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Browser upscaler: enlarge an image 2x to 8x with AI, with no watermark and one free image a day without an account.
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ImageUpscaler
ImageUpscaler is an online AI upscaler that enlarges photos 2x to 8x, bundled with a set of one-click fixes like unblur, background removal and style filters, on a free-credit model.
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Overview
ImageUpscaler is an online AI upscaler. Its main tool enlarges a photo by 2x, 4x, 6x or 8x, with a neural network adding detail rather than stretching the pixels. The 6x and 8x steps need a subscription. There are also more than a dozen one-click tools: unblur, enhance, JPEG artefact cleanup, background and object removal, face or background blur, and cartoon, anime, painting and sketch filters.
It runs in the browser and shows ads. Each job costs one credit. An account gets a few free credits a month for each tool, and the vendor is currently giving every visitor a bonus of 5000 free credits, so you can upscale without signing in while that lasts. Paid subscriptions add more credits.
Key features
✓Upscales photos 2x or 4x, and 6x or 8x on a subscription
✓Unblur and enhance images
✓Removes backgrounds
✓Removes unwanted objects (inpaint)
✓Cleans up JPEG artefacts and blockiness
✓Blur a face or the background
✓Style filters: cartoon, anime, painting & sketch
✓Reads JPEG, PNG, WebP, BMP, HEIC & TIFF
✓3 free credits a month for each tool, 1 credit per image
✓Takes uploads to 30 MB, shrinking anything over 2000x2000 first
When to use
Use ImageUpscaler if:
- You want a small photo enlarged 2x or 4x, or 6x and 8x on a subscription.
- You want to unblur, enhance or clear JPEG artefacts on the same file. Those tools sit next to the upscaler and share your account.
- You have an unusual file to enlarge. It takes iPhone HEIC and TIFF files as well as JPEG, PNG, WebP and BMP.
- You want to test AI upscaling before spending anything. Every tool has its own free credits each month, and each job costs one.
- You also want a style pass on the photo. Cartoon, anime, painting and sketch filters are one click each.
When NOT to use
Skip ImageUpscaler if any of these describe you:
- You upscale regularly. The free allowance is 3 credits a month per tool and each image costs one, so a regular workload runs out and you are into a subscription. Compare other image upscalers for volume.
- You need more than 8x, which is where the main tool stops. A heavier tool like Topaz goes further.
- You want to control the edit. You pick a scale and a model: general, anime or the paid FacePro. There are no sliders, so a photo editor fits when precision matters.
- You do not want the photo leaving your device. Every file is uploaded and processed on ImageUpscaler's servers.
Frequently asked questions
It has a free tier that runs on credits, at one credit per image. Each tool gives you 3 free credits every month. The vendor is also running a limited-time bonus of 5000 free credits for everyone, so check the site for the current offer. Paid subscriptions add more credits a month and unlock the 6x and 8x steps and the FacePro model. The site carries ads on the free tier.
The upscaler offers 2x, 4x, 6x and 8x. The 6x and 8x steps are marked for subscribers, so free use covers 2x and 4x. An image larger than 2000x2000 pixels is shrunk to that size before the AI enlarges it, which caps what comes out. As with any AI upscaling, a small or blurry source gives the model less to work from.
Credits are how ImageUpscaler meters use, at one credit per image. Every tool has its own 3 free credits a month, and running a job spends one of them. When you run out, you wait for the monthly reset or take a subscription that comes with more credits each month.
The upscaler takes JPEG, PNG, WebP and BMP, and iPhone HEIC and TIFF files work too. Uploads stop at 30 MB, and an image bigger than 2000x2000 pixels is shrunk to that before upscaling. Results are handed back for download after the AI processes them on the server.
Not at the moment. The vendor is giving every visitor a bonus of 5000 free credits, and you can upload, upscale and download without signing in. An account is what gets you free credits every month once that bonus ends. Either way your photo is uploaded to ImageUpscaler's servers, and the vendor states photos are deleted 30 minutes after the job finishes.
There is no separate mobile app. ImageUpscaler is a website, which you can open in a phone browser as well as on a computer, with the same tools and the same credits either way.
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