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AI Photo Restoration: Repair and Colorize Old Photos
Upload a scan or a phone photo of an old print. The AI removes scratches, dust, creases and stains, recovers faded contrast and gently sharpens faces, then adds natural color or keeps the original black and white.
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How it works
How to restore an old photo
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Scan or photograph the print
Use a flatbed scan if you can, or take a straight, glare-free phone photo in good light. Then upload the JPG, PNG or WebP.
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Choose a mode
Restore and colorize, or restore and keep the original black-and-white or sepia tone. Add notes, such as clothing colors, if you know them.
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Compare and save
Drag the slider to compare with the original, then download the restored photo or run it again for another version.
What AI photo restoration fixes
Hours of manual retouching done in one pass, while the people stay who they are.
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Scratches, dust and tears
Surface damage, creases, cracks and spots are cleaned up, and missing areas are filled in to match.
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Fading and low contrast
Washed-out prints get their tonal range back, with deeper shadows and cleaner highlights.
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Sharper faces and details
Faces and fine details are gently sharpened without turning the photo into a plastic-looking portrait.
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Natural colorization
Black-and-white photos can be colorized with realistic, period-appropriate colors, or kept monochrome if you prefer.
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Your notes are used
Know the color of a dress or a car? Add it to the notes and the AI takes it into account.
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Finish in the editor
Crop, straighten, adjust levels or add a caption in the free photo editor once the restoration is done.
Bring old photos back to life
Damaged prints and scans
Fix photos with cracks, water stains, tears or heavy fading that a simple filter can't handle.
Fine-tune afterwards
Adjust brightness, crop or add a caption in the free photo editor before you print or share.
FAQ
Old photo restoration FAQ
The AI model looks at the whole picture, removes damage such as scratches and stains, rebuilds missing areas, restores contrast and sharpens detail. If you choose colorize, it also adds natural colors.
Yes. Choose "Restore, keep B&W" to repair the damage while keeping the original black-and-white or sepia tone.
The model is instructed to keep faces and identity unchanged. Heavily damaged faces may need a second run, so compare the result carefully with the original.
A flatbed scan at 600 dpi gives the best starting point. With a phone, shoot straight on in soft daylight, without flash or glare, and crop to the print.
The colors are a realistic estimate, not a record of the original. If you know specific colors, add them in the notes field so the AI can use them.
Restoration uses credits per run because it runs on AI models in the cloud. The cost is shown before you start, and failed runs are refunded automatically.
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Keep going with the same photo. Every AI tool shares one credit balance.
Restore an old photo today
Upload a scan, choose restore or colorize, and compare the result with the original.