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Real-ESRGAN ncnn VulkanReal-CUGAN ncnn Vulkan
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

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Free and open source under the MIT license.

Windows, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Runs locally on Vulkan-capable GPUs
  • No Python environment needed
  • Runs on Intel, AMD, Nvidia and Apple Silicon GPUs
  • Uses Vulkan for GPU inference
  • Command line only
  • Repository has seen little activity since 2024
  • The project describes itself as early in development
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: MIT
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Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 8, 2026

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