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chaiNNer
Open-source node-based desktop app for image-processing chains, chiefly AI upscaling via PyTorch, NCNN, ONNX and TensorRT.
- chaiNNer-org
- Local only
- Free, open source
Where it ranks
- –Upscaling & restorationWorkflow platforms · Local · no rated model available here yet
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Facts
- Vendor
- chaiNNer-org
- Approach
- Workflow platforms
- Where it runs
- Runs only on your own hardware
- Interface
- Desktop app, Node graph
- Skill level
- Advanced: command line, node graphs or self-hosting
- Price
- Free, open source
- Pricing notes
- Free and open source (GPL-3.0); latest release v0.25.1 (2025-10-23). Supports ESRGAN-family and other SR architectures via its Spandrel library.
- Source code
- Open source (GPL-3.0)
- GitHub stars
- 6.1k (18 Oct 2026)
- Last verified
- 18 Oct 2026
Price from github.com, 18 Oct 2026.
Models it gives you
- –Real-ESRGAN v0.3.0Xintao Wang (Tencent ARC) · open weights