AI Photo Restorer — Repair Old, Scratched & Faded Photographs

Who this is for: For family archivists: scanned prints with scratches, faded 80s-90s photos, water-damaged albums — anyone who wants the memory intact, not redrawn.

Repair scratched, stained and faded old photos — 3 free AI edits a day, keeps the original era's look instead of modernizing it.

Quick answer: An AI photo restorer repairs scratches, tears, stains and fading in old photos while keeping them period-accurate. You get 3 free AI restorations a day, and the local crop/contrast panel is free and never uploads your scan.

Drop a scan of an old photo

Choose a photo

JPEG · PNG · WebP up to 8 MB — processed for your edit, never stored

Free local panel included: Do the scan cleanup locally first — crop the scan frame and fix contrast free, in your browser. Switch tabs inside the editor above.

Core facts

Input	Scanned prints or phone shots of old photos — JPEG / PNG / WebP up to 8 MB
Repairs	Scratches · tears · stains · fading · lost contrast and detail
Guarantee	Period look preserved — no modernizing faces, clothing or backgrounds
Free tier	3 AI edits/day · local panel unlimited and offline
Credits	3 for $0.99 · 12 for $2.99 · 50 for $9.99 one-time, PayPal

How this AI photo restorer works

Restoration is the most trust-sensitive edit in photography: the output must stay truthful to the original. The AI pass here repairs physical damage (scratches, tears, stains), recovers faded contrast, and rebuilds lost detail — while its instructions explicitly forbid modernizing clothing, faces or backgrounds. The result still looks like the decade it came from.

Before spending an AI credit, do the cheap fixes in the free local panel: crop the scanner border, fix contrast and tone with sliders — all in-browser, nothing uploaded. 3 free AI edits a day; after that 3 for $0.99 · 12 for $2.99 · 50 for $9.99, one-time, 1 credit = 1 restoration.

Common uses

Grandparents' prints with scratches, creases or tape marks
Faded color photos from the 70s-90s that shifted orange
Water or mold damaged album pages
Scanner frames and borders to crop before restoring

Frequently Asked Questions

Will it modernize my old photo?

No — that's the explicit constraint in the restoration instruction: repair damage and fading, keep the era's look. Clothing, hairstyles and backgrounds stay period-correct.

Does it colorize black-and-white photos?

The restorer's job is damage repair, not colorization. If you want color, describe it in the optional instruction box — the AI can colorize on request, and it counts as the same 1 credit.

What scan quality do I need?

Any scan where the scene is recognizable — even phone photos of prints work. Better input (flat scan, good light) gives better repair, but the AI handles surprisingly rough sources.

What's the free limit?

3 AI restorations per day (midnight UTC reset). Cropping and tone fixes in the local panel are always free.

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