AI old photo restoration
Restore damaged family photographs without a film scanner or a trip to a print shop. Upload the picture — creased, stained or faded — and the AI rebuilds the missing areas, evens out the colours and brings back detail. You see the result in under a minute.
Try it freeNothing to install. Your first edit is free.
Before
AfterWhat can realistically be repaired
The usual wins: creases and cracked emulsion, scratches from years in a shoebox, yellow and pink colour casts, washed-out contrast, and damage along the edges. The AI also fills smaller holes in the frame, as long as there is surrounding context to rebuild from. A photo torn straight through a face is a different story — that result is interpretation, not restoration.
Scanner or phone camera
A scanner gives the best source, but a phone photo is perfectly usable. Lay the print flat near a window and avoid the flash — a reflection on glossy paper is the one thing the AI cannot tell apart from a bright patch on the original. Shoot straight down and keep the table out of the frame.
Faces stay themselves
This is what matters most with family photos. Restoration repairs the medium, not the person: it does not smooth features, take years off anyone or reshape a face. If you also want better skin or lighting, do that separately with portrait retouching — deliberately, rather than as a side effect of rescuing a keepsake.
How it works
Upload a photo
From your phone, your computer or a scan. One file is enough — no cropping or clean-up needed first.
Pick the effect
Choose what should change. Add your own instruction if you want to be specific about a detail.
Download the result
Get the finished file in full resolution. Your original stays untouched.
Frequently asked questions
Will the faces still look like the originals?
Yes — restoration rebuilds the damaged print, not the face. Where damage is severe the model infers detail from the surroundings, so the less damage across a face, the more faithful the result.
How damaged is too damaged?
If you can still tell what the photo shows, it is worth trying. The limit is missing detail in the places that matter — half a face gone will be invented by the AI, and that is no longer restoring a keepsake.
What resolution do I get back?
The output is larger than a typical home scan, so it holds up in print. You download it in full resolution, with no watermark.
Can I colourise the restored photo straight away?
Yes. Restoration and colourisation are two steps — repair the damage first, add colour second. In that order the colours land on real detail instead of on a scratch.