Icons8 Smart Upscaler

Small, soft or pixelated images are a common headache, and Icons8 Smart Upscaler is built to fix that in the browser.

It is an AI image upscaler that increases the resolution and sharpness of a photo you upload, with no software to install.

The pricing model is free, though free use is limited and the output carries a watermark.

You can process images in batches instead of one at a time, which saves effort when you have a whole folder to deal with.

Several image formats are supported.

Developers can also reach the upscaler through an API, so it can sit inside another app or workflow rather than only living on the website.

The interface is simple to use.

Files are capped at 5MB, so large originals will not go through as they are.

Results also depend on the source: a very poor image will not turn into a sharp one, and Icons8 Smart Upscaler can only work with the detail that is already there.

It works for quick fixes for web images, icons and small photos better than print-size restoration jobs.