4 most popular image improvement AI tools

After testing many options, here's what works and why. Let's get started!

1. PicsArt

You can enhance your photos with several Picsart tools, including AI enhancement tools. For reference, here is the image the article author started with (and will be used for all the tools in this list):

After using Picsart's AI enhancement tool, here is the final result:

Note that this is one of the slowest AI improvement tools in terms of load times. It's likely due to file size, but the odds are very low. You may have to reload the image if it freezes mid-stream, which is very annoying.

But other than that, you'll get better results with another type of image. Sometimes landscape photos are difficult for AI enhancement tools to edit properly because they are often too flat. This is exactly why the author used landscape photos for this experiment.

If you want to enhance your photos in the landscape genre and potentially give your tool more functionality, consider checking out these essential landscape photography tips. If you use Picsart's AI enhancement tool, it's worth noting that this is a premium feature.

2. CutOut Pro

AI-powered apps like CutOut Pro were previously commonly used to remove backgrounds. So this time let's try to see if this tool can enhance photos properly in just one click with AI enhancement tool. Here is the final result:

The results were better than the first try. However, the AI-corrected photo traces are very clear. It's also important to note that the author chose quality over fidelity when enhancing this image, so your results may vary depending on what's more important to you.

3. PicWish

PicWish is an easy-to-use AI image enhancer that allows you to enhance images or add color to black and white photos. Although the enhancer is technically designed for portraits, it performs quite well with landscapes. Here is the final result:

PicWish was the best AI image enhancer in this test. The changes it makes are quite subtle and the app is easy to use.

You must register an account to use PicWish. And you also have to subscribe to the premium plan if you want to download high-quality versions of the photos, but the basic plan is more than enough.

4. PixelCut

While most enhancement tools to date focus on removing annoying stuff, you might want something that can quickly enhance your content. If so, PixelCut is exactly what you're looking for.

PixelCut doesn't change the photo much, which many people might consider a good thing. It's a little less noisy than before, but not much else has changed. So this is a great tool if you just need to enhance a blurry photo.

There are many other AI photo enhancement tools that were not included for a number of reasons. Some do not allow account registration and others do not allow watermark removal. So, if you need a photo enhancement tool, you should start with these 4 options, of which PicWish is the best choice.

Micah Soto

Update 28 August 2024