A Sharper Scaling AlternativesImage Upscaling Apps & Image Optimizers like A Sharper Scaling

A Sharper Scaling is described as 'High quality image scaling technology mainly developed for upscaling' and is a Image Upscaling app in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to A Sharper Scaling for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Mac, Linux and SaaS apps. The best A Sharper Scaling alternative is Upscayl, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like A Sharper Scaling are REAL Video Enhancer, waifu2x, Topaz Gigapixel and RIOT - Radical Image Optimization Tool.

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  1. Upscayl icon
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    Free and Open Source AI Image Upscaler for Linux, MacOS and Windows built with Linux-First philosophy.

    68 Upscayl alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
     
    • Upscayl is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to A Sharper Scaling.

    • Upscayl is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to A Sharper Scaling.

    • Upscayl is Freemium and Open SourceA Sharper Scaling is Free and Proprietary
    • Upscayl is LightweightA Sharper Scaling is not according to our users
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    REAL Video Enhancer is a redesigned and enhanced version of the original Rife ESRGAN App for Linux. This program offers convenient access to frame interpolation and upscaling functionalities on Linux, comparable to Flowframes or enhancr on Windows.

    60 REAL Video Enhancer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  3. waifu2x icon
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    Image Super-Resolution [upscaling] for Anime-style [low detail] art or images using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks.

    66 waifu2x alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • waifu2x is the most popular Web-based alternative to A Sharper Scaling.

    • waifu2x is Free and Open SourceA Sharper Scaling is Free and Proprietary
  4. Topaz Gigapixel icon
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    Upscales images by 16x with AI, perfect for large prints. Enhances realistic textures, clears pixelation, and retains details in low-res photos. Versatile for photographers and artists aiming for high fidelity or creative flexibility.

    49 Topaz Gigapixel alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe Photoshop
     
    • Topaz Gigapixel is the most popular commercial alternative to A Sharper Scaling.

    • Topaz Gigapixel is Paid and ProprietaryA Sharper Scaling is Free and Proprietary
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    Saving images for web/email/other media with the best compression ratio and quality is a difficult task if you don’t have the right tools. Choosing the right format then choosing the right parameters are the key factors of smaller files.

    99 RIOT - Radical Image Optimization Tool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • GIMP
    • XnView
    • IrfanView
     
  6. Magnific AI icon
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    The most advanced AI upscaler & enhancer. Magnific can hallucinate and reimagine as many details as you wish guided by your own prompt and parameters!.

    79 Magnific AI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Adobe Photoshop
     
  7. Waifu2x Caffe icon
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    Waifu2x Caffe rewrites only the conversion function of the image conversion software "waifu2x" using Caffe and is software developed for Windows. Although it can convert with CPU, using CUDA (or cuDNN) can convert faster than CPU.

    47 Waifu2x Caffe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Video, Image and GIF upscale/enlarge(Super-Resolution) and Video frame interpolation. Achieved with Waifu2x, Real-ESRGAN, Real-CUGAN, SRMD, RealSR, Anime4K, RIFE, CAIN, DAIN, and ACNet.

    48 Waifu2x-Extension-GUI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Scapix icon
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    An image, gif and video upscaling and denoiser app developed with electron, react, waifu2x and ffmpeg.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Batch process photos with resizing, cropping, color adjustments, text or watermark overlays, preview changes before saving, automate renaming with custom patterns, support for major formats, folder structures, preset settings, and drag-and-drop management.

    109 FastStone Photo Resizer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. RealScaler icon
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    RealScaler is a Windows app based on Real-ESRGAN AI to enhance, enlarge and reduce noise in photographs and videos.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. final2x icon
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    2^x Image Super-Resolution ??.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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