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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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Airbrush AI Image Enhancer
✓ verifiedFreemium
AI photo editor and enhancer (Pixocial) with upscaling, retouch and many one-click tools; free tier plus a 7-day trial.
3.8M visits/mo
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Dewatermark.AI
✓ verifiedFreemium
AI tool that removes watermarks, logos, text and timestamps from images, videos and PDFs, with batch mode and an API.
2.0M visits/mo10K saves
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Artguru
✓ verifiedFreemium
One-click AI enhancer for photos, video and PDFs: upscaling, unblur, denoise, restore, plus background/object removal.
1.7M visits/mo33K saves
Pricing
Free Trial: $0 (10 credits included)
Pro: $24.99 (300 credits/month, rollover, up to 256MP)
Free trial available
No public pricing
Free trial available
Free: $0 (3 images/day)
API: from $0.83 per 1,000 images
No public pricing
Free trial available
Core features
- ✦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 enhancement of color, contrast and clarity
- ✦Noise and artifact reduction
- ✦Resolution upscaling
- ✦Category-specific enhancement for portraits, objects, scenery, pets and text
- ✦Post-enhancement editing tools
- ✦Web, mobile and AirBrush Studio desktop availability
- ✦One tool in the AirBrush suite (upscaler, restoration, background remover, face swap, video enhancer) under shared pricing
- ✦Automatic AI watermark removal
- ✦Multiple removal models plus manual AI brush
- ✦Removal of text, logos, timestamps and signatures
- ✦Video and PDF watermark removal
- ✦Batch mode for up to 50 images
- ✦Developer API and MCP integration
- ✦AI photo enhancement/upscaling
- ✦Old-photo restoration and unblur
- ✦Video enhancement
- ✦PDF/document sharpening
- ✦Background and object removal
- ✦Batch processing and API
Use cases
- →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
- →Enhancing photos for e-commerce and social
- →Restoring old family images
- →Upscaling images for print
- →Cleaning watermarks from photos
- →Removing platform overlays from videos
- →Preparing product images in bulk
- →Integrating watermark removal via API
- →Enhancing and upscaling photos
- →Batch-polishing product images
- →Improving scans for OCR/print
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