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fx-upscale for Mac

Metal-powered video upscaling

Quick answer: fx-upscale is a media app for macOS. Install it with brew install fx-upscale. It is distributed under the CC0-1.0 licence. It has 16 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What fx-upscale is

fx-upscale is a media app for macOS: metal-powered video upscaling.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/finnvoor/fx-upscale.

How to install fx-upscale

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install fx-upscale.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install fx-upscale on Mac?

Run brew install fx-upscale in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is fx-upscale open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the CC0-1.0 licence.

Does fx-upscale run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is fx-upscale?

It was installed 16 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #7058 in this catalogue.

What version of fx-upscale is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.3.2.