Cupscale
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Cupscale, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Cupscale's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Cupscale | Free | No paid plans or usage limits stated |
The facts
Each one read from Cupscale's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI backends
- It supports Nvidia CUDA, Vulkan/NCNN, and CPU processing.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Batch processing
- Users can batch upscale a directory or multiple individual images.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Clipboard
- Users can load an image directly from the clipboard.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Comparisons
- It can create side-by-side and 50/50 comparisons, plus before-and-after animations as GIF or MP4.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Image formats
- It lists PNG, JPEG, BMP, WEBP, TGA, and DDS as compatible image formats.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Image processing
- Cupscale can tile and merge images automatically to avoid running out of VRAM, and supports pre- and post-processing resize options.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Input formats
- PNG, JPEG, BMP, WEBP, TGA, DDSchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Installation
- The project describes the application as more or less portable and says it is a single executable that can run anywhere.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Installation note
- Temporary files are stored in the installation directory by default, and the README advises against installing in protected locations such as Program Files.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies its license as MIT.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Maximum scale
- 4xchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Model tools
- It supports on-the-fly model interpolation, model chaining, and includes a converter for NCNN models.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Release requirements
- The latest release instructions say to extract the zip and start Cupscale.exe, preferably outside a protected folder such as Program Files.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Upscaling method
- aichecked 22 Sep 2026
- What it does
- Cupscale is an image upscaling GUI based on ESRGAN.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Desktop app
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
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