Restore a faded photo without repainting it
Bring back separation in a washed-out scan, and leave the people looking like themselves.
The compare slider appears here after the photo runs.
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Drop it here, or click to browse.
Free on this device. Nothing is uploaded.
What it helps
- A yellow or brown cast on a scanned print
- Faded contrast that hides a face in the midtones
- Slight softness from the scan
What it will not do
- Torn paper, missing corners, and stains are not filled with a generated scene
- Faces are not rebuilt. A blurry ancestor stays blurry in identity, even if contrast improves
- This is not a substitute for a careful human retoucher on a treasured portrait
Settings
Restore stretches the tonal range, cools a warm cast slightly, then sharpens mildly.
Fidelity increases the sharpen. Keep it modest for portraits.
On this device and in the cloud
On-device restore never uploads the family photo. That is the right default for pictures of people.
Cloud restore costs 2 credits. With a token it uses Real-ESRGAN with face reconstruction off. It does not fill tears and it does not run GFPGAN. Without a token it is a classical tonal stretch.
Free on this device. Two credits if you run it in the cloud.