Freemium★
Upscale.media
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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Image Upscaler
Enlarges an image 2x or 4x in the browser, with 50 free credits a month and ads around the workflow rather than a mark on the picture.
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Overview
ImgUpscaler enlarges an image, the AI rebuilding detail as it scales at 2x or 4x rather than stretching pixels. This product is imgupscaler.com. imgupscaler.ai and imageupscaler.com are separate services from other people, so prices quoted elsewhere may belong to those.
It runs in the browser, and the vendor also sells Upscal, an installed version for Windows, Mac and phones. The free plan gives 50 credits a month, one image at a time, with ads around the workflow rather than a mark on the picture. Paid plans are subscriptions that raise or remove the credit limit, drop the ads and add batch processing. The vendor states uploads are deleted within 24 hours.
Key features
✓Enlarges images at 2x or 4x
✓Rebuilds detail rather than stretching pixels
✓Aimed at photos, portraits & product shots
✓Handles anime & old pictures
✓50 free credits a month
✓Batch processing on paid plans
✓Ads around the workflow, not on the image
✓Reads JPG, PNG & WebP
✓Cancel a subscription from the billing page
✓Free results can be used commercially, per the vendor
When to use
Use ImgUpscaler if:
- You have a small or low-resolution image and need it larger for a print or a screen.
- You want a simple choice. Pick 2x or 4x, and there is nothing else to set.
- You are enlarging anime or product shots as well as photos. It is aimed at those alongside portraits and old pictures.
- You want to test it on your own image first. The free plan gives 50 credits a month.
- You have a set of images and are willing to pay. Batch processing comes with the paid plans.
When NOT to use
Skip ImgUpscaler if any of these describe you:
- You need more than 4x. It stops there. imglarger goes to 8x and Bigjpg is worth comparing.
- You upscale often and want it free. The allowance is 50 credits a month and each image spends credits. Compare other image upscalers.
- Ads appear while you work. They sit around the free workflow and go with a subscription.
- You want control over how detail is rebuilt. There is a factor to choose and nothing else. Topaz is built for that.
- Your images must stay off a server. Every file is processed on the vendor's servers. It states uploads are deleted within 24 hours.
- Anime is your main use. A dedicated anime upscaler uses a model trained on line art rather than photographs.
Frequently asked questions
The free plan gives 50 credits a month, enough to test it or for occasional use, and it handles one image at a time. Paid plans are subscriptions: one raises the monthly credits, the other removes the credit limit. Both add batch processing and remove the ads, and you can cancel from the billing page. The vendor states a paid plan is not required to use your results commercially.
Check the address. ImgUpscaler at imgupscaler.com is the product this page is about. There is also imgupscaler.ai, and imageupscaler.com, and both are different services run by different people with their own features and prices. Pricing quoted in an article elsewhere may not belong to this one.
It gives you a larger file with detail that looks plausible. The AI cannot recover detail the camera never captured, so at 4x much of what you see is generated rather than restored. It shows most on faces and text, where a viewer knows what the detail should look like.
The free plan is metered by credits and carries advertising around the workflow rather than a mark on the picture, so the image you download is the finished thing. Paid plans remove the ads.
Batch processing is a paid feature, so on the free plan you upload one image at a time. Each image in a batch still spends its own credits unless you are on the plan without a credit limit.
They go to the vendor's servers, since that is where the AI runs. The vendor states that uploaded images and the results are deleted automatically within 24 hours.
ImgUpscaler runs in a browser. The vendor also sells Upscal, an installed upscaler for Windows and Mac with iPhone and Android versions, which enlarges images in batches and works offline. The vendor states the web subscription and the app licence are separate products, so paying for one does not cover the other.
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