Klarity vs Refocused

Klarity is a free desktop tool for restoring images and videos locally and offline on Linux and Windows. Its modes include denoising, deblurring, upscaling, cleaning and full restoration, along with frame generation and related clean-frame and full-frame options. It supports JPG, JPEG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, TIF and WebP images, and MP4, AVI, MOV, MKV, WebM, FLV, WMV and M4V videos. Video processing requires FFmpeg. Users can work through a graphical interface or interactive and direct command-line modes. Heavy mode downloads about 888 MB of models; Lite downloads about 204 MB and is described as 20x faster. The listed minimum requirements are a 2-core CPU, 4 GB RAM and 2 GB storage, and CPU processing works without a GPU. AI models download on first use. Klarity uses NAFNet for denoising and deblurring, Real-HAT-GAN or Real-ESRGAN for upscaling, and RIFE for frame generation. The repository lists an MIT license for Klarity and separate licenses for model components. CPU-only desktop binaries are listed for Linux x86_64 and Windows x86_64.

Refocused is desktop software for enhancing and restoring video with AI models that process footage on the user's machine. Its seven model families cover super-resolution, diffusion restoration, interpolation, denoising, depth estimation, and segmentation. The Refocus model provides motion-aware 4× super-resolution, and a flagship workflow chains it with Regenerate-Q. In the Refine workspace, users can apply tracked object masks, select by depth threshold, reprocess specific regions, and create synthetic depth-of-field focus. Compare offers synchronized A/B playback and up to 8× zoom for inspecting frames. Output can reach 8K and includes 10-bit ProRes, HDR, and image sequences; listed formats include H.265/H.264, ProRes, VP9, AV1, PNG, JPEG, and TIFF. Processing works offline after installation and activation, though license validation and model updates periodically need internet access. A free trial includes full processing and all models, with watermarked output. The Full license is $64.99 as a one-time purchase and includes unlimited local processing, up to five devices, and one year of updates.