Waifu2x-Extension-GUI README

Waifu2x-Extension-GUI

Photo/Video/GIF enlargement and Video frame interpolation using machine learning

Supports AMD / Nvidia / Intel GPU

💾Download Latest Stable Build (Windows x64)

Download Latest portable package for Windows x64 PCs with Intel/AMD/Nvidia GPUs.

Download Latest Build➡: https://github.com/AaronFeng753/Waifu2x-Extension-GUI/releases/latest

➡Get ✨Premium version on Patreon: https://patreon.com/aaronfeng

📝Full change log

Supported Languages: English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, Español

What is Waifu2x-Extension-GUI?

`Image` & `GIF` & `Video` `Super-Resolution` and Video `Frame Interpolation` using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks.

✨Key features:

💡EASY TO USE: Just Unzip and Start. And built-in Settings Presets can help you adjust all the settings with ONE Click.
📺Multimedia support: Supports processing Image & Animated GIF&APNG&WebP & Video at the same time.
😍Full image style support: Multiple built-in algorithms, 2D anime, or your daily photos & videos, this software can handle all of them.
🎞Video frame interpolation: Automatically use AI to interpolate frames after enlarge the video.
⚡Video Frame Analysis: Analyze video frames to Improve video Quality and Speed Up video processing.
✅Great compatibility: Multiple built-in engines, compatible with almost all modern Windows PCs.
📊Flexible multi-thread setting: You can adjust the number of threads freely while providing a complete set of settings for each engine, Take advantage of all the capabilities of your PC.
🚀🚀🚀Multi-GPU support: Multi-GPU support for ALL built-in engines.
🛠Numerous customizable settings: You can automate your workflow by adjusting the many customizable settings in the software.
🤖Smart settings: This software can automatically adjust some software settings based on your PC hardware information and the information of the files you want to process.
😉Easy-to-use graphical user interface.
📨Continual maintenance and updates.

Built-in super-resolution algorithms:
Waifu2x / SRMD / RealSR / Real-ESRGAN / Real-CUGAN / Anime4K
ACNet / RTX Super Resolution (RTX VSR / RTX Video Super Resolution)

Built-in super-resolution engines:
Waifu2x-caffe / Waifu2x-converter / Waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan
SRMD-ncnn-vulkan / RealSR-ncnn-vulkan / Anime4KCPP / SRMD-CUDA
RealESRGAN-NCNN-Vulkan / Real-CUGAN-ncnn-vulkan / RTX Super Resolution

Built-in Video frame interpolation algorithms:
RIFE / CAIN / DAIN / IFRNet

Built-in Video frame interpolation engines:
rife-ncnn-vulkan / cain-ncnn-vulkan / dain-ncnn-vulkan
IFRNet-ncnn-vulkan

✅Already been tested on the `AMD` RX 550, `NVIDIA` GeForce RTX 3060/4060 and `Intel` UHD 620.

mainwindow

Engine_Settings

VideoSettings_EN

Additional_Settings

Samples👀

➡Comparison(2D Anime)

Comparison

Original 2D Anime Image 480x300:

Original Imgae

After 4x Upscale, Denoise and JPG compression 1920x1200: 🔗Comparison

Scaled Imgae

Original GIF 500 x 372:

Original GIF

After 2x Upscale, Denoise and GIF optimization 1000 x 744:

Original GIF

`Github doesn't support online video playback, please check link below:`

`Video` : https://github.com/AaronFeng753/Waifu2x-Extension-GUI/tree/master/Samples/video

❤ Donate ❤ (推荐使用支付宝或者微信)

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📄License

Waifu2x-Extension-GUI is free for PERSONAL USE ONLY.

If you wish to use Waifu2x-Extension-GUI commercially, please purchase the Premium version from:

https://www.patreon.com/aaronfeng

Privacy policy🙈🙉🙊

We respect your privacy, so the following is the privacy policy of this software:

1. This software won't upload anything to the internet, so we won't collect any data from you, we don't even have a server.

2. This software will only connect to the internet when checking for new updates and update the QRCode on the Donate tab, which
will download two .ini files and two .jpg files from GitHub and Gitee. (Gitee is a copycat version of GitHub in The
People's Republic of China, you can disable downloading anything from Gitee by enabling [Ban Gitee] in [Additional settings])

In conclusion, we won't collect any data from you.

