AI Photo Restoration: Restore and Sharpen Old Photos

Restore old photos with AI: improve clarity, reduce scratches and refresh faded images. Upload a photo and download a restored copy without overwriting the original.

Scanned family photographs can be faded, soft or scratched. AI photo restoration creates an edited copy with clearer edges and reduced visible damage. This is generative editing, not a guarantee that missing historical detail can be recovered.

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Restore an old photo

Improve natural sharpness, reduce scratches and refresh a faded photo. Keep the original scan: AI may change faces and fine details. This is restoration, not lossless upscaling.

Upload one old photo

One JPEG, PNG or WebP, up to 10 MB. Use your best scan. The working reference is resized to a maximum 1024px edge; your original stays unchanged.

Restoration strength Colour treatment Restoration instructions

Output shape

GPT Image 1 · Medium quality. The credit quote includes your prompt, reference images and output size. You confirm it before generation.

My restored photos

Make old photos sharper and clearer

How to use this tool

Upload your best available scan as a JPEG, PNG or WebP. Choose gentle or balanced restoration, then preserve the original colours or request colourisation of a black-and-white photo. Compare faces and fine details with the original before downloading the PNG.

Frequently asked questions

Can AI recover the exact missing details?

No. Missing details may be filled in plausibly rather than recovered faithfully. Use gentle restoration for important portraits, keep the original scan and identify colourised or substantially edited versions.

Availability and privacy

These tools use your existing Studio credits. The price is shown before you confirm. Results are private to your account. Unsaved results expire after seven days. Use Save to keep results in your Saved section and protect them from automatic cleanup. Voice references remain available for 30 days, or longer while their recording is saved. You can delete results and voices at any time.