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waifu2x-ncnn-vulkanReal-ESRGAN
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

 Free

Free and open source under the BSD-3-Clause license.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Runs on Intel, AMD, NVIDIA and Apple Silicon GPUs via Vulkan
  • Processes images locally
  • Dedicated model variants tuned for anime versus photo content
  • BSD-licensed and widely reused inside other tools and GUIs
  • Command-line interface only
  • Needs a Vulkan-capable GPU
  • Core project is a command-line library rather than a polished GUI app
  • No repository update reflected since mid-2024
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: BSD-3-Clause
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Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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