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  "schema": "https://assetforgeindex.com/api/schema.json",
  "generated": "2026-10-15",
  "source": "https://assetforgeindex.com",
  "license_note": "Free to use and cite; please link to the tool page you used.",
  "disclaimer": "Prices and terms change. Confirm on the vendor page (source_urls) before buying or shipping.",
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    "paid_price": {
      "display": "Free (desktop); Upscayl Cloud is a separate paid service (prices not verified)",
      "currency": "USD",
      "note": "Local processing uses your own GPU"
    },
    "cost_per_asset": null,
    "license": {
      "free": "App licence is GNU AGPL v3.0, which covers the software, not your images; it places no restriction on using images you upscale",
      "paid": "n/a (desktop app has no paid tier)"
    },
    "export_engine": "Desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux; PNG/JPG/WEBP output",
    "api_mcp": "unverified",
    "affiliate": {
      "status": "unverified",
      "url": null,
      "terms": null
    },
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      "https://github.com/upscayl/upscayl/blob/main/LICENSE"
    ],
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    "verification": {
      "price": "verified",
      "license": "partial"
    },
    "notes": "Good for upscaling your own sprites, textures and concept art. AGPL obligations apply only if you redistribute or modify the app itself. The AI models it bundles have their own licences, which we did not review.",
    "changelog": [
      {
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "type": "added",
        "entry": "Added to index; baseline snapshot of pricing/terms pages taken."
      }
    ],
    "commercial_use": {
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      "paid": "n/a",
      "basis": "Editorial summary of the licence text in license.free / license.paid"
    },
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      "free": "none_found",
      "paid": "n/a",
      "basis": "No attribution requirement found on the vendor pages in source_urls"
    },
    "engines": {
      "unity": "not_stated",
      "unreal": "not_stated",
      "godot": "not_stated",
      "blender": "not_stated",
      "mcp": false,
      "source": null,
      "basis": "No engine plugin or export claim found on the vendor pages we reviewed"
    },
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      "you_indemnify_vendor": "none_found",
      "source": "https://github.com/upscayl/upscayl/blob/main/LICENSE",
      "quote": "GNU AGPL v3.0: no indemnity obligation on users; s.7 only lets authors add optional terms for those who modify the program"
    },
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      "page": "https://assetforgeindex.com/tools/upscayl",
      "markdown": "https://assetforgeindex.com/tools/upscayl.md",
      "commercial_use_page": "https://assetforgeindex.com/commercial-use/upscayl",
      "json": "https://assetforgeindex.com/api/tools/upscayl.json"
    }
  }
}