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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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Topaz Image Upscaler
Topaz's browser upscaler: enlarge images up to 8x inside a paid web app that also unblurs, denoises and restores.
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Overview
Topaz Labs' image upscaler enlarges photos up to 8x in the browser. Rather than stretching pixels, the AI reconstructs detail as it scales. Upscaling is one workflow inside Topaz Image Web, which also unblurs, sharpens, denoises, relights, restores old photos, enhances faces, removes backgrounds and colorizes. For heavier work, the Gigapixel desktop app upscales up to 16x with batch processing on your own graphics card.
It runs in desktop and mobile browsers with nothing to install. It will not process an image without a paid plan. The browser app is a subscription, with a higher tier for very large images, and the desktop apps are sold separately or as a yearly bundle.
Key features
✓Upscales up to 8x in the browser
✓Reconstructs texture instead of stretching pixels
✓Unblur, denoise, relight, restore & face enhance in the same web app
✓Works in desktop & mobile browsers
✓Mobile app included with the web subscription
✓Gigapixel desktop app: 16x, batch & local GPU
✓Yearly bundle covers all seven Topaz apps
When to use
Use the Topaz web upscaler if:
- You need a photo enlarged for a print, canvas or crop and want detail preserved, not smeared.
- You want unblurring, denoising, restoration or face work in the same browser app as the upscaling.
- You are on any device with a browser and need the result now, without installing software.
- You expect to upscale regularly and would use the subscription rather than desktop software.
When NOT to use
Skip it if any of these describe you:
- You upscale in bulk. Topaz's own Gigapixel desktop app processes folders locally on your GPU, up to 16x.
- You are enlarging anime or drawn art. Anime upscalers are trained for line work.
- You want to try before paying. Nothing runs here without a plan. Many other image upscalers give you a free result first.
- You need an upscaler for occasional use only. A subscription for a few images a year is the expensive way to do it.
- The image needs editing, not enlarging. Use a photo editor first.
Frequently asked questions
No. Signing in is required and the browser app will not upscale an image, even at 2x, until you are on a paid plan. The browser product, Topaz Image Web, is a subscription, with a higher tier for very large images. The desktop apps are separate purchases, and a yearly bundle covers all of them together.
Up to 8x in the browser, with a choice of scale and of model, including options tuned for low-resolution sources and for computer-generated images. The Gigapixel desktop app goes to 16x and adds batch processing if you need more.
The web app suits occasional, single-image jobs, and it covers more than upscaling. Gigapixel is for volume and control: it runs on your own graphics card, works offline, processes folders, and reaches higher scale factors. Same company, different workloads.
It reconstructs general photographic detail, including faces. The same browser app also has separate Face Enhancer and Photo Restoration workflows, which are the ones aimed at portraits and old prints.
Yes. Topaz for Mobile runs on iPhone and iPad, and Topaz states it is included free with a browser subscription and with the app bundle.
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