Restore faded photos and bring back their contrast

Light, heat, humidity and the chemistry of the print break down its dyes over the years. Many color prints from the 1960s to the 1980s turn pale or drift toward yellow or red.

Upload the scan here and run Standard (4 credits). Without an account you can try one photo a day; signed in with Google you get 10 free credits every day.

It reduces fading and brings back contrast while keeping the photo’s own colors, so a strong cast gets weaker but may not disappear completely. To give a black-and-white photo new color, use Photo colorizer.

Scan at 600 dpi with the scanner’s automatic color correction turned off, or photograph the print in daylight without flash. Keep that untouched file as your original.

Yes. Free results are up to 2048 px on the long side, enough for about a 7-inch print at 300 dpi. For bigger prints, enlarge the result with Image upscaler (2×, 4× or up to 8K).

You can try one photo a day without an account. Signed in with Google, you get 10 free credits every day for Standard runs, up to 2 photos; free results are JPGs up to 2048 px. Credit packs and Pro unlock full-size results and every model.

They are used only to run your edit. Files without an account are deleted after 24 hours; signed-in history keeps them for 7 days, then they are deleted.