ESRGAN AlternativesImage Upscaling Apps like ESRGAN

ESRGAN is described as '(Description from https://www.resetera.com/threads/ai-neural-networks-being-used-to-generate-hq-textures-for-older-games-you-can-do-it-yourself.88272/)' and is a Image Upscaling app in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to ESRGAN, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac and Flathub apps. The best ESRGAN alternative is Upscayl. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try waifu2x or REAL Video Enhancer. Other great sites and apps similar to ESRGAN are Magnific AI, RealScaler, final2x and Anime4K.

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  1. Upscayl icon

    Upscayl

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

    63 Upscayl alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    Upscayl screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Image Upscaling
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Batch Editing
    7.  Electron based

    Upscayl VS ESRGAN

     

    • Upscayl is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to ESRGAN.

    • Upscayl is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ESRGAN.

    • Upscayl is Free Personal and Open SourceESRGAN is Free and Open Source
    • Upscayl is LightweightESRGAN is not according to our users
  2. waifu2x icon

    waifu2x

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    Image Super-Resolution [upscaling] for Anime-style [low detail] art or images using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks.

    64 waifu2x alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Online
    waifu2x screenshot 1

    waifu2x Features

    1.  Change resolution
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Batch Editing
    5.  Works Offline

    waifu2x VS ESRGAN

     

    • waifu2x is the most popular Web-based alternative to ESRGAN.

    • waifu2x is Free and Open SourceESRGAN is also Free and Open Source
  4. REAL Video Enhancer icon

    REAL Video Enhancer

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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.

    61 REAL Video Enhancer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    REAL Video Enhancer screenshot 1

    REAL Video Enhancer Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Frame interpolation

    REAL Video Enhancer VS ESRGAN

     
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    Magnific AI

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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!.

    75 Magnific AI alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Adobe Photoshop
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    Magnific AI Features

    1.  AI-Powered

    Magnific AI VS ESRGAN

     

    • Magnific AI is the most popular commercial alternative to ESRGAN.

    • Magnific AI is Paid and ProprietaryESRGAN is Free and Open Source
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    RealScaler

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

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    RealScaler screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Support for 4K
    4.  Hardware Accelerated
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  No Coding Required
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Batch Editing
    10.  Non Destructive Editing
    11.  Noise Reduction
    12.  AMD

    RealScaler VS ESRGAN

     
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    final2x

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    2^x Image Super-Resolution ??.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    final2x screenshot 1

    final2x Features

    1.  Image Processing
    2.  Cross-Platform
    3.  Support for i18n

    final2x VS ESRGAN

     

  10. Anime4K

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    Anime4K is a set of open-source, high-quality real-time anime upscaling/denoising algorithms that can be implemented in any programming language.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Anime4K screenshot 1

    Anime4K Features

    1.  High-resolution images
    2.  AI-Powered

    Anime4K VS ESRGAN

     
  11. magickimg icon

    magickimg

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    Elevate your images with cutting-edge AI technology and a suite of tools for restoration, upscaling, and more.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    magickimg screenshot 1

    magickimg Features

    1.  Remove Image Background
    2.  Colorize Photo
    3.  AI-Powered
    4.  Image Restoration Tools

    magickimg VS ESRGAN

     
  12. RealSR-NCNN-Android icon

    RealSR-NCNN-Android

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    An Android application for super-resolution & interpolation. Contains RealSR-NCNN, SRMD-NCNN, RealCUGAN-NCNN, Real-ESRGAN-NCNN, Waifu2x-NCNN, Anime4kcpp, nearest, bilinear, bicubic, AVIR...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Android
    RealSR-NCNN-Android screenshot 1
    RealSR-NCNN-Android screenshot 2
    RealSR-NCNN-Android screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Image Processing

    RealSR-NCNN-Android VS ESRGAN

     

    • RealSR-NCNN-Android is the most popular Android alternative to ESRGAN.

    • RealSR-NCNN-Android is Free and Open SourceESRGAN is also Free and Open Source
    • RealSR-NCNN-Android is Privacy focusedESRGAN is not according to our users
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    jdPixelUpscaler

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    jdPixelUpscaler upscales images by simply replacing one pixel with several of the same color. For example, if you set the scaling factor to 2, one pixel becomes 2x2 pixels of the same color. No attention is paid to the surrounding pixels or to transitions.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Linux
    jdPixelUpscaler screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Flatpak

    jdPixelUpscaler VS ESRGAN

     

  14. RealSR

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    Recent state-of-the-art super-resolution methods have achieved impressive performance on ideal datasets regardless of blur and noise. However, these methods always fail in real-world image super-resolution, since most of them adopt simple bicubic downsampling from high-quality...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Vulkan
    • PyTorch
    RealSR screenshot 1

    RealSR Features

    1.  Image Restoration Tools
    2.  Image Processing
    3.  AI-Powered

    RealSR VS ESRGAN

     
  15. Image Upscaler AI icon

    Image Upscaler AI

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    Upscale your photos, cartoons, images and more easily and quickly using artificial intelligence.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Image Upscaler AI screenshot 1

    Image Upscaler AI Features

    1.  AI-Powered

    Image Upscaler AI VS ESRGAN

     
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