AI photo restoration

Bring a damaged print back. Upload a scan or a phone photo of an old picture and the AI repairs scratches, lifts fading, and sharpens soft detail while keeping the people recognizable.

Turn your song into a music video

How to restore an old photo with AI

From a scan or a phone photo of a print to a repaired image in three steps.

  1. 1. Scan or photograph the print Scan the photo, or photograph it flat in even light without glare. Sign in with a free account and add the file as a JPG, PNG, or WebP of up to 20 MB.
  2. 2. Pick a tier and a shape Choose Standard or Best under Quality, and set Aspect ratio to the shape closest to the print. Your direction is optional: use it for anything specific, such as keep it black and white.
  3. 3. Generate and compare Press Generate. The result appears under Your recent creations; open it to save the PNG. Check faces and small details against the original before you print or share it.

What you can do

  • Repairs scratches, creases, and dust
  • Recovers faded tone and contrast
  • Sharpens blur without changing who is in the photo
  • Standard and Best quality tiers

Repair scratched, faded, and damaged photos

Old prints fail in the same few ways: scratches and creases from handling, dust and spots, fading and color casts from light, and blur from a soft lens. The restoration instruction is built in, so a single upload asks the AI to remove the damage, bring back tone and color, and sharpen detail while keeping every face faithful to the original. Musicians use it for a parent's band on a tribute single or a childhood picture as cover art.

Is photo restoration free?

Yes, to start. A new web account starts with 20 credits, and a restoration costs 9 on the Standard tier, so the first two are covered. On the free plan the balance tops back up to 10 credits each day you sign in, enough for one more a day. The Best tier costs 41 credits a photo. The price shows on the Generate button, and credits are refunded if a generation fails.

What photo restoration can't do

The AI redraws the photo, so anything too damaged to read, such as a face that is only a blur or a torn-off corner, comes back as a plausible guess. The result comes in the aspect ratio you pick: Standard offers square, 16:9, and 9:16, and Best adds 4:3 and 3:4, so a print in another shape is reframed. Photos larger than 2048 pixels on the long side are scaled down to that size. For a bigger file, use the Image Upscaler afterwards.

Frequently asked questions

How do I restore an old photo?

Scan or photograph the print, upload it, choose a quality tier, and generate. Download the restored image when it finishes.

Can it colorize black and white photos?

The tool focuses on repair. If you want color, add that request in the prompt and compare the result with the original.

Will faces change?

Restoration aims to keep faces as they are. Very small or badly damaged faces are reconstructed, so check them against the original.

Is old photo restoration free online here?

It runs in the browser with nothing to install, and new Solmi accounts start with free credits, so you can restore your first photos without paying. Each restoration then costs credits by tier, shown before you generate.

Can AI fix a damaged photo?

Yes, within limits. It is built for scratches, creases, dust, fading, and mild blur. Where part of the picture is missing, the AI fills in a plausible guess, so compare the result with the original.