💝Credits💝:

❤All donors❤
Special thanks to @CAFUCSteven for helping me test the software, report multiple bugs and give me multiple suggestions.
Special thanks to @MrZihan for create the SRMD-CUDA engine and help me integrated it in the Waifu2x-Extension-GUI.
Anime4K: https://github.com/bloc97/Anime4K
Anime4KCPP: https://github.com/TianZerL/Anime4KCPP
APNG Assembler: https://sourceforge.net/projects/apngasm/
APNG Disassembler: https://sourceforge.net/projects/apngdis/
APNG Optimizer: https://sourceforge.net/projects/apng/files/APNG_Optimizer/
Beautiful Soup: https://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/
cain-ncnn-vulkan: https://github.com/nihui/cain-ncnn-vulkan
Channel Attention Is All You Need for Video Frame Interpolation: https://github.com/myungsub/CAIN
DAIN ncnn Vulkan: https://github.com/nihui/dain-ncnn-vulkan
DAIN (Depth-Aware Video Frame Interpolation): https://github.com/baowenbo/DAIN
FFmpeg: https://ffmpeg.org/
FFmpeg Builds - gyan.dev: https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/
FFmpeg Builds - Zeranoe (This website has ceased operations): https://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/
Gifsicle: https://www.lcdf.org/gifsicle/
GIMP: https://www.gimp.org/
GNU Wget: https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/
IFRNet: https://github.com/ltkong218/IFRNet
ifrnet-ncnn-vulkan: https://github.com/nihui/ifrnet-ncnn-vulkan
ImageMagick: http://www.imagemagick.org/
ImDisk Toolkit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/imdisk-toolkit/
NCNN: https://github.com/Tencent/ncnn
NirCmd: https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html
NSIS: https://nsis.sourceforge.io/
Nvidia: https://www.nvidia.com/
OpenCV: https://opencv.org/
Pillow: https://python-pillow.org/
PyInstaller: https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller
Python: https://www.python.org/
QT: https://www.qt.io/
Real-CUGAN: https://github.com/bilibili/ailab
realcugan-ncnn-vulkan: https://github.com/nihui/realcugan-ncnn-vulkan
Real-ESRGAN: https://github.com/xinntao/Real-ESRGAN
RealSR-ncnn-vulkan: https://github.com/nihui/realsr-ncnn-vulkan
Real-World Super-Resolution: https://github.com/jixiaozhong/RealSR
rife-ncnn-vulkan: https://github.com/nihui/rife-ncnn-vulkan
RIFE Video Frame Interpolation: https://github.com/hzwer/arXiv2020-RIFE
SoX: http://sox.sourceforge.net/
SRMD: https://github.com/cszn/SRMD
SRMD-ncnn-Vulkan: https://github.com/nihui/srmd-ncnn-vulkan
Super-resolution-SR-CUDA: https://github.com/MrZihan/Super-resolution-SR-CUDA
Waifu2x: https://github.com/nagadomi/waifu2x
Waifu2x-caffe: https://github.com/lltcggie/waifu2x-caffe
Waifu2x-converter: https://github.com/DeadSix27/waifu2x-converter-cpp
Waifu2x-Extension: https://github.com/AaronFeng753/Waifu2x-Extension
Waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan: https://github.com/nihui/waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan
psd2waifu2x配布・サポートページ | 投稿者: HIMAKIKUROGANE
Icons made by : Freepik & Roundicons & Icongeek26 From Flaticon : https://www.flaticon.com/
Thanks to @uimee for 繁體中文 translation.
Thanks to @Nova-Aurora for fixing several errors in the English README.
Thanks to @Michael18751 for adding a fadeout effect to the notification sound.
Thanks to @CaptainStabs for fixing several English grammar errors.

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Waifu2x-Extension-GUI

What is this?

Waifu2x-Extension-GUI is a Windows desktop app that upscales (super-resolution) images, GIFs, and videos, and can also interpolate video frames, using a collection of AI engines like Waifu2x, Real-ESRGAN, Real-CUGAN, RIFE and DAIN.

Is this a GUI app or a command-line tool?

It's a standalone graphical Windows application with built-in settings presets, not a CLI tool.

How do I get it running?

Download the latest portable Windows x64 build, unzip it, and start the app directly — no separate installer is needed.

Do I need a specific GPU brand to use it?

No, it supports AMD, Nvidia, and Intel GPUs out of the box; the author tested it on an AMD RX 550, Nvidia RTX 3060/4060, and Intel UHD 620.

Is it free to use?

It's free for personal use only; commercial use requires buying a Premium version on Patreon.

Does it run on Mac or Linux too?

No, only Windows x64 builds are distributed; there's no mention of a macOS or Linux version.

What upscaling engines does it bundle?

It packages multiple engines including Waifu2x, Real-ESRGAN, Real-CUGAN, RTX Video Super Resolution, SRMD, RealSR, and Anime4K, so you can pick the one that best fits anime or real-life photos/videos.

Can it fix choppy video playback, not just upscale resolution?

Yes, it includes frame interpolation engines like RIFE, IFRNet, CAIN and DAIN that generate extra frames after upscaling to smooth out motion.

Does it only work on anime images despite the waifu2x name?

No, it also handles everyday real-life photos and videos alongside 2D anime content.

Does it take advantage of multiple GPUs or threads?

Yes, every built-in engine supports multi-GPU processing and the thread count is freely adjustable, with some settings auto-tuned based on your hardware.

