Topaz Video
The standard tool for turning old or blurry video into 4K.
Runs on your PC
- Best for
- Old home videos and footage
- On your PC
- Easy
- Works on
- Windows, Mac, Web
- Made by
- Topaz Labs
What’s good
- Best known video upscaler, many models for different footage
- Fixes noise, shaky footage and low frame rates too
- Runs locally, so renders are unlimited on your PC
Downsides
- Expensive; desktop plan costs $59 a month
- Best Starlight models need 10 to 16 GB graphics cards
- Slow. Long videos can take hours on a home PC
The details.
- Version
- Topaz Video 1.7.2Released 2026-11-03
- Open source
- No
- Made by
- Topaz Labs
- Website
- topazlabs.com
Should you use it?
It is #3 of 10. Good for old home videos and footage; for most people, Topaz Gigapixel is the better start.
Can I run it myself?
Yes. Easy: install an app and click.
Use Topaz Video desktop app.
- You need
- 16 GB RAM and a 6 GB graphics card; 8 GB for newer models
- Setup
- EasyInstall an app and click
- Laptop, 8 GBToo small
- PC, 16 GB+Too small
- Mac, 16 GBRuns
- Mac, 32 GBRuns
- Mac, 64 GB+Runs
- PC, 8 GB GPURuns
- PC, 12 GB GPURuns
- PC, 16 GB GPURuns
- PC, 24 GB GPURuns
- WorkstationRuns