The Old Way
- Photoshop bicubic that makes edges crunchy
- Installing a desktop upscaler for one listing photo
- Paying a monthly license you barely open
- Sending a blurry file to print and hoping
Upload a low-res photo. Recraft Crisp Upscale rebuilds edges and texture instead of stretching pixels.JPG, PNG, or WebP. 3 credits. No prompt.
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Upload a photo and we will upscale it in the browser.
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JPG, PNG, WebP up to 10MB

BeforeAfterWe built this Image Upscaler because a soft file should not mean a reshoot.
Whether you need more pixels on a product shot or a cleaner scan of an old print, this page covers the usual jobs.
A catalog shot that looks soft when buyers zoom. Lift the file so the listing can take a closer look.
Perfect for
Scans and phone copies of prints. Rebuild edges on faces, fabric, and background grain.
Perfect for
A story, thumbnail, or profile photo that needs a sharper crop without another shoot.
Perfect for
A poster, flyer, or large crop that needs more pixels than the camera file has.
Perfect for
Hair, skin, and fabric stay in the photo. This is a sharpen pass, not a restyle.
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Soft edges and JPEG blocks get a crisper pass, without converting the file first.
Perfect for
Photographers, sellers, and anyone sitting on a file that is too small for the next job.
You already shot the frame. You just need more usable pixels for the layout.
Listing photos that look fine in a grid and fall apart when a buyer zooms.
Old family photos, profile pics, and social crops. If you can drag and drop, you can use this.
An Image Upscaler should make a photo larger and cleaner without turning it into someone else. This Image Upscaler page runs Recraft Crisp Upscale in the browser. You upload a JPG, PNG, or WebP. There is no 2x / 4x menu and no prompt. One Image Upscaler pass, typically about 4×. 3 credits. The crop stays the same.
This Image Upscaler lifts resolution and cleans noise. Recraft Crisp Upscale infers extra detail from edges and texture instead of stretching pixels the way a bicubic enlarge does. The scene, the face, and the framing are meant to stay. An Image Upscaler is a sharpen pass, not a restyle tool and not a generator.
There is no 4K / 8K picker on this Image Upscaler. A 1080p source can land near 4K after a typical 4× pass. A tiny thumbnail will not become a studio file. The Image Upscaler is honest about that: more pixels, same photograph, limits set by the source.
Upload a JPG, PNG, or WebP up to 10MB. That cap is the Recraft Crisp Upscale limit on this Image Upscaler page. Click Upscale Image. The Image Upscaler costs 3 credits. Trial credits on a new account cover a first file. Compare the Image Upscaler result to the original and save. No watermark.
You do not convert the file first. You do not install a GPU app. You do not write a prompt. If you need a new ratio, use the AI Image Expander. If you need a cutout, use the Background Remover. This Image Upscaler only enlarges what is already there.
Use the Image Upscaler on listing photos that fall apart on zoom, scans of old prints, compressed chat saves, and crops that are a bit small for a poster or a profile. It is a common first step before print or before a tighter crop.
Skip it if the real problem is the backdrop, the pose, or the outfit. Enlarging a bad stance still leaves a bad stance. A postage-stamp source with heavy JPEG blocks will look cleaner and still look small. We will not sell you a 15 million-image stat or a 99% quality badge. Judge the file in the compare view.
JPG, PNG, or WebP. 10MB. 3 credits. Browser only. HEIC is not accepted — export first. The Image Upscaler does not add a scale menu because Recraft Crisp Upscale runs one pass. If you need a second Image Upscaler lift, you can run the result again, but noise and invented texture can stack.
You own the original. Commercial use of the Image Upscaler download is fine for a listing or a print. The Image Upscaler does not replace a new shoot when the focus was missed or the subject moved.
Start from the largest clean file you have, not a screenshot of a screenshot. If you have both a chat save and a camera original, use the camera original. Soft daylight sources beat crushed shadows.
After you download, view the file at 100%. Look at type, eyelashes, and fabric weave. If those hold, the Image Upscaler did the job. If they smear, the source did not have enough to rebuild — shoot again or accept a smaller placement.
Three steps. No desktop app, no prompt, no 2x / 4x menu.
Step 1
JPG, PNG, or WebP, up to 10MB. Drag and drop, or click to browse.
Step 2
Click Upscale Image. Recraft Crisp Upscale runs one pass, typically about 4×. Cost is 3 credits.
Step 3
Compare it to the original and save the sharper file. No watermark.
Free trial, file types, old photos, and how this pass differs from stretching a JPEG.
It lifts resolution and cleans a photo in the browser. Recraft Crisp Upscale rebuilds edges and texture instead of stretching pixels. The crop stays the same.
Yes. You get trial credits when you sign up. Each run costs 3 credits, so you can test a file before you buy more.
No desktop app. The Image Upscaler runs in the browser on this page. Sign in only to use credits.
There is no scale menu. Recraft Crisp Upscale runs one pass that typically lifts about 4×. A 1080p source can land near 4K. A tiny source still has limits.
No. Stretching repeats pixels. This pass infers extra detail from edges and texture, so the file is meant to look sharper, not just bigger.
It should keep the subject, crop, and lighting. This is a sharpen pass, not a restyle tool. A very small or heavily compressed source can still look soft.
JPG, PNG, or WebP, up to 10MB. You do not need to convert the file first.
3 credits per run. Subscription credits go first. The download does not add a watermark.
Yes, that is a common use. Scans, phone copies of prints, and compressed JPGs can pick up cleaner edges. A postage-stamp source will not become a studio file.
Yes. Use it on a product shot, a poster crop, or a profile photo. You still own the original.
Upload a JPG, PNG, or WebP above. 3 credits. The file comes back without a watermark.