Key Takeaways
Picsart's AI enhancer is slow but works well for certain types of images, such as landscapes. CutOut Pro noticeably improves images with obvious AI tweaks. PicWish is a good AI enhancer with subtle changes and easy usability, but requires a premium plan. Today's Video from MAKEUSEOF Scroll to continue with content
I've tried a few photo editing apps in the past, but I wanted to try out different AI photo enhancement tools to see if they could improve my images. After trying out multiple options, here are what I think work well and why:
1. PicArt
You can improve your photos with several Picsart tools, including the AI Enhancer. For reference, here is the image I started with (it's the image I use for all the tools on this list):
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Here is the final result after using the Picsart AI enhancement tool.
One thing to note is that in terms of loading times, this is one of the slowest AI-enhanced tools I've used. This could have been due to the file size, but I don't think that's the case. It froze midway through, so I had to reload it, which was very frustrating.
But other than that, I think a different type of image would have done better: landscape photos can be hard for the AI Enhancer to get right; they often end up being too flat, which is exactly why we used landscape photos in this experiment.
If you want to improve your images in this genre and expand the scope of your tools, check out our top tips for landscape photography.
If you want to use Picsart's AI-enhancing tools, keep in mind that this is a premium feature.
2. Cutout Pro
I've edited photos before with AI-powered apps like CutOut Pro, which I used to remove backgrounds, so this time I wanted to see if I could use AI Enhancer to properly enhance my images with just one click. Here's the final result:
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I feel this is a better result than my first attempt, and I like how smooth it is for the most part. My only complaint, however, is that it looks like it was AI tweaked, although that may be because I knew I was editing with AI. If someone else showed me the enhancements and had no idea that AI was used, my opinion would probably be different.
It's also worth noting that I opted for quality over fidelity in enhancing this image, so your results may vary depending on what's more important to you.
3. Pikwish
PicWish is an easy-to-use AI image enhancement tool that can enhance photos and colorize black and white images. Although the tool is technically designed for portraits, I think it worked pretty well on landscape photos as well. Below is the final result.
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I'd say that my favorite AI image enhancer from this experiment is PicWish. The changes it makes are very subtle and the app is easy to use.
To use PicWish, you'll need to sign up for an account, and if you want to download high-resolution versions of your images, you'll need to subscribe to a premium plan, but the basic plan should be sufficient for your needs.
4 Pixel Cut
Most enhancers to date have focused on removing distracting details, but sometimes you need something that can quickly upscale your content – then PixelCut is exactly what you're looking for.
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PixelCut didn't make a huge difference to my photos, which is probably a good thing — they're a little less grainy than they were before, but not much else, so if you just want to enlarge a blurry photo, I think it's a great tool.
We have tried many other AI photo enhancers but did not include them here for a few reasons. Some of them do not allow you to register an account, and some of them do not allow you to remove watermarks. Therefore, if you need a photo enhancer, we recommend you start with these four options. The best of them is PicWish.
