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Upscayl vs Upscale.media: catalog facts
Upscayl	Upscale.media
Free Free and open source under the AGPL. There is no paid tier and no per-image cost.	Freemium Free to try, with paid credit plans for more processing.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Android, iOS, Web
Runs entirely on your own machine, so no images are uploaded anywhere Batch processing for whole folders	Works without signing up Scales up to 8x and accepts HEIC and WebP
Needs a Vulkan-compatible GPU; the project warns many integrated chips will not work Slow on weaker hardware, and memory-hungry on large images	Guests get lower maximum input sizes Video limited to one minute
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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