If you have an image that needs improving but don’t have editing software at hand, there are a number of ways to convert your low resolution image into a high resolution image online.
Have you ever needed to upscale image quality, but didn’t want to go through the trouble of using Adobe Photoshop? No problem. Here are several easy ways to convert your picture into high definition online.
Krita Desktop
What We Like
- Quick access to full-screen mode.
- Particularly well-suited for comics and manga.
- Lots of well-designed tools and brushes.
What We Don’t Like
- Cluttered interface.
- Tool settings not easily accessible.
- Lacks some features of other programs.
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Krita Desktop is really easy to work with and is certainly an advanced image editor. Like some of these other programs, you can work with layers in addition to many other tools located in a floating toolbox off to the side of the program.
There are plenty of other features available as well, such as brushes and blending modes, advanced selection, and masking tools, drawing aids, filters, symmetry tools, and effects.
One thing worth mentioning is that, with the press of the Tab key, you can maximize the canvas to fit your entire screen, getting rid of all the menus and tools so that you can have a huge space for working without any distractions.
Krita Desktop works with Windows 11, 10, and 8; there’s a portable version, too. You can also get it for Linux and macOS 12 through 10.12.Download Krita Desktop06of 10
InPixio Photo Editor
What We Like
- Broad format compatibility.
- User-friendly interface.
What We Don’t Like
- Desktop app is for Windows only.
- Slow installation.
This free photo editor from InPixio is designed for simplicity, but that doesn’t mean it’s void of helpful features. The program itself is easy to understand and navigate, and you can do everything from add frames and designs to crop, change the brightness, and more.
With the one-click presets and frames and easy-to-access editing tools, you can finish editing in no time and even share your picture directly on Twitter or Flickr from the Share menu.
Lots of image file types can be opened in this program, and if saving to your computer, you can pick from JPG, PNG, and TIFF.
Some features are only available in the premium version; those are marked off in the program with a large “Premium” banner.
InPixio Photo Editor runs on Windows computers, iPhone, and iPad. If you need help using this photo editor, you can refer to their online tutorials.
Bazaart
iOS only, $8 a month or $48 a year.
Bazaart’s montage and collage tools let you combine multiple different elements — from photos, to text, to graphics — and layer them all up to create a finished work of art. It has tools that let you instantly erase the background from behind a portrait subject (I was amazed at how well it worked!) in order to put in a new background or layer up multiple effects. It also has a huge variety of templates to create gorgeous collages for Instagram stories too.
There are so many different ways you could try and composite different images together that the only boundary will come down to how creative you’re feeling. Head over to Bazaart’s Instagram page for some inspiration.
Photofox
Like Bazaart, Photofox has powerful tools for removing subjects from background that let you composite in new backgrounds, or apply awesome effects. I particularly like Photofox’s dispersion effect, which makes it look like your subject is bursting into particles (trust me, it’s cool), as well as the glitch effects and the double exposure that overlays two images on top of each other.
As with Bazaart, there are endless possibilities of what you can do by layering and compositing different types of images and applying different effects to each.
VSCO
iOS and Android, limited functions for free, or $20 a year with a seven-day free trial.
VSCO began life making color grading presets for Lightroom and its roots are clear in the app today. Rather than offer stickers and animated GIFs for Snapchat enthusiasts, VSCO is all about the more artful filmic color filters. The app has a huge range of presets available, including looks designed to emulate classic rolls of film from Fujifilm, Kodak and Ilford.
It’s got a great selection of black-and-white filters too, making it a great choice to experiment with if you’re into your moody monochrome shots.
PicsArt
iOS and Android, limited functions for free or $48 a year for the whole suite.
PicsArt has a huge range of editing tools available to you, from basic adjustments like exposure and contrast, through to cinematic color grading and dramatic filters that transform your images into painting-like pieces of art. There are loads of options for both the tone and shape of your face in selfies — I won’t go into the ethics of using these tools for “beauty” purposes, but I had fun in using the tools to intentionally transform my features into bizarre proportions.
There’s a whole Instagram-style social sharing element to PicsArt as well, if you’re interested in that. Personally I was mostly interested in the editing options.
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AI Image Enlarger
As the name suggests, you can use AI Image Enlarger to increase the size of an image without compromising its quality. But that’s not all it’s good for.
