The scratched wedding portrait
White scratches and a crease across the veil. Scratches and creases are the easiest damage to remove because the surroundings show the AI what belongs there.
Restore old photos: scratches, tears and fading, repaired
Upload a damaged print or scan. The AI repairs the damage and keeps the faces as they are. Drag the slider to compare, then download. One free photo a day; no account.
Choose a photoor drop it hereJPEG, PNG, WEBP or HEIC · up to 10 MB
Your photo is resized and stripped of location data in your browser. It is never stored on our servers.
How it works
- Choose a photo. A scan or a flat, well-lit phone photo of a print. It is resized in your browser.
- Restore. Scratches, dust, tears and fading are repaired. Tick “Also colorize” if you want color.
- Compare and download. Drag the slider over the faces first, then download.
What gets repaired
Illustration of the kind of damage that gets repaired (scratches, a crease, fading, specks). Not a real photo or a real result.
The faded snapshot
A 1970s color print gone orange and low-contrast. Contrast and tone come back; colors are rebalanced rather than invented.
The torn school photo
A torn corner and a fold line. Small gaps are filled well; if a face crosses the tear, check it carefully.
The grainy army portrait
A 1940s small-format print with heavy grain. Noise is reduced and detail gently sharpened without smoothing the face into plastic.
Want the long version? Read the step-by-step guide to restoring old photos, what AI can and cannot fix, and how to fix scratched or torn photos.
A gift that makes parents cry (the good way)
The most requested restoration is a family photo that has been in a drawer for forty years: a wedding portrait with a crease across it, a grandparent as a young person, the one picture of a house that no longer exists. Restored, printed and framed, it is a gift that costs very little and lands very hard.
- Start early. Restore in November, not on the 20th of December. Printing and framing take longer than the AI step.
- Scan the original at 600 dpi (or photograph it flat in daylight), then restore. Keep the untouched scan.
- Order the print with a week to spare. Print shops and framers get busy before the holidays; ask for matte or archival paper.
- Frame the original beside the restored copy if you can. The story of the repair is part of the gift.
- Check faces on the slider before you print. If something looks off, restore again or use the original.
Pricing: pay per photo, no subscription
A professional retoucher charges $5–50 per photo. Here, one credit restores one photo (colorize included) for about $0.32–$0.50. Credits never expire.
10 photos
$4.99
≈ $0.50 per photo · one-time · credits never expire
Choose 10 photos- Best value
40 photos
$12.99
≈ $0.32 per photo · one-time · credits never expire
Choose 40 photos
The free daily restore is one low-resolution photo with a watermark. Packs give up to 2048 px, no watermark.
Questions
Will it change the faces in my photo?
The restoration is told to keep every person exactly as they are: same face, expression, age and pose. AI models can still make small mistakes, especially on tiny faces or badly damaged areas, so always compare with the original using the slider before you print or share.
What does it cost?
One restore a day is free (low resolution, watermarked). After that, packs are one-time: 10 photos for $4.99 or 40 photos for $12.99. No subscription, and credits never expire.
Do you keep my photo?
No. Your photo is resized in your browser, sent to be restored, and the result is sent back once. We do not save photos or results on our servers. See the privacy page for details.
What file types and sizes work?
JPEG, PNG and WEBP up to 10 MB. HEIC works in Safari. Scan prints at 300–600 dpi if you can; very small, blurry phone snapshots of prints give weaker results.
Can it fix a photo that is half missing?
It can fill small tears and gaps convincingly. Large missing areas are guesswork: the AI invents plausible texture, not the real content. For faces, do not trust invented detail.
Is colorizing accurate?
No. Colors are a plausible guess, not historical fact. Skin and sky usually look natural; clothing and cars are often wrong. Read the colorizing guide.