SmillaEnlarger

0.9.0 Image upscaler app for Windows

Tina de Pierre

Review: Program that enlarges small images while preserving image quality and reducing pixelation, suitable for printing and digital dis.

Free and open source image resizing software download, reviewed by Tina de Pierre
Quickly resize images in single or batch mode, and perform other operations such as file type conversion - Screenshot of SmillaEnlarger
Enlarge photos without losing quality - Screenshot of SmillaEnlarger
User interface - Screenshot of SmillaEnlarger
SmillaEnlarger screenshot
SmillaEnlarger screenshot
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Assists you in magnifying and resizing images.

Often when zooming into a photograph taken from a point-and-shoot camera, you're likely to see pixelation. SmillaEnlarger is a program which was designed to help de-blur and sharpen images which have been enlarged.

The truth of the matter is that television programs like CSI which are able to turn 25 pixels into a true representation of somebody's face is not realistic and not much more than a Hollywood fabrication. Although in other cases, SmillaEnlarger can help to sharpen and improve the perceived quality of an image. In fact, it doesn't really sharpen but more softens pixels so it looks more natural.

Using SmillaEnlarger is not difficult and only involves selecting a photo, zooming in by selecting an area and adjusting certain filters like Sharpness, PreSharpen, DeNoise, Flatness and Dithering. Playing around with the settings while paying attention to the preview is a good way to achieve optimal results.

All-in-all, SmillaEnlarger encorporates some of the methods we've seen in professional applications like Lightroom but only on a very small and more-limited scale.

Compatibility and License

Is SmillaEnlarger free to download?

SmillaEnlarger has been released under the open source GPL license on Windows from image conversion software. The license provides the options to freely download, install, run and share this program without any restrictions. The source code for SmillaEnlarger should be freely available and modifications are certainly permitted as well as the option to inspect the software.

on newer versions of Windows like Windows 11 and Windows 10 but more likely to be stable on older versions of the operating system with Vista and XP coming to mind. It runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems with no dedicated 64-bit download provided.
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SmillaEnlarger has been picked by our editors as good software.
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