Topaz Labs

Topaz Labs builds specialized AI enhancement software for photographers and videographers: Topaz Photo AI (denoise, sharpen, face recovery), Gigapixel (image upscaling up to 6–16x with generative detail), and Topaz Video AI (upscaling to 4K/16K, stabilization, frame interpolation, SDR-to-HDR) with task-specific models like Proteus, Iris, and Rhea. Everything processes locally on-device — no cloud uploads — and the tools work standalone or as plugins for Photoshop, Lightroom, After Effects, and DaVinci Resolve. Over a million creators use them, and AI-image-generator users rely on Gigapixel to make low-res outputs print-ready. In 2026 Adobe agreed to acquire Topaz Labs, planning deeper integration into Creative Cloud and Firefly while keeping the apps available standalone.

The honest picture: pricing moved to subscriptions (roughly $199–399/year depending on bundle) with legacy perpetual licenses cut off from updates — expensive for casual users. Processing is GPU-hungry, and the tools enhance rather than generate: they won't fix a fundamentally bad shot. But for upscaling and restoration quality, Topaz remains the benchmark competitors are measured against.

Download the desktop apps from topazlabs.com (free 30-day trials), or use Topaz Image Web / Astra in the browser; plugins install into Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere, DaVinci Resolve.