Professional Photo Restoration
Swin2SR (Swin Transformer for Image Super-Resolution) is not just an upscaler; it is a restoration engine. While other tools focus only on sharpness, Swin2SR focuses on fidelity—making the image look natural and clean.
It is powered by "Vision Transformers" (the same technology behind GPT-4), allowing it to understand the global context of an image. This makes it the world's best free tool for fixing "Real-World" degradations like camera noise, grain, and compression blocks.
The "Real-World" Problem
Social Media Compression
Images downloaded from Facebook, WhatsApp, or Twitter are often full of ugly "blocks" (JPEG Artifacts). Swin2SR detects these artificial blocks and smooths them out perfectly.
Old & Grainy Scans
Scanned family photos often have high ISO noise or paper texture grain. This AI denoises the image intelligently, preserving the face details while removing the static.
Soft Blur Correction
If your photo is slightly out of focus or has minor motion blur, Swin2SR can sharpen the edges to make the subject pop.
Upscaler vs. Restoration: Which one do I need?
Many users get confused between RealESRGAN and Swin2SR. Here is the simple rule:
Your image is clean, digital (like anime/logos), and you just want it BIGGER and SHARPER.
Your image is "bad" (noisy, blocky, old, blurry). You want to FIX it, not just resize it.
*Note: Because Swin Transformers are complex, this model requires more processing power than standard upscalers. Please be patient; the quality is worth the wait.