Category: Nero News

What’s new in Nero MediaHome 2026?

Nero MediaHome 2026 introduces powerful new features that make managing, organizing, and sharing your media collections easier than ever. Based on user feedback, this update brings significant improvements to metadata support and playlist/collection management across devices.

✨ What’s New

1. Full IPTC Metadata Support for Photos

 

  • View, search, and export IPTC metadata (e.g., location, title, copyright, creator) directly in Nero MediaHome.

  • Place information from IPTC tags is now integrated into the Places view, grouped together with your existing location data.

  • Edit IPTC metadata fields directly within Nero MediaHome and save changes seamlessly.

  • Benefit: Make use of the details you already added in-camera to better organize and find your photos.

2. Import and Export Playlists Across Apps and Devices

  • Import music playlists from popular formats: m3u, m3u8, PLS, WPL.

  • Export playlists as m3u or m3u8, ensuring compatibility across a wide range of apps and devices.

  • Imported playlists are fully integrated into your library for playback, editing, and further organization.

  • ⚠️ Note: Only accessible files will be imported. Entries pointing to unavailable locations (e.g., cloud-only files) will be skipped. If all files are inaccessible, the playlist will not be imported.

  • Benefit: Reuse your playlists across different platforms without manual rebuilding.

3. Export Photo and Video Collections to Local Folders

  • Previously limited to external devices, you can now export collections directly to any local folder on your computer.

  • Folder and album structures are preserved during export, keeping your collections consistent and organized.

  • Works with collections by Faces, Places, Albums, or other groupings.

  • Benefit: More flexibility for sharing, backup, and cross-device use.

💡 Upgrade Tip

✅ Available with Subscription

The new features in Nero MediaHome 2026 are available exclusively with a subscription.

  • If you’re already a subscriber, simply update to the latest version and start using IPTC metadata support, playlist import/export, and flexible collection exports today.

  • 👉 Upgrade your workflow with Nero MediaHome 2026 and take your media management to the next level.

 

 

What’s New in Nero AI Image Upscaler 2026 (Release Notes – 28.5.8.0)

We are thrilled to announce a major update to Nero AI Image Upscaler, bringing new features, enhancements, and a streamlined user experience designed to elevate your image processing to new heights. This release represents our commitment to providing you with the most powerful and intuitive tools for transforming your digital images. Let’s dive into the exciting changes that await you!

👤 Enhanced Face Options: Bringing Your Portraits to Life

For those who frequently work with portraits and images containing faces, the new update introduces a dedicated Face Options section. This includes intelligent features like Face recovery and Skin retouch, designed to restore and enhance facial details with precision.

From subtle skin smoothing to recovering lost details in eyes and hair, these options give you professional-grade control over portrait enhancement. Best of all, you can now run these portrait features directly with local models, making the workflow faster and more flexible.

📏 Clearer Output Size Specification: Know Before You Process

Gone are the days of guessing the final dimensions of your upscaled images. The updated Upscale size option now provides immediate feedback, clearly displaying the resulting output resolution (e.g., “2x” will show “1280 x 784 px”). This transparency ensures you know exactly what to expect before hitting Process.

🎚️ Smarter Model Control: Intuitive and Precise

We’ve streamlined the AI model selection process and paired it with a new Model strength slider. Whether you’re working with Photograph, Anime, or other specialized models, you can now select and fine-tune them more easily—balancing subtle refinement with dramatic transformation at your fingertips.

💾 Faster Saving with Fewer Clicks

Saving your processed images is now quicker than ever. Instead of going through an extra confirmation step, results are directly exported according to the default file name and path rules. Fewer clicks, smoother workflow, faster results.

🌙☀️ Light & Dark Mode Support

We’ve added full support for Light Mode and Dark Mode, giving you the flexibility to choose the interface style that best fits your environment and personal preference. Whether you’re working in a bright studio or a dim editing room, Nero AI Image Upscaler now adapts seamlessly for a more comfortable experience.

🚀 Experience the Future of Image Upscaling Today!

This update is more than just an iteration—it’s a testament to our continuous effort to deliver cutting-edge technology with an unparalleled user experience. Update today and unlock the full potential of your images!

Nero Start release notes v.27.5.83.0

In recent updates, we’ve introduced several enhancements and improvements to make your experience smoother and more efficient. Here’s what’s new:

✨ New Features & Improvements

  • Refreshed Notification UI – A cleaner, more intuitive design for application notifications, making it easier to stay updated.

  • Manage ‘Hidden’ Products – Added support to view and manage hidden products, giving you better control over your catalog.

🐞 Bug Fixes & Improvements

Addressed minor stability issues and implemented top user-requested tweaks for better performance and usability.

We hope you enjoy these updates! As always, thank you for your support—keep the feedback coming.

Image Upscaler Release Notes – 27.5.17.0

New features

  • 1-Click Start/Cancel for Multiple Images
    You can now start or cancel upscaling with a single click for all selected images. This streamlined feature saves time and gives you greater control over batch processing.
1-click to start all images
1-click to start all images
  • New Local AI Model – Iris
    Meet Iris, our latest model designed to enhance fine contrast details like eyes, fur, hair, and feathers. Perfect for portraits and close-ups, Iris brings out the delicate textures in your images.
Meet our new model IRIS

Note: The “Iris” model is paid-only. It is available to yearly plan subscribers or lifetime owners from 2025 onwards. 2024 lifetime users need to purchase the 2025 version or a subscription to access it.

  • Seamless Editing in PhotoSnap
    After upscaling with Nero AI Image Upscaler, you can now fine-tune your images directly in PhotoSnap. Adjust colors, apply filters, retouch faces, add clip art, text, and more—without missing a beat.
Seamless Editing in PhotoSnap

Improvements

  • You can now enable face enhancement with any online upscaling model, thanks to Nero Cloud GPU. Enjoy sharper, more detailed facial features across all your images.
Face Enhancement with All online Models
  • You can now set a targeted scaling ratio for online upscaling models, giving you more control over the final image size and quality.
Custom Scaling Ratios for Online Upscaling

Bugfixes

  • We’ve fixed an issue where the app failed to load the local upscaling engine on certain devices.