Who should use GFPGAN?

GFPGAN is an open-source project built for people restoring photos and developers evaluating face-restoration models.

Is GFPGAN still maintained?

Unverified. GFPGAN has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to GFPGAN?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Image Face Upscale Restoration-GFPGAN, Image Face Upscale Restoration-GFPGAN, and Image Upscaler And Restoring GFPGAN Algorithm.

GFPGAN is developed by Xintao Wang.

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GFPGAN

Name: GFPGAN
Author: Xintao Wang

huggingface.coUpscaling & restoration

GFPGAN is a browser-based Hugging Face Space for restoring and enhancing faces in old photographs or AI-generated images. Users upload an image, select a model version and rescaling factor, and receive an enhanced result.

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Overview

6 features

In the Upscaling & restoration space, GFPGAN takes a focused approach. It focuses on restoring degraded or low-quality faces in old photographs and AI-generated images. It is built as an open-source project for people restoring photos and developers evaluating face-restoration models. GFPGAN is free to use. It runs on the web.

Xintao Wang builds and maintains GFPGAN. Key capabilities include Image Upload, Face Restoration, and Photo Enhancement.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Image Upload
Face Restoration
Photo Enhancement
Model Selection
Rescaling Factor
Image Download

Built with & integrations

Hosting

AWS

AI providers

local_oss

Runs on

BrowserCloud-managed

Detected from

AWS: x-amz-cf-id header · x-amz-cf-pop header · via header
local_oss: huggingface in the HTML

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed3 Sept · 04:44 UTC
Xintao/GFPGAN verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about GFPGAN

What does GFPGAN do?: GFPGAN focuses on restoring degraded or low-quality faces in old photographs and AI-generated images. It is catalogued under Upscaling & restoration on PulseGate.
Who should use GFPGAN?: GFPGAN is an open-source project built for people restoring photos and developers evaluating face-restoration models.
Is GFPGAN free?: Yes — GFPGAN is free to use.
What platforms does GFPGAN run on?: GFPGAN runs on the web.
Is GFPGAN still maintained?: Unverified. GFPGAN has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to GFPGAN?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Image Face Upscale Restoration-GFPGAN, Image Face Upscale Restoration-GFPGAN, and Image Upscaler And Restoring GFPGAN Algorithm.Image Face Upscale Restoration-GFPGAN Image Face Upscale Restoration-GFPGAN Image Upscaler And Restoring GFPGAN Algorithm
Who develops GFPGAN?: GFPGAN is developed by Xintao Wang.

At a glance

Platforms: Web
Languages: English
First seen: 3 Sept 2026
Built for: people restoring photos and developers evaluating face-restoration models
Model: Open source
Solves: Restoring degraded or low-quality faces in old photographs and AI-generated images.

Registered as

Hugging Face Spaces: Xintao/GFPGAN

Developer

Xintao Wang

Index record

Indexed: 3 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 3 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: xintao-gfpgan-huggingface-co
Lifecycle state recorded: 3 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 3 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 3 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://huggingface.co/spaces/Xintao/GFPGAN

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