WaifuXL - SOTA image upscaling neural network that runs in the browser
WaifuXL is our state of the art super resolution model trained on ~1,200,000 anime style images from the Danbooru2021 dataset. You can run it straight from your browser, entirely client-side, at https://waifuxl.com. Using the Onnx Runtime, we stream the weights of our ML models directly onto your device to be executed locally in WebAssembly. Doing so allows us to provide this service solely through a static webpage, no backend for model execution needed. This has the added benefit of enabling the privacy of your images--your images are not, and never will be, sent to us. Our…
WaifuXL - SOTA image upscaling neural network that runs in the browser launched on May 24, 2022 with 12 votes, #923 of 2,942 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 4 years on.
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WaifuXL is a neural network for image upscaling trained on 1.2 million anime-style images. It runs entirely in the browser using WebAssembly, with no server backend required, meaning images never leave the user's device. The tool is designed for anyone needing to enlarge anime or manga artwork, though it can also process real photographs. Users access it directly through a static webpage without installation.
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WaifuXL is our state of the art super resolution model trained on ~1,200,000 anime style images from the Danbooru2021 dataset. You can run it straight from your browser, entirely client-side, at https://waifuxl.com. Using the Onnx Runtime, we stream the weights of our ML models directly onto your device to…
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