waifu2x vs Waifu2x-GUI

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waifu2x		Waifu2x-GUI
	Project
403	Mentions	7
27,183	Stars	120
-	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	5.0
about 1 year ago	Latest Commit	over 1 year ago
Lua	Language	TypeScript
MIT License	License	MIT License

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waifu2x

Posts with mentions or reviews of waifu2x. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-09.

Mac Preview Combine PDFs Different size
1 project | /r/MacOS | 5 Jul 2023

You can export the large PDF as a JPG then resize it using Tools > Adjust Size. You could also use https://waifu2x.udp.jp to "up-size" the smaller file to give it a bit more resolution. You can set up an Automator script to resize multiple images.
To purchase all your Mari merch [twitter: イスカリオテのマリア]
2 projects | /r/MariMakinami | 9 Jun 2023
Hortus de Escapisimo Spoiler
1 project | /r/arknights | 7 Jun 2023

Just use waifu2x to make it bigger
Make large wallpaper images less blurry?
1 project | /r/NovelAi | 5 Jun 2023
Workshop
1 project | /r/AnimeART | 21 May 2023

Crop it yourself with Gimp (free) or Photoshop (paid), then upscale it with something like Waifu2x.
The Goddess Squad (Goddess Squad art by ジぞくGGOc)
1 project | /r/NikkeMobile | 15 May 2023

You can use https://waifu2x.udp.jp/ AI to enhance 2k or 4k. I made a 2k wallpaper.
Atelier Ryza Animation Sound Preview #1 (From Livestream)
1 project | /r/Atelier | 14 May 2023

You can try screenshot it and go to waifu2x to make it bigger
Anyone have High quality version of this?
1 project | /r/NinoNakano | 30 Apr 2023
Super Auto Beach Fun!
1 project | /r/superautopets | 27 Apr 2023

waifu2x
Bliksem boven de tulpenvelden in Flevoland afgelopen Zaterdagavond
1 project | /r/thenetherlands | 23 Apr 2023

Waifu2x-GUI

Posts with mentions or reviews of Waifu2x-GUI. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-11-20.

ReSR.Scaler - image/video deeplearning upscaler for any GPU (Real-ESRGAN/Pytorch)
4 projects | /r/programming | 20 Nov 2022
any good AI upscaling software?
5 projects | /r/linuxquestions | 29 Oct 2022

I only found this: https://github.com/Tenpi/Waifu2x-GUI/. It seems to be somewhat early in its development, but at least it does have Linux support.
Waifu2x GUI – upscale anime-styled images, GIFs, and videos with waifu2x
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 11 Sep 2022
Color loss/change with ffmpeg
1 project | /r/ffmpeg | 6 Aug 2022

You can see all the details here (images etc.) -> https://github.com/Tenpi/Waifu2x-GUI/issues/2
I am using a little program that uses ffmpeg, and for some reason it changes colors.
1 project | /r/ffmpeg | 4 Aug 2022
Do you think it is sketchy to see 0 issues (open or closed) on a github page?
4 projects | /r/software | 21 Mar 2022

Judging by this guys commit messages they're certainly not used to working on a team.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing waifu2x and Waifu2x-GUI you can also consider the following projects:

video2x - A lossless video/GIF/image upscaler achieved with waifu2x, Anime4K, SRMD and RealSR. Started in Hack the Valley II, 2018.

MALSync - Integrates MyAnimeList/AniList/Kitsu/Simkl into various sites, with auto episode tracking.

Anime4K - A High-Quality Real Time Upscaler for Anime Video

waifu2x-converter-cpp - waifu2x(original : https://github.com/nagadomi/waifu2x) re-implementation in C++ using OpenCV

Real-ESRGAN - Real-ESRGAN aims at developing Practical Algorithms for General Image/Video Restoration.

upscayl - 🆙 Upscayl - #1 Free and Open Source AI Image Upscaler for Linux, MacOS and Windows.

Magpie - An all-purpose window upscaler for Windows 10/11.

realesrgan-gui - GUI frontend for RealESRGAN

VQGAN-CLIP - Just playing with getting VQGAN+CLIP running locally, rather than having to use colab.

realesrgan-gui - 实用、美观的 Real-ESRGAN 图形界面，同时支持 Windows、Ubuntu 和 macOS 平台。(Cross-platform GUI for image upscaler Real-ESRGAN with additional features.)

cupscale - Image Upscaling GUI based on ESRGAN

Waifu2x-Extension-GUI - Video, Image and GIF upscale/enlarge(Super-Resolution) and Video frame interpolation. Achieved with Waifu2x, Real-ESRGAN, Real-CUGAN, RTX Video Super Resolution VSR, SRMD, RealSR, Anime4K, RIFE, IFRNet, CAIN, DAIN, and ACNet.