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Best free AI photo upscalers and restorers

Make small or blurry photos sharp, and restore old family pictures.

  1. Make blurry or small photos sharp and bigger
    ★ 51.7kstars
    upscayl by upscayl · Free alternative to Topaz Photo AI, Topaz Gigapixel
    Desktop app: drag in a photo, click Upscayl
    No codingDesktop appHealthy
  2. Restore old or blurry faces in photos
    ★ 37.7kstars
    GFPGAN by TencentARC · Free alternative to Remini
    Restores faces in old photos, online demo
    For developersCode library▶ Try onlineUse with care
  3. Upscale and sharpen images and videos
    ★ 37.4kstars
    Real-ESRGAN by xinntao · Free alternative to Topaz Gigapixel
    The engine behind many upscalers
    For developersCode libraryFair
  4. Restore blurry or damaged faces in photos
    ★ 18.2kstars
    CodeFormer by sczhou · Free alternative to Remini
    Strong face restoration
    For developersCode libraryFair
  5. Upscale videos and make them smoother with AI
    ★ 22.6kstars
    video2x by k4yt3x · Free alternative to Topaz Video AI
    Upscale videos and GIFs
    No codingDesktop appFair

Ranked for people new to AI: ease of use first, then quality, upkeep and popularity. Last checked 4 Nov 2026.

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