Topaz Photo

What it does

Topaz Photo takes in photographs, including noisy, soft, low-light or low-resolution shots and scanned archival images, and returns enhanced versions. Its tools cover denoising, sharpening, upscaling, face recovery, lighting and colour adjustment, dust and scratch removal, text preservation and a healing brush. An autopilot option suggests a starting point.

Photographers use it as a final step before delivery, either as a standalone desktop app or as a plugin for Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, Capture One and Apple Photos. Affinity Photo is supported through a manual install. Rendering can run locally, so files stay on your computer, or in the cloud to reduce hardware load. Topaz positions it for on-location work such as wildlife, sports, events and weddings, and for restoring old images.

It suits photographers and restorers who want focused enhancement rather than a full editor. It runs on Mac and Windows and requires a paid subscription. Individual plans cover commercial use for entities under $1M USD annual revenue, while larger organisations need Pro. One reviewer notes it lacks some tools found in Lightroom or Photoshop. It is not a replacement for a complete editing suite.

What it can do

• Denoise and sharpen noisy or soft images
• Upscale images with Wonder and Standard Max models
• Recover faces and preserve text
• Adjust lighting and balance colour
• Remove dust and scratches and heal blemishes
• Run rendering locally or in the cloud

Works with

• Photoshop
• Lightroom Classic
• Capture One
• Apple Photos
• Affinity Photo (manual install)

Example workflows

Rescue a high-ISO event photo

Input: a dim, noisy wedding or event photo. Steps: open it in Topaz Photo from Lightroom Classic, apply denoise, sharpen and lighting tools, then return it to the catalog. Output: a cleaner, sharper version of the same image.

Restore an archival scan

Input: a scanned print with dust and scratches. Steps: open it in the standalone app, run Dust and Scratch, adjust lighting and colour, then upscale for print. Output: a restored, higher-resolution image file.

Before you choose

• Individual plans cover commercial use only under $1M USD annual revenue; larger organisations need Pro
• Local rendering keeps files on your machine, while cloud rendering sends images to Topaz servers
• Plugin support for Affinity Photo requires manual installation

Listed under

• Creative
• Image and design
• Denoise
• Desktop app
• Desktop software
• Image enhancement
• Photo editing
• Photographers

Get started

Downloads page offers the installer

1. Choose a plan on the pricing page and subscribe
2. Download and install the desktop app from the downloads page
3. Open it standalone or launch it as a plugin from your editor

Individual, Pro and Studio bundle terms differ. Confirm the billing commitment, commercial-use eligibility and included cloud rendering before subscribing; a monthly equivalent may require an annual commitment.

Source: docs.topazlabs.com/sales-account-licensing/before-you-buy/app-and-collection-options, checked 29 Oct 2026. Prices can change; check before you buy.

Sources for this overview

Product pages, documentation, and pricing checked 29 Oct 2026. Each source supports part of the overview; availability and prices can change.

• Topaz Photo - Sharpen, Denoise, Unblur & Enhance Images & Photos ↗www.topazlabs.com
• Product Pricing ↗www.topazlabs.com
• App & Collection Options | Account & Sales ↗docs.topazlabs.com
• Home | Topaz Labs Docs ↗docs.topazlabs.com

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