Old photo restoration online
Upload an old family photo, repair damage, recover faded detail, colorize when needed, and compare the restored version before download.
How it works
The first screen stays simple: upload a photo or choose a sample. Settings only appear after you have a result to judge.
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Upload or sample
Use a JPG, PNG, or WEBP up to 10 MB. You can inspect the photo before signing in.
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Sign in and restore
Click Restore, sign in, and spend 1 credit. New accounts start with 3 free credits.
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Compare and download
Use the before/after slider. Free downloads include a small watermark; Pro removes it.
Before and after examples
These sample photos show the intended restoration style: cleaner, clearer, and still faithful to the original photo.
Faded family portrait
Recovers faded color, contrast, and face detail while keeping the original family snapshot believable.
Scratched school portrait
Reduces scratches, paper folds, and dust while preserving the child's expression and studio-photo feel.
Black and white wedding photo
Adds restrained color and improves the scan while keeping wedding fabric and skin tones believable.
Use cases
Family albums
Scan one photo from an album, repair scratches, and create a cleaner copy for relatives without changing the memory.
Ancestry research
Improve old portraits enough to recognize faces, uniforms, rooms, and handwritten archive context.
Memorial portraits
Restore gently when the goal is a frame, service program, or private family keepsake.
Gifts and prints
Make a cleaner version for a birthday, anniversary, reunion, or framed print after checking the free preview.
Used for family archives, not gimmicks
"Our archive scans had glare, dust, and faces too soft to identify. I used the free credits to test three portraits first, then restored the ones we wanted for the reunion display."
"Customers bring phone photos of old prints and ask if anything can be saved. The before/after slider makes the answer obvious before I promise a larger print."
"The useful part is restraint. It sharpens uniforms and rooms enough to compare details, but it does not turn a 1920s portrait into a modern headshot."
"For anniversary gifts, my usual failure mode was over-editing faces in Photoshop. This gives me a clean first pass and tells me when a photo still needs hand retouching."
"I had boxes of faded snapshots from the 1960s and 1970s. Being able to test samples, then buy credits only for the keepers, made the project practical."
FAQ
The important details are simple: sign in when restoring, 3 free credits, one photo per credit, and free results carry a small watermark.
Is old photo restoration free to try? +
Yes. Sign in and you get 3 free credits, with no card required. Each credit restores one photo. Free downloads include a small watermark so you can judge the result before paying.
Do I need to sign in before uploading? +
No. You can upload a photo or choose a sample first. Sign-in happens when you click Restore, because the restoration uses account credits and needs a secure place to save the result.
Which file types are supported? +
JPG, PNG, and WEBP are supported up to 10 MB. HEIC is not promised in the first release because that format needs extra conversion checks across browsers and phones.
Will the restored photo change faces? +
The tool is designed to preserve identity, pose, clothing, expression, and the original scene. Very damaged or tiny faces can still be uncertain, so use the before/after slider before relying on a result.
Can it colorize black and white photos? +
Yes. The Colorize page focuses on natural, period-aware color. It should not modernize clothes, backgrounds, or skin tones, but old prints with missing detail may still need a manual editor.
How long do you keep uploaded photos? +
Uploads and results are kept only as long as needed for account history, support, and repeat downloads. You can request deletion from the account or support channel, and we process deletion requests within 30 days.