Upscayl
Free, open-source desktop app that upscales photos on your PC.
Best freeBest on your computerFree planOpenRuns on your PC
- Best for
- Free upscaling on your computer
- On your PC
- Easy
- Works on
- Windows, Mac, Linux, Web
- License
- AGPL-3.0
What’s good
- Free forever, no account, no watermark
- Install and click; works offline
- Several models, including ones for drawings and photos
Downsides
- Needs a graphics card; most laptop built-in graphics fail
- Older Real-ESRGAN style models, less natural than Topaz
- Desktop app has not had a new release since Dec 2024
At a glance.
- Best for
- Free upscaling on your computer
- Price
- Free plan, then $24.99/mo
- Version
- v2.15.0Released 2024-12-25
- Works on
- Windows, Mac, Linux, Web
- Open source
- Yes, AGPL-3.0
- Made by
- Upscayl (open-source community)
- Website
- upscayl.org
Should you use it?
Yes: it is our best free and best on your computer pick for upscalers. Free desktop app, no account, no watermark, works offline.
Can I run it myself?
Yes. Easy: install an app and click.
Use Upscayl desktop app, free from GitHub (the Mac App Store copy costs $12.99).
- You need
- Graphics card with Vulkan 1.3; no CPU-only mode; any Apple Silicon Mac
- Setup
- EasyInstall an app and click
- Laptop, 8 GBToo small
- PC, 16 GB+Too small
- Mac, 16 GBRuns
- Mac, 32 GBRuns
- Mac, 64 GB+Runs
- PC, 8 GB GPUToo small
- PC, 12 GB GPUToo small
- PC, 16 GB GPUToo small
- PC, 24 GB GPUToo small
- WorkstationToo small