Damaged print repair · 12 free credits on sign-up

Restore a damaged photo

Creased prints, scratched negatives, sun-faded frames, water-stained albums. PixelUp repairs the physical damage and sharpens what is underneath.

Choose a damaged 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

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

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Scanned 1950s print, restored and colorized. Drag to compare.

Damage by damage

Each kind of damage leaves a different mark. The restoration pass treats them separately, so a scratch is removed differently from fade.

Scratches, dust and creases

Thin scratches, dust specks and crease lines are detected and filled from the surrounding image. Faces and fabric under them are rebuilt rather than smeared.

Works from a phone photo of the print
Paper texture is kept natural

Smiling woman with curly hair and freckles after enhancement, every freckle sharp

The same portrait before, a small blurry file with no detail

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Fade and color cast

Sun and age pull contrast out of prints and push them yellow or magenta. The pass restores contrast and neutral balance so the photo looks like it did when it was new.

Black-and-white stays neutral
Faded color prints get their color back

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Larger damage with Erase

A stain or tear that covers part of the image is best handled with the Erase tool: paint over it and the area is filled from its surroundings. Then run Restore on the result.

Erase first, then restore
Both tools share one upload

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

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How to restore a damaged photo

Three steps, no software to install.

Photograph or scan the print

Lay it flat in daylight without glare and shoot straight on, or scan at 300 dpi or more. JPG, PNG or HEIC up to 20 MB.

Erase large damage first, if any

For a tear or stain covering part of the photo, open Erase, paint over the area and let it fill. Skip this for scratches and fade.

Restore and download

Run Restore. In about 15 seconds you see the repaired photo. The 1K download is included; 2K and 4K are extra runs.

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.

Can it fix a torn photo?

A tear with both halves present, photographed flat, is treated like a crease and usually closes cleanly. A missing piece is filled from its surroundings with Erase, which works for backgrounds and clothing but not for a missing face.

What about water damage?

Stains and tide marks are removed as color damage. Where the emulsion itself has lifted and the image is physically gone, the area is filled, not recovered.

Will the people still look like themselves?

Yes. The face model keeps identity, age and expression. It sharpens what is there rather than replacing it.

Can it add color afterwards?

Yes. Run Colorize on the restored result for natural, era-appropriate color.

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

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

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