# REAL Video Enhancer (open-source image editor)

> REAL Video Enhancer is a free, open-source image editor for Windows, macOS and Linux. Interpolate, Upscale, Decompress, and Denoise videos easily on Linux/Windows/MacOS. It has 2,299 GitHub stars and is released under the AGPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at TNTwise/REAL-Video-Enhancer.

REAL Video Enhancer is a redesigned and enhanced version of the original Rife ESRGAN App for Linux. This program offers convenient access to frame interpolation and upscaling functionalities on Windows, Linux and MacOS, and is an alternative to outdated software like Flowframes or enhancr.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/TNTwise/REAL-Video-Enhancer |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 2,299 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Python |
| Website | https://discord.gg/mRReVBMQtN |
| Official | no |
| Category | Image editing & photo |
| Latest release | RVE-2.4.1 (Jan 2, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 2, 2026 |

## Install

### Flathub (Linux)

```sh
flatpak install flathub io.github.tntwise.REAL-Video-Enhancer
```

Package page: https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.tntwise.REAL-Video-Enhancer

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