Real-ESRGAN is a highly popular open-source project that provides practical algorithms for general image and video restoration using deep learning-based super-resolution techniques. It extends the original Enhanced Super-Resolution Generative Adversarial Network (ESRGAN) approach by training on synthetic degradations to make results more robust on real-world images, effectively enhancing resolution, reducing noise/artifacts, and reconstructing fine detail in low-quality imagery. The repository includes inference and training scripts, a model zoo with different pretrained models (including general and anime-oriented variants), and support for batch and arbitrary scaling, making it adaptable for diverse enhancement tasks. It emphasizes usability with utilities that handle alpha channels, gray/16-bit images, and tiled inference for large inputs, and can be run via Python scripts or portable executables.

Features

  • Deep-learning super-resolution and general image/video restoration
  • Extensive pretrained model zoo for general images and anime/video content
  • Flexible inference: Python scripts or portable executables for multiple platforms
  • Handles alpha channels, gray/16-bit images, and tiled large-image processing
  • Supports arbitrary scaling and optional face enhancement integration
  • Designed for robust real-world performance on diverse image degradations

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Algorithms

License

BSD License

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Operating Systems

Linux, Mac, Windows

Programming Language

Python

Related Categories

Python Algorithms

Registered

2025-12-11