# Install fx-upscale with Homebrew Metal-powered video upscaling. Version 1.2.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:fx-upscale ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install fx-upscale ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:fx-upscale - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.2.6 - **Source summary:** Metal-powered video upscaling - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** CC0-1.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - fx-upscale (cli) - fx-upscale (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.2.6 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/finnvoor/fx-upscale - Upstream latest detected: 1.2.6 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage fx-upscale is a small macOS-oriented command-line tool for Metal-powered video upscaling. It accepts a video file path or URL and outputs an upscaled video using explicit width or height options, or a default 2x upscale. ### Project history The public repository was created in December 2023, and 1.0.0 was released the same day. Releases continued through the 1.2.x series, with GitHub release metadata showing 1.2.6 in December 2025. The README positions the tool as a CLI companion to Apple's Metal video capabilities and points users who want an app-based version to Unsqueeze. ### Adoption history The official README documents installation through the author's Homebrew tap, Mint, and manual GitHub releases. Adoption appears focused on macOS users who want a scriptable alternative to GUI video upscaling tools. ### How it is used Users run `fx-upscale ` with optional `--width` or `--height` values. If only one dimension is provided the other is inferred proportionally, and if neither is provided the video is upscaled by 2x. The README notes a format behavior for output above 4K: some `.mp4` inputs may be converted to `.mov` and h264 or hevc may be re-encoded as ProRes 422 because of macOS playback and codec limits. ### Why package nerds care fx-upscale is a niche but neat package-manager specimen: a Swift/Metal media utility distributed as a Homebrew formula and Mint package, exposing platform GPU functionality as a tiny CLI. Its significance is mostly in showing how modern macOS media APIs can be wrapped as Unix-style tooling rather than as a full application. ### Timeline - 2023: Public GitHub repository created. - 2023: 1.0.0 released. - 2024: 1.2.x releases published. - 2025: 1.2.6 released. ### Related projects - Unsqueeze is the app-based version linked by the upstream README. - Mint is an installation path for Swift command-line packages. - Homebrew is the documented macOS package-manager path. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** fx-upscale - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Requirements:** macos, xcode - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [mplayershell](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mplayershell/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, media, video. - [animdl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/animdl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video. - [bento4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bento4/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video. - [ccextractor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ccextractor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video. - [dovi_convert](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dovi-convert/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video. - [dovi_tool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dovi-tool/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video. - [dvanalyzer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dvanalyzer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video. - [dvr-scan](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dvr-scan/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. 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