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Noise reduction · 12 free credits on sign-up

Fix a grainy photo

Night shots, indoor photos, zoomed crops and old film all carry grain. PixelUp removes the noise and keeps the texture that makes a photo look real.

Choose a photo or drop it here
JPG, PNG, WEBP or HEIC up to 20 MB · 6 credits per run · Deleted after 24 hours
4.4 on the App Store, 64 ratings Never used for AI training About 15 seconds per photo
Bearded man in a black hat after PixelUp enhancement, sharp beard and knit detail The same portrait before, a tiny low-resolution file that looks soft and blocky BeforeAfter

Dark, noisy phone photo, one run of Enhance. Drag to compare.

Noise out, texture in

Cheap denoisers blur everything until the grain is gone and the photo looks like wax. PixelUp separates noise from detail and removes only the noise.

Color and luminance noise

Night photos carry two kinds of noise: colored speckles and a grey grain. Both are removed, including the colored blotches in shadows that phones leave behind.

  • Clean shadows without color blotches
  • Smooth skies and walls
Bearded man in a black hat after PixelUp enhancement, sharp beard and knit detail The same portrait before, a tiny low-resolution file that looks soft and blocky BeforeAfter

Texture that stays

Skin, fabric, foliage and hair keep their real texture. The model distinguishes grain from detail instead of smoothing both.

  • No waxy skin
  • Edges stay sharp
Smiling woman with curly hair and freckles after enhancement, every freckle sharp The same portrait before, a small blurry file with no detail BeforeAfter

Old film and scans

Film grain and scanner noise from old prints are handled the same way. Pair with Restore for fade and scratches, or Colorize for black-and-white.

  • Works on scanned negatives and prints
  • Grain removed, era kept
1950s studio portrait of a couple, colorized with natural skin, navy stripes and a grey suit The same couple in the original black-and-white studio print BeforeAfter

How to remove grain from a photo

Three steps, no software to install.

Upload the photo

Click the button or drop the file on this page. JPG, PNG, WEBP or HEIC up to 20 MB, straight from a phone is fine.

See the result

In about 15 seconds you see a full before/after. Drag the handle to check the exact spot you care about.

Download in HD

The download is included in the run. 2K and 4K are extra runs at 10 and 16 credits.

Questions people ask before uploading

Is this free?

Sign in with your email and get 12 free credits, enough for two runs. After that each run costs 6 credits at 1K, 10 at 2K, 16 at 4K, with the download included.

Will it make the photo look fake?

No. The pass is tuned to remove noise and keep texture. Skin, hair and fabric stay natural rather than waxy.

Can I keep some grain on purpose?

Not on the web yet; the pass removes it. If you want a film look, add grain back in your phone editor after enhancing.

Does it brighten dark photos?

Light is balanced as part of the pass, so a dark photo becomes more readable. It is not a full exposure recovery; very dark areas stay dark but clean.

Is grain the same as pixelation?

No. Grain is random speckle from the sensor or film; pixelation is missing resolution. This page handles grain; the pixelated image page covers the other.

What sizes can I download?

1K, 2K or 4K on the long edge, as JPG or PNG. 4K is about 4096 pixels, enough for an A3 print.

More fixes for the same photo

Enhance photo quality Sharpen a selfie Restore old photos Unblur image Face enhancer
PixelUp for iPhoneFree on the App Store · 4.4 ★

The same fix, straight from your camera roll

Same AI, same credits. The iPhone app adds the tools that need a finger on the screen:

  • Color room: manual edits, LUTs, curves and filters
  • AI backgrounds from a text prompt
  • Save back to Photos in one tap
Download on theApp Store iOS 15 or later
Snowy hike with the second skier erased, clean snow where they stood Snowy hike with a second skier in the background painted over for removal BeforeErased

Clean up your first night photo

Sign in with your email, get 12 free credits, see the result in about 15 seconds.

Fix the grain