What are similar projects?

dlss5-visual-enhancer, ALH-Pro, pt-pc, video2x, video2dlssnr, Anime4K, paper2gui, waifu2x

Which topics is it in?

anime4k, esrgan, frame-interpolation, ncnn, anime, super-resolution, upscaling, amd, image, vulkan, video-processing, gpu-acceleration

Creator: AaronFeng753
Size: 305 MB
Stars: 17.1K
Updated: CommitOct 17 Releasev3.142.01Oct 02
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Waifu2x-Extension-GUI README

Waifu2x-Extension-GUI

Photo/Video/GIF enlargement and Video frame interpolation using machine learning

Supports AMD / Nvidia / Intel GPU

📜中文说明文档

💾Download Latest Stable Build (Windows x64)

➡Get ✨Premium version on Patreon: https://patreon.com/aaronfeng

📝Full change log

What is Waifu2x-Extension-GUI?

`Image` & `GIF` & `Video` `Super-Resolution` and Video `Frame Interpolation` using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks.

✨Key features:

💡EASY TO USE: Just Unzip and Start. And built-in `Settings Presets` can help you adjust all the settings with `ONE Click`.

📺Multimedia support: Supports processing Image & Animated GIF&APNG&WebP & Video at the same time.

😍Full image style support: Multiple built-in algorithms, 2D anime, or your daily photos & videos, this software can handle all of them.

🎞Video frame interpolation: Automatically use AI to interpolate frames after enlarge the video.

⚡Video Frame Analysis: Analyze video frames to Improve video Quality and Speed Up video processing.

✅Great compatibility: Multiple built-in engines, compatible with almost all modern Windows PCs.

✅Already been tested on the `AMD` RX 550, `NVIDIA` GeForce RTX 3060/4060 and `Intel` UHD 620.

Samples👀

➡Comparison(3D Real-life)

Photo by Jonatan Pie on Unsplash

➡Comparison(2D Anime)

Original 2D Anime Image 480x300:

After 4x Upscale, Denoise and JPG compression 1920x1200: 🔗Comparison

Original GIF 500 x 372:

After 2x Upscale, Denoise and GIF optimization 1000 x 744:

`Github doesn't support online video playback, please check link below:`

`Video` : https://github.com/AaronFeng753/Waifu2x-Extension-GUI/tree/master/Samples/video

❤ Donate ❤ (推荐使用支付宝或者微信)

如果捐赠二维码图片无法正常加载,请打开此链接查看.

📄License

Waifu2x-Extension-GUI is free for PERSONAL USE ONLY.

If you wish to use Waifu2x-Extension-GUI commercially, please purchase the Premium version from:

https://www.patreon.com/aaronfeng

Privacy policy🙈🙉🙊

💝Credits💝:

Waifu2x-Extension-GUI README

Waifu2x-Extension-GUI

Photo/Video/GIF enlargement and Video frame interpolation using machine learning

Supports AMD / Nvidia / Intel GPU

➡Get ✨Premium version on Patreon: https://patreon.com/aaronfeng

What is Waifu2x-Extension-GUI?

Image & GIF & Video Super-Resolution and Video Frame Interpolation using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks.

✨Key features:

💡EASY TO USE: Just Unzip and Start. And built-in Settings Presets can help you adjust all the settings with ONE Click.

📺Multimedia support: Supports processing Image & Animated GIF&APNG&WebP & Video at the same time.

😍Full image style support: Multiple built-in algorithms, 2D anime, or your daily photos & videos, this software can handle all of them.

🎞Video frame interpolation: Automatically use AI to interpolate frames after enlarge the video.

⚡Video Frame Analysis: Analyze video frames to Improve video Quality and Speed Up video processing.

✅Great compatibility: Multiple built-in engines, compatible with almost all modern Windows PCs.

✅Already been tested on the AMD RX 550, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060/4060 and Intel UHD 620.

Original 2D Anime Image 480x300:

After 4x Upscale, Denoise and JPG compression 1920x1200: 🔗Comparison

Original GIF 500 x 372:

After 2x Upscale, Denoise and GIF optimization 1000 x 744:

Github doesn't support online video playback, please check link below:

Video : https://github.com/AaronFeng753/Waifu2x-Extension-GUI/tree/master/Samples/video

❤ Donate ❤ (推荐使用 支付宝 或者 微信)

如果捐赠二维码图片无法正常加载,请打开此链接查看.

Waifu2x-Extension-GUI is free for PERSONAL USE ONLY.

If you wish to use Waifu2x-Extension-GUI commercially, please purchase the Premium version from:

Privacy policy🙈🙉🙊

💝Credits💝:

Waifu2x-Extension-GUI (AaronFeng753/Waifu2x-Extension-GUI)

`Image` & `GIF` & `Video` `Super-Resolution` and Video `Frame Interpolation` using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks.

💡EASY TO USE: Just Unzip and Start. And built-in `Settings Presets` can help you adjust all the settings with `ONE Click`.

✅Already been tested on the `AMD` RX 550, `NVIDIA` GeForce RTX 3060/4060 and `Intel` UHD 620.

`Github doesn't support online video playback, please check link below:`

`Video` : https://github.com/AaronFeng753/Waifu2x-Extension-GUI/tree/master/Samples/video

❤ Donate ❤ (推荐使用支付宝或者微信)