AI photo restoration repairs an old or damaged photo automatically — scratches, tears, blur, fading and yellowing are gone in about 30 seconds, and you can colorize a black-and-white picture in the same pass. No software to install, no editing skills, and nothing to learn: you upload the photo, pick Restore Photo, and download the result. Every new account gets 2 free credits and a standard restore costs 1 — so your first two photos are free.
Before and after
This is a real family photo run through the restorer at standard quality — one upload, one click, no manual retouching:
What the AI photo restorer fixes
- Scratches, tears and creases — surface damage is filled in using the surrounding detail, including folds across a face
- Blur and softness — edges and facial detail are sharpened without the plastic over-smoothed look
- Fading, yellowing and stains — age discolouration is neutralised and contrast rebuilt
- Low resolution — a small scan or phone snapshot of a print is enlarged with detail reconstructed, not just stretched
- Black and white — optional colorization with natural skin tones, or keep it monochrome if you prefer
Restore a photo in three steps
- Upload your photo — drag in a file or shoot it straight from your phone camera. JPG, PNG, WEBP and HEIC are all accepted, up to 20 MB.
- Pick Restore Photo — then choose colour, black-and-white or sepia, and tick what you want repaired.
- Download — the restored photo appears in a few seconds and stays in your history, so you can come back to it later.
Colour, black and white, or sepia — you choose
Most restorers quietly colorize everything. Here it is a deliberate choice: Colour adds natural, realistic tones to a monochrome original, Black & white keeps the photo monochrome while still repairing damage, and Sepia renders it in a warm vintage brown. Useful when the original was never in colour and you want it repaired, not reimagined.
What it can and cannot fix
Restoration reconstructs plausible detail — it does not know what was really there. In practice it handles almost anything where the face is still readable. It struggles when a face is more than about half missing, when the only copy is a tiny thumbnail, or when several people overlap in heavy damage. If you want the honest version with more examples of both outcomes, read can AI restore old photos — it walks through the cases that work and the ones that don’t.
What it costs
There is no subscription. You buy credits once and spend them only when you generate something:
| What you do | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Restore a photo (standard) | 1 | Included in your 2 free starter credits |
| Restore at higher resolution | 4 (2K) or 8 (4K) | For printing or large formats |
| High-quality upscale of a result | 2 | 4× resolution on a photo you already like |
| Smallest credit pack | $2.99 for 10 | No subscription, no auto-renewal |
Your photos stay yours
Uploaded photos are used only to produce your result. They are never sold, shared or used to train anything, and you can switch on automatic deletion after 7, 30 or 90 days in your privacy settings. Family photos are exactly the kind of thing this matters for, so it is a setting rather than a promise.
Frequently asked questions about AI photo restoration
You can restore your first photos free — every new account gets 2 free credits and a standard restore costs 1 credit. After that credits start at $2.99 for a pack of 10, with no subscription and no automatic renewal.
Usually 10 to 30 seconds at standard quality. Higher-resolution 2K and 4K restorations can take up to about 90 seconds.
Yes. Tears, creases and scratches are the most reliable repairs, including folds running across a face. The limit is how much of the face is actually missing — if more than roughly half is gone, the result becomes a guess rather than a restoration.
Yes, and it is optional. Choose Colour to add natural realistic tones, Black & white to repair the damage while staying monochrome, or Sepia for a warm vintage tone.
No. It runs entirely in your browser, on a computer, phone or tablet. There is nothing to download and no app to install.
JPG, PNG, WEBP and HEIC (the format iPhones use), up to 20 MB per file. You can also take a photo of a print directly with your phone camera instead of scanning it.
For most family prints, yes. If you want it noticeably larger, restore the photo first and then run a high-quality upscale on the result, which multiplies the resolution by four for 2 credits.
Yes. Your photos are used only to generate your result — never shared with third parties and never used to train AI models. You can also turn on automatic deletion after 7, 30 or 90 days.
Restore your first photo now
Upload the photo that has been sitting in a drawer. Two free credits, no card, no install — and if the result is good you can bring it further to life with photo animation. PixiFixi also does backgrounds, hairstyles, clothing and photoshoots — see all the tools.