Upscayl
Upscale and sharpen photos with AI – as a regular app.
DifficultyBeginner
HardwareGPU with Vulkan support (almost any graphics card)
LicenseAGPL-3.0
Upscayl enlarges blurry or small images by 4x up to 16x. Just drop in an image, pick a model, and you're done.
How to try it
Commands from the official guides – just copy them.
Linux
# Set up Flatpak (Ubuntu/Debian; it's already there on Fedora and Linux Mint):
sudo apt install -y flatpak
flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install -y --user flathub org.upscayl.Upscayl
flatpak run org.upscayl.Upscayl
# After the first run, you'll also find it in the app menumacOS
# Get the app: https://upscayl.org (Download → macOS), drag it into "Applications" and launch itWindows (PowerShell)
winget install Upscayl.Upscayl
# or get the installer from https://upscayl.orgAsk the AI assistant
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