipses, rounded rectangles, and stars
- ✦Support for straight lines, arcs, and quadratic/cubic Bezier curves
- ✦Automatic corner detection and cleanup for natural-looking edges
- ✦Symmetry detection to improve consistency of vectorized shapes
- ✦Adjustable color palette control for output simplification
- ✦Sub-pixel precision using anti-aliasing data
- ✦Exports to SVG, EPS, DXF, and PDF
- ✦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
- ✦Automatic face detail enhancement
- ✦Old photo restoration and colorization
- ✦Noise removal and sharpening
- ✦Background quality boost
- ✦Photo and video upscaling up to 2x
- ✦AI-generated personal portraits
- ✦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)
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
- →Designers converting scanned logos into clean vector files
- →Print shops preparing artwork for large-format or cut printing
- →CNC/CAD users needing DXF paths from raster images
- →Developers integrating vectorization into automated design pipelines
- →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
- →Restoring damaged or faded family photos
- →Sharpening low-quality social media images
- →Preparing product photos for e-commerce
- →Improving video footage for content creators
- →Creating high-resolution prints from small images
- →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
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