AI Image Enlarger is one of six AI-powered photo editing tools you can find on the imglarger site for improving images. By selecting one of these products, you can sharpen, denoise, retouch, remove backgrounds, enhance, and increase image size, all with ease.
Here’s how to use the imglarger.com suite of products to enhance your photos:
- Go to the Image Enlarger website. Choose AI Image Enhancer tool from the Our Products menu.
- Drag or upload the image of your choice.
- Once uploaded, click Start.
Wait a while until an AI image enhancer adjusts your photo. Once it’s done, tap on the Download button to save. We find that images enhanced via this process are perfect for sharing on social media.
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Pixia
What We Like
- Compatibile with common file formats.
- Open files directly from clipboard, camera, and scanner.
- Rich enough in features to satisfy advanced artists.
What We Don’t Like
- Interface is outdated.
- Windows only.
Pixia has an outdated and unappealing interface, but the functions and tools aren’t at all undesirable for a free photo editor.
Layers and layer masks are supported, as well as creating shapes, selecting objects, and common photo editing tasks like changing the color adjustment and tone balance, color filling, and selecting from different paint brushes.
All the standard image file formats can be opened with Pixia, and photos can even be imported directly from the clipboard, a camera, or a scanner.
The latest 64-bit version was built for Windows 10 and Windows 8. There’s a 32-bit version that works on Windows 7.
Artweaver Free
What We Like
- Full-featured and easy to use.
- Supports layers.
- Good variety of brushes and effects.
What We Don’t Like
- Detailed brush control and higher performance aren’t free.
- No Mac or Linux version.
Artweaver manages to include tons of useful image editing tools in an easy-to-use program. It has a tabbed interface to avoid clutter, supports using pen tablets, and works with some of the most popular image file formats, such as JPEG and PSD.
Standard editing tools like a crop, text, paint bucket, and gradient tool, among others, are included, but Artweaver also lets you save and replay events, use brushes, create and work with layers, customize the layout of the palettes, and import images directly from a scanner or camera, among other things.
The screen mode can be changed from regular to fullscreen to have even more room to edit images.
The website lists the minimum OS requirements as Windows 10, 8, or 7.Download Artweaver Free09of 10
PhotoScape
What We Like
- Easy to use.
- Compatible with both Windows and macOS.
What We Don’t Like
- Lacks functionality typical of other programs.
- Can be slow.
- Only PhotoScape X still gets updated.
PhotoScape has several sections at the top of the program where you can open different tools to perform different actions. Viewer, Editor, Combine, and Create GIF are a few.
The editing feature has dozens of frames to choose from, each with the option to round the corners and adjust the margin and frame line settings of the frame.
You can also add objects and text and crop an image freely or use one of several presets (e.g., 16:9, Legal Ratio, and US business card ratio).
Some more tools included in PhotoScape is a red-eye remover, clone stamp tool, spot remover, paintbrush, and, among others, an effect brush (like grayscale, blur, darken, and brighten).
PhotoScape is available for Windows 8, 7, Vista, and XP, while PhotoScape X is for Windows 11/10 and macOS.
Another program attempts to install during setup, but you can easily skip this by deselecting it.
Fotor
What makes this tool so wonderful is its ease of use coupled with its flexible photo editing experience. You can make a mundane image more appealing with editing features like cropping, blurring, color splashes, and photo frames.
Furthermore, you can undo all edits in one go by tapping the Original option in the editing preview window. Fotor has a web-based photo editor, a desktop tool, and a mobile application for both Android and iOS.
Fotor is lightweight software, so it won’t strain your PC performance. However, enhancing images on mobile might take more time than editing on your desktop. Here’s how to use Fotor:
- Go to the Fotor website and tap on Edit a photo.
- Drag or upload an image.
- Edit the image with available options in the menu on the left.
- Once you’ve finished editing, click on Export to download the image.
Conclusion
Converting your photos into HD quality has never been simpler with the use of this free service. It doesn’t matter even if you don’t have any idea of formats, resolutions, IPTC data, color type (RGB or CMYK), etc. Simply upload your photo, choose your desired format and get the best quality possible in seconds without downloading or installing anything.