When to use this tool
- Family photo scans
- Faded album pictures
- Low-resolution archive copies
- Photos prepared for a memorial or family history
AI photo restoration tool
Old Photo Restoration
Preview a free restoration example, then give a scanned or compressed family photo a cleaner, more readable version for sharing and archiving. The workflow asks the model to preserve faces and the original scene while repairing softness, contrast and compression damage.
JPG, PNG and WebP · up to 10 MiB · inspect faces and text before relying on the result
How it works
- Start with the best scan — Upload the largest original scan or camera capture you have. Avoid a screenshot of a social-media preview.
- Run the restoration — Choose the enhancement workflow and submit the preservation prompt. It uses 1 credit per task.
- Compare the history — Inspect faces, handwriting, uniforms, dates and edges at 100%. Keep both the source and the enhanced copy.
Frequently asked questions
Can AI restore a completely missing face?
No. It can render a plausible face, but it cannot know which features were lost. Treat a heavily damaged result as an artistic reconstruction, not evidence.
Will it colorize a black-and-white photo?
This page focuses on restoration and contrast. It may preserve the original monochrome appearance; use a separate colorization workflow when color is the goal.
Is the result suitable for genealogy or legal records?
Use the original scan for records. The enhanced file is useful for viewing, printing and sharing, but generative changes can affect information-sensitive details.