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Nero AI

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All-in-one AI image toolkit — upscale, restore, edit, and generate.

Nero AI is the all-in-one AI image toolkit from Nero — a long-standing multimedia software company — bundling 20+ AI services for upscaling, restoration, colorization, background and object edits, face enhancement, avatar generation, and short-form video upscaling. The platform is available on the web (ai.nero.com), as a Windows desktop app (pcai.nero.com) with online-or-local processing, and as Nero Lens on mobile, and is powered by a credit-based "Nero Credits" system layered with newer Restore+ and Plus models for higher-fidelity output.

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What is it

Nero AI presents itself as "All-in-One AI Image Tools for Generation & Editing" with a "Build Your Own AI Workflow" multi-step canvas — users can chain operations like remove background → generate scene → upscale → compress in a single flow. Underneath sits a deep-learning super-resolution stack trained on millions of low-resolution / high-resolution image pairs.

What it can do

The Image Upscaler enlarges images by 2x / 4x / 8x up to 268 megapixels (16000×16000 px) using five official AI models — Standard, Anime, Photo, Iris, and Face Enhancement (the PC app adds a Reconstruct model). On top of upscaling, the platform exposes Photo Restoration (with the newer Restore+ model), Colorize Photo, Image Denoiser, Image Unblur, Image Sharpener, Image Compressor, Background Remover / Generator / Changer, Object Remover, Cutout Image, Face Enhancer, Face Swap, Face Animation, Avatar Generator, Cartoonize Photo, Pixelate Image, and a Nero AI Video Upscaler.

Who is it for

Designers, e-commerce sellers, real estate and interior professionals, print shops preparing billboard-grade output (300+ DPI), and hobbyists or family archivists restoring old photos. The three surfaces — browser, Windows desktop, and Nero Lens mobile — cover online quick edits, batch desktop work, and on-the-go captures.

Key Features

AI Image Upscaler – Five Models up to 268 Megapixels

Enlarge images by 2x, 4x, or 8x (up to 16000×16000 px / 268 megapixels) using five official AI models — Standard for landscapes and everyday snapshots, Anime for illustrations and paintings, Photo for low-resolution real-life images, Iris for fine close-up details (eyes, fur, hair, jewelry), and Face Enhancement for portrait restoration. The PC app adds a Reconstruct model for the most heavily degraded sources.

Photo Restoration & Restore+ Model

Repair scratches, faded colors, and blurry faces on vintage or damaged photos using the dedicated Photo Restoration service. The new Restore+ model adds more realistic output and better preservation of the original image at the cost of double credits, and it underpins the "Bring Old Photos Back Naturally with Restore+" hero on the homepage.

Colorize Photo – Black-and-White to Color

Transform black-and-white photographs into colorized versions with the Colorize Photo service. An Advanced model is available at a higher credit cost for more contextually accurate color reasoning across historical and material textures.

Face Enhancer & Skin Retouch

Restore low-resolution or blurred facial detail with Face Enhancer / Face Recovery, and smooth skin while preserving texture with the PC app's Skin Retouch and intensity slider. Both options chain on top of any upscale model for portrait pipelines.

Use Cases

Restore damaged or faded old family photos

Apply Photo Restoration (Restore+) plus Colorize Photo and Face Enhancer to repair scratches, recover colors, and sharpen faces in a single Workflow Builder pass.

Upscale e-commerce product images for cross-channel listings

Online sellers run flat product shots through the Image Upscaler (Photo or Iris model) to get clean 4x outputs that hold up across Amazon, Shopify, and ad platforms.

Sharpen real-estate and interior photos

Real estate agents, interior designers, and architects boost listing photos by 400% to make edges crisp and remove camera noise for high-conversion listings.