Old Photo Restoration — free, in your browser
Repair a damaged print in one pass — creases, scratches, tears and faded colour corrected while every face and pose in the photo stays as it was.
Open the full Old Photo RestorationSee what the paid models add
Getting a usable result
A flat, evenly lit scan works better than a photo of a photo taken at an angle: less glare to read around, more of the original detail to restore.
Severe damage — a torn-out section, a face partly missing — leaves the model to guess at what used to be there. Say what should stay untouched.
A prompt that works
Restore this damaged old photograph — remove creases, scratches, tears, dust specks and foxing stains, repair chipped corners, correct the yellow-brown colour cast back to natural balanced tones, and recover contrast in the faded areas. Keep every face, expression, pose, clothing and the entire composition exactly unchanged; repair the print, never reimagine the scene. Retain natural film grain rather than an over-smoothed digital look.
That is the same prompt the Old Photo Restoration on Kavel starts you with, so you can run it here first and take it over there when you want the higher-resolution model.