Restore old photos
Torn, faded, scratched or water-damaged. Upload a photo of someone you love and watch the damage disappear.
53,000+ happy customers
Real results
Fix every kind of photo damage
Pick the damage closest to yours, then drag the line on any photo.
Fix scratched and torn photos
Repair scratched photos, fix torn photos, and rebuild missing corners, even prints that have been taped back together.
Repair scratched vintage portraits
Remove deep scratches and yellowing from 1940s studio portraits. AI restores missing corners and brings back full tonal range.
Repair torn wedding photographs
Fix torn antique baby photos
Customer stories
Photos families thought were gone
Memorial portraits, old wedding prints and shoebox finds, shared with family again.
After
“I had only one photo of my dad before he passed. It was creased and faded. When I saw it restored, I cried. I printed it for his memorial.”
Printed for his memorial service.
After
“My grandfather’s wedding portrait from 1948 was torn in three places. A restoration shop quoted me $200 and three weeks. This did it in thirty seconds. My mother cried.”
Framed it for his mom’s 85th birthday.
After
“I have a shoebox of my father’s Army photos. He passed in 2019. I never thought I’d see his face that clearly again. I’ve restored 47 for my mother’s 80th birthday.”
Built a photo book of all 47.
After
“I gave my brother a framed restoration of our parents’ wedding day, 1952. He’s 76. He hadn’t seen them that clearly in fifty years.”
Framed gift for his brother.
After
“My dad and his brother passed last year, weeks apart. I restored this photo of them on the dock in 1968. My mom keeps it on her dresser now.”
Side by side on his mom’s dresser.
After
“We had water damage that ruined a box of photos from our 1989 family trip. I thought they were gone forever. They’re back.”
Got the whole box restored.
Have a photo you’ve been afraid to try?
How it works
How AI photo restoration works
No scanner and no skills needed. Three steps, under a minute.
- 1
Upload your damaged photo
Scan your print or simply take a clear phone photo of it, then drag and drop it into the uploader. Scratched, torn, faded, or water-damaged, any damage works.
- 2
AI repairs the damage
Our AI analyzes the photo, removes scratches, repairs tears, corrects fading, and optionally adds natural color to black and white photos. It takes about 30 seconds.
- 3
Download and share
Compare the before and after, then download your restored photo to print, frame, or share with family.
The cost
What photo restoration costs
Studios charge per photo and take weeks. Software takes skill and hours. Here it takes under a minute.
Time to get one photo back
BestPhoto
Under a minute
Free to tryDoneEditing it yourself
Hours per photo
$20+ a month in softwareStill waitingRestoration studio
Days to weeks
$50 to $200+ per photoStill waiting
| Feature | BestPhoto | Studio | DIY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skill required | None | None | Advanced |
| Original never leaves your home | |||
| Unlimited retries |
Try it on your own photo first. It’s free, and you’ll know in under a minute.
Free tool
Restored the photo? Now watch it come to life
Animate Old Photos turns a portrait into a short moving clip: a gentle breath, a blink, the start of a smile. Start from the same damaged print. It gets restored first.
More free tools for old photos
After you restore a photo, you can colorize black and white photos, upscale and sharpen them for printing, or remove date stamps and watermarks.
From the blog
Photo restoration guides & tips
Scanning tips, damage you can fix at home, and what to expect from AI.
Ready to save your family photos?
Restore scratched, torn and faded photos in under a minute. Try it free, no signup required.
- Free to try
- Scratches and tears repaired
- Faded colors restored
