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Upscayl
What it is
Upscayl proves great tools can be free: a beautiful desktop app (Linux, macOS, Windows) that upscales images 2-16x using open Real-ESRGAN-family models, entirely offline on your GPU. Batch mode, multiple model choices, and an active open-source community made it the default recommendation for cost-free enhancement.
Key features
- 2-16x offline upscaling
- Multiple open models
- Batch processing
- Cross-platform desktop
What we liked
- + Completely free forever
- + Privacy of local processing
- + Simple, polished UI
Worth noting
- · Needs a decent GPU
- · No cloud fallback
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