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Restore Photos vs CodeFormer: catalog facts
Restore Photos	CodeFormer
Freemium Free restorations on the hosted site, with optional paid plans.	Free Free to download and run from the GitHub repository.
Web	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Single-purpose and easy to use Side-by-side view of original and restored photo	Restores heavily degraded faces Accepts video input as well as images
Focused on faces rather than whole-image restoration License for the source code is not stated in the research	Needs Python, PyTorch and a CUDA setup License terms are not stated clearly on the GitHub page
Web application	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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