Best 3 FREE Image Upscalers in 2025 + Comparison!

A video on YouTube. In Photography & Film, a Krater category.

Summary by Krater

Unmesh Dinda compares three free AI image upscaling tools—Upscayl, DGB.lol, and Pixelcut—against Adobe Photoshop's Preserve Details 2.0. He concludes that Pixelcut offers the best results overall, matching or exceeding the other tools without queues or system limitations.

From the video

Answers: What is the best free AI image upscaler?

AI image upscaling
Upscayl
DGB.lol
Pixelcut
Adobe Photoshop Preserve Details 2.0

What it concludes

Upscayl is a free, open-source desktop AI image upscaler that runs locally on your system.
DGB.lol offers free online AI image upscaling tools, but users often experience long queue times.
Pixelcut produces much better AI image upscaling results than Adobe Photoshop's built-in tool.
Pixelcut, DGB.lol, and Upscayl produce almost identical results on a cat portrait, but Upscayl occasionally creates a fine line artifact.
Upscayl's UltraSharp model removes background blur and artifacts without unwanted lines.
Pixelcut is hands down the best free AI image upscaler when you want fast batch processing without system strain.

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