Fading and low contrast
Bring back separation between faces, clothing, and the background in washed-out scans.
Faithful old photo cleanup
Old Photo Restoration for Faded and Noisy Photos
Make a faded family photo clearer by reducing mild grain, low contrast, and soft visible detail while keeping recognizable people and the original character.
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Upload an old photo
Upload an old photo to see the exact credit cost before processing.
JPG, PNG, or WebP · Max 10 MB
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What old photo damage can AI improve?
Old Photo Restoration works best when people and important details are still visible. It can improve mild fading, grain, low contrast, and soft detail without generating a new version of the photograph.
Grain and scanning noise
Reduce distracting grain and mild noise in scans that still contain useful detail.
Soft visible detail
Make faces, clothing, and objects clearer without claiming reconstruction of missing detail.
How it works
How to restore an old photo online
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Upload an old photo
Use the clearest scan or camera photo you have. JPG, PNG, and WebP are supported.
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Restore the photo
Run the five-credit restoration for mild grain, fading, low contrast, and soft visible detail.
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Save the restored copy
Keep the original scan as the historical source and save the restored result as a separate image.
Missing history cannot always be reconstructed accurately
AI restoration cannot reliably repair large tears, deep scratches, missing faces, unreadable writing, absent areas, or lost color. These cases may require manual restoration and historical references.
- Keep the original scan unchanged and save the restoration as a separate file.
- Deep scratches and missing areas are outside the current tool's capabilities.
- Colorization is not included in the current restoration.
- A clearer, higher-resolution scan generally produces a more useful result.
ImgSharpener plans
Restore more old photos with a subscription
Need to restore several old photos? Batch processing applies the same Light Cleanup setting to up to 10 images on Starter or 30 on Pro. AI old photo restoration uses five credits per image.
More monthly credits
Starter includes 1,000 monthly credits and Pro includes 4,000.
Better value per credit
Subscription pricing lowers the effective credit cost for regular image processing.
Annual credit rollover
Unused annual-plan credits can roll one billing cycle, up to 60 days.
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