REAL Video Enhancer AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Image Upscaling Apps

The best Image Upscaling alternative to REAL Video Enhancer is Upscayl, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to REAL Video Enhancer and many of them are Image Upscaling Apps so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Image Upscaling App alternatives to REAL Video Enhancer are waifu2x, Video2X, Topaz Gigapixel and Real-ESRGAN.

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REAL Video Enhancer alternatives page was last updated Jan 26, 2026

Upscayl
154 likes
Open source desktop tool using advanced AI to enlarge and enhance images without loss of quality, available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Linux-first development gives early access to Linux users. Requires Vulkan compatible GPU for upscaling.
73 Upscayl alternatives
Cost / License
Freemium
Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application type
Image Upscaling
Origin
International
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
AppImageHub
Snapcraft
Flathub
Online
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waifu2x
56 likes
Image Super-Resolution [upscaling] for Anime-style [low detail] art or images using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks.
70 waifu2x alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Image Upscaling
Origin
Japan
Platforms
Online
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waifu2x vs REAL Video Enhancer Comments

Arian26712
Negative commentJun 19, 2024
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They don't serve the same function, and waifu2x is included with REAL Video Enhancer.
waifu2x is Free and Open SourceREAL Video Enhancer is also Free and Open Source
Video2X
26 likes
Video2X is a video/GIF/image upscaling software based on Waifu2X, Anime4K, SRMD and RealSR written in Python 3. It upscales videos, GIFs and images, restoring details from low-resolution inputs. Video2X also accepts GIF input to video output and video input to GIF output.
30 Video2X alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application types
Image Upscaling
Video Upscaling
Origin
China
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Docker
+5
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Topaz Gigapixel
30 likes
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.
56 Topaz Gigapixel alternatives
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application type
Image Upscaling
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Adobe Photoshop
+2
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Real-ESRGAN
15 likes
Real-ESRGAN aims at developing Practical Algorithms for General Image/Video Restoration.
35 Real-ESRGAN alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Image Upscaling
Origin
China
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
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Waifu2x-Extension-GUI
12 likes
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.
49 Waifu2x-Extension-GUI alternatives
Cost / License
Freemium
Open Source
Application type
Image Upscaling
Origin
China
Platforms
Windows
+1
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Waifu2x Caffe
23 likes
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.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Image Upscaling
Platforms
Windows
Is Waifu2x Caffe a good alternative to REAL Video Enhancer?
ESRGAN
5 likes
(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/)
29 ESRGAN alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Image Upscaling
Platforms
Online
+3
Is ESRGAN a good alternative to REAL Video Enhancer?
RealScaler
6 likes
RealScaler is a Windows app based on Real-ESRGAN AI to enhance, enlarge and reduce noise in photographs and videos.
Cost / License
Paid
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Image Upscaling
Origin
Italy
EU
Platforms
Windows
+2
Is RealScaler a good alternative to REAL Video Enhancer?
Scapix
14 likes
An image, gif and video upscaling and denoiser app developed with electron, react, waifu2x and ffmpeg.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Image Upscaling
Origin
International
Platforms
Windows
Is Scapix a good alternative to REAL Video Enhancer?
Upscale.media
4 likes
AI-driven online service for image upscaling and enhancement, increasing image resolution up to 4x, removing JPEG artifacts, balancing sharpness and softness, and providing free, fast, and intuitive processing. No technical expertise or installation needed.
65 Upscale.media alternatives
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Application type
Image Upscaling
Origin
India
Platforms
Online
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
+2
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final2x
4 likes
2^x Image Super-Resolution ??.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)
Application type
Image Upscaling
Platforms
Windows
Mac
Linux
Is final2x a good alternative to REAL Video Enhancer?

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