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Old Photo Restore

Restore old and damaged photos

Repair scratches, creases and fading in old prints, and add natural color if you like. Free, no sign-up.

  • Light, medium or severe damage
  • Optional colorization
  • Three restoration models

or drop a file here, or paste with Ctrl+V

JPG, PNG, up to 20 MB each. Up to 5 at once

How damaged is the photo?
Restoration model
Add colorTurn off to keep the photo black and white

No image? Try one:

Old memories, repaired

Pick an example to see the original and the restored photo.

Faded old portrait of a man in a hat
Before
The portrait restored in Ultra HD and colorized
After

Faded, scratched, and back again

  • Repairs scratches, spots and creases
  • Sharpens faces and fabric
  • Adds natural color

Tell it how damaged the photo is

Light for fading and small spots, Medium for scratches and creases, Severe for tears and missing pieces. Stronger settings repair more.

A restored old portrait

Pick a restoration model

Smart enhance gives clean, natural-looking faces, and Ultra HD produces the highest resolution.

A restored photo of a woman at a window

Color is optional

Keep the photo black and white if you prefer the original look; just turn color off before you upload. Light restoration always keeps the original colors.

The original faded portrait

How it works

  1. 1

    Upload a scan or photo of the print

    JPG or PNG up to 20 MB and 2048 pixels. A flat, evenly lit photo works best.

  2. 2

    Set the damage level and model

    For Medium and Severe, choose whether to add color.

  3. 3

    Download the restored photo

    It usually takes 10–60 seconds. Not right? Try another model.

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How does AI photo restoration work?

Restoration models are trained on pairs of damaged and clean photos. They learn to spot scratches, dust, creases and fading, remove them, and rebuild what should be underneath, with special care for faces.

Combined with colorization, a faded family photo can look like it was taken recently, while keeping the people and the moment.

Questions

Yes. There is no sign-up, no subscription and no watermark on your download.

Lay it flat in soft daylight, avoid glare, and fill the frame. A scanner gives the best detail.

Smart enhance and Ultra HD rebuild missing detail, which can slightly change small features on very damaged faces. Light damage changes the least.

Use Severe for tears and missing pieces. Large missing areas are filled in, so they may not match exactly what was there.

Uploads and results are kept with our cloud storage provider to deliver your downloads and prevent abuse. The Privacy Policy explains what is stored and how to ask for deletion. Read the Privacy Policy

Ready to restore a memory?

Free, no sign-up, and your photo stays yours.

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Cut out

  • Remove background
  • Cut out face
  • Separate clothing
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Enhance

  • Enhance photo
  • Upscale image
  • Restore old photo
  • Colorize photo

Clean up

  • Remove watermark
  • Remove objects
  • Retouch photo

Resize

  • Compress image
  • Expand image
  • Auto-crop photo

ID & documents

  • Make ID photo
  • Make retouched ID photo
  • Extract text

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