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image-enhancer

The image-enhancer skill improves screenshot and image quality through resolution upscaling, sharpness enhancement, and artifact reduction. Use it when preparing images for presentations, documentation, social media, or blog posts where visual clarity and professional appearance are important.

View source Repository: buildwithclaude

Install in Claude Code

Copy

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude /tmp/image-enhancer && cp -r /tmp/image-enhancer/plugins/all-skills/skills/image-enhancer ~/.claude/skills/image-enhancer

Then start a new Claude Code session; the skill loads automatically.

Definition

SKILL.md

# Image Enhancer

This skill takes your images and screenshots and makes them look better—sharper, clearer, and more professional.

## When to Use This Skill

- Improving screenshot quality for blog posts or documentation
- Enhancing images before sharing on social media
- Preparing images for presentations or reports
- Upscaling low-resolution images
- Sharpening blurry photos
- Cleaning up compressed images

## What This Skill Does

1. **Analyzes Image Quality**: Checks resolution, sharpness, and compression artifacts
2. **Enhances Resolution**: Upscales images intelligently
3. **Improves Sharpness**: Enhances edges and details
4. **Reduces Artifacts**: Cleans up compression artifacts and noise
5. **Optimizes for Use Case**: Adjusts based on intended use (web, print, social media)

## How to Use

### Basic Enhancement

```
Improve the image quality of screenshot.png
```

```
Enhance all images in this folder
```

### Specific Improvements

```
Upscale this image to 4K resolution
```

```
Sharpen this blurry screenshot
```

```
Reduce compression artifacts in this image
```

### Batch Processing

```
Improve the quality of all PNG files in this directory
```

## Example

**User**: "Improve the image quality of screenshot-2024.png"

**Output**:
```
Analyzing screenshot-2024.png...

Current specs:
- Resolution: 1920x1080
- Format: PNG
- Quality: Good, but slight blur

Enhancements applied:
✓ Upscaled to 2560x1440 (retina)
✓ Sharpened edges
✓ Enhanced text clarity
✓ Optimized file size

Saved as: screenshot-2024-enhanced.png
Original preserved as: screenshot-2024-original.png
```

**Inspired by:** Lenny Rachitsky's workflow from his newsletter - used for screenshots in his articles

## Tips

- Always keeps original files as backup
- Works best with screenshots and digital images
- Can batch process entire folders
- Specify output format if needed (PNG for quality, JPG for smaller size)
- For social media, mention the platform for optimal sizing

## Common Use Cases

- **Blog Posts**: Enhance screenshots before publishing
- **Documentation**: Make UI screenshots crystal clear
- **Social Media**: Optimize images for Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram
- **Presentations**: Upscale images for large screens
- **Print Materials**: Increase resolution for physical media