Real-ESRGAN
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Real-ESRGAN aims at developing Practical Algorithms for General Image/Video Restoration. observed · 2026-10-03
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 1920
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 805
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
36970 stars · 4488 forks observed · 2026-10-03
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-28, confidence 0.98
Real-ESRGAN is a Python library that provides state‑of‑the‑art models for image and video super‑resolution and restoration. It includes pretrained models for general photos, anime, and video, and offers both a pip package and portable executables for GPU acceleration.
Use cases
- enhance low‑resolution photos to high‑resolution quality
- restore details in compressed JPEG images
- upscale anime artwork while preserving line art and colors
- improve video frames for smoother playback
- denoise noisy images captured in low light
- prepare images for printing or large‑format displays
When to choose
- You need a high‑quality, open‑source solution for image or video upscaling.
- You work with anime or cartoon graphics and want specialized models.
- You prefer a library with both Python API and ready‑to‑run GPU executables.
- You require a model that handles JPEG compression artifacts and noise.
When to avoid
- You need real‑time upscaling on low‑end hardware without GPU support.
- Your workflow is limited to pure CPU environments and cannot install CUDA or Vulkan dependencies.
- You require a commercial‑grade warranty or dedicated support.
Facets
library · maturity active
image-processing video-processing computer-vision python windows super-resolution real-esrgan anime denoise jpeg-compression ncnn-vulkan linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/xinntao/Real-ESRGAN · fetched 2026-10-03 · fe1dea8c592e
- homepage: https://github.com/xinntao/Real-ESRGAN · fetched 2026-09-14 · 0175ab528cc8
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| xinntao/Real-ESRGAN | main | 23 |
| xinntao/Real-ESRGAN-ncnn-vulkan | sdk | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="xinntao/Real-ESRGAN")
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