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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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Pixelcut Image Upscaler
Upscales photos from 2x to 8x with a choice of AI models, free at 2x with no watermark.
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Overview
Pixelcut's image upscaler enlarges photos by generating the missing pixels rather than stretching the existing ones. You pick the upscale model. There is a fast one, a creative one with Creativity and Resemblance sliders, and a Topaz Labs model. Scales run from 2x to 8x, depending on the model. It takes JPG, PNG and HEIC uploads up to 100 MB.
It runs on the web and in Pixelcut's iPhone and Android apps. Free use covers 2x enlargements and about three downloads a day, with no watermark. Pro and Business are subscriptions that unlock the larger scales, the creative and Topaz models, and bulk runs.
Key features
✓Choice of upscale models: fast, creative, Topaz Labs & SeedVR2
✓Scales from 2x to 8x
✓Generates pixels instead of stretching
✓Creativity & Resemblance sliders on creative upscale
✓Topaz model upscales all, foreground or background
✓Portrait detail & skin texture handling
✓Free 2x downloads, no watermark
✓Reads JPG, PNG & HEIC up to 100 MB and 8000 x 8000 px
✓Bulk runs of up to 10,000 images, returned as a zip
When to use
Use Pixelcut's upscaler if:
- You have supplier or old listing images that are too small for marketplace sizes.
- You need a photo enlarged for print.
- You are enlarging portraits and want faces kept intact as they scale.
- You want to steer how much detail is invented, which the Creativity and Resemblance sliders control.
- You have catalogs of small images: bulk runs take up to 10,000 at a time.
- You upscale occasionally at 2x, which is free.
When NOT to use
Skip it if any of these describe you:
- You need more than 2x without paying. Free runs stop at 2x, and the larger scales will not even start without a plan.
- You are enlarging anime or drawn art. Anime upscalers respect line work.
- You want upscaling that runs locally on your own machine and graphics card. Web tools upload everything. Topaz's desktop Gigapixel handles that, see Topaz's upscaler.
- Faces are badly degraded, not only small. Face-reconstruction tools like Remini target that first.
Frequently asked questions
Partly. Free use covers 2x enlargements, with about three watermark-free downloads a day. Anything above 2x, plus the creative upscale and the Topaz Labs model, needs a paid plan and will not run without one.
From 2x to 8x, depending on the model you pick. The fast model offers 2x and 4x, the Topaz Labs model goes to 6x, and SeedVR2 goes to 8x. Pixelcut says its largest outputs, up to 16K, come from the Topaz Labs model.
The fast model is the quick default. Creative upscale adds Creativity and Resemblance sliders, so you decide how much new detail the AI invents. The Topaz Labs model adds enhancement options and can upscale the whole image, only the foreground or only the background. SeedVR2 reaches the highest scale.
The model pays specific attention to facial detail and skin texture while scaling, aiming for natural portraits. As with all AI upscaling, added detail is generated, so check important faces closely.
On a paid plan, yes. Bulk upscaling takes up to 10,000 images in one job and returns them as a zip, which pairs with Pixelcut's bulk background remover for full listing pipelines.
JPG, PNG and HEIC, up to 100 MB and 8000 by 8000 pixels, so phone photos upload directly.
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