Enfuse vs OpenFocus
Enfuse
hugin.sourceforge.ioOpenFocus
github.comSide by side
| Figure | Enfuse | OpenFocus |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Focus Stacking Software | 7.6 (#14) | 8.4 (#5) |
| License | SourceForge lists the Enblend project, which includes Enfuse, as GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2). | The repository is released under the MIT License. |
| Output formats | The manual documents compressed TIFF output options and JPEG compression values from 0 to 100. | Exports include JPG, PNG, WebP, BMP and TIFF, with 16-bit data preserved through the pipeline. |
| Purpose | Enfuse is a command-line program that merges different exposures of the same scene into an image without first creating an HDR image. | OpenFocus aligns and fuses multi-focus image sequences into images with greater depth of field. |
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In their own words
Enfuse
Enfuse has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
OpenFocus
OpenFocus aligns and fuses multi-focus image sequences to create images with focus throughout. It offers ECC and Homography alignment and several fusion methods: Guided Filter, DCT, DTCWT, GFG-FGF and the StackMFF V4 AI model. A wipe view lets users compare source frames with results, and the software can generate depth maps showing focus position per pixel. It supports folder-based batch processing and a headless command-line interface for scripting and CI. Listed inputs include JPG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, MP4 and numbered image folders; the manual also describes decoding additional video formats. Outputs include those image formats, image-sequence folders and GIF animations. Research functions include metadata-calibrated scale bars and multi-page TIFF stacks that preserve 16-bit depth. The interface supports English, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish, with automatic system-language detection. OpenFocus is free under the MIT License, though included algorithms may have separate license terms. Its Windows and macOS app builds are unsigned and may trigger SmartScreen or Gatekeeper warnings on first launch.