Restore Old Photos
Pixel Perfect Pro helps you restore old photos for free. The AI reduces grain and scanning noise, recovers softened detail and upscales vintage prints so they are ready to reprint or share.
Quick summary
- What this page is about
- A free AI tool that repairs and enhances old, faded or scanned photographs.
- Who it helps
- Families and archivists digitising prints, and anyone with aging photos they want to preserve.
- How Pixel Perfect Pro solves it
- The AI removes grain and scan artifacts, rebuilds soft detail and increases resolution so old images look clean and print-ready.
The problem
Old photographs fade, pick up scratches and grain, and lose sharpness over the years. Scanning them often adds its own noise and softness, so the digital copy can look worse than the print.
Rebuilding that lost detail by hand takes specialist retouching skills and hours of careful work.
How Pixel Perfect Pro solves it
Pixel Perfect Pro's AI is well suited to aged and scanned images. It reduces film grain and scanning noise, recovers the softened edges and textures of the original, and upscales the whole photo to a much higher resolution.
The result is a cleaner, sharper digital version that holds up when reprinted at a larger size or shared with family.
How to use it
- Scan or photograph the old print, then upload it (JPG, PNG or WEBP, up to 15MB).
- Choose 4K or 8K output — 8K is ideal for reprinting at a larger size.
- Let the AI reduce grain, recover detail and upscale the image.
- Download the restored photo as a high-resolution PNG.
Practical use cases
- Revive faded family photographs and portraits
- Clean up grainy or noisy scans of old prints
- Prepare vintage photos for reprinting at a larger size
- Digitise and preserve aging photo albums
Supported image formats
You can upload JPG and JPEG (best for photos), PNG (best for screenshots, graphics and transparency) and WEBP (a modern web format), up to 15MB per image. The enhanced result is returned as a high-resolution PNG you can download instantly.
Your privacy
Your photo is used only to create the restored version for that single request. It is never added to a public gallery, sold or shared, and no account is required to use the tool.
Frequently asked questions
Can it restore very old or damaged photos?
It excels at reducing grain and noise and recovering soft detail. It can noticeably improve faded and worn prints, though it cannot invent detail the original never captured on heavily damaged areas.
Should I scan the print first?
Yes — a clean scan or a well-lit, straight-on photo of the print gives the AI the most to work with and produces the best restoration.
Will it add colour to black-and-white photos?
The tool focuses on clarity, denoising and resolution rather than colourisation. It sharpens and cleans the photo while keeping its original tones.
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Related tools
- Remove Image NoiseClean up grain and speckle from scans and low light.
- Increase Image ResolutionUpscale small scans into large, print-ready files.
- AI Image EnhancerOne-step quality boost for any photo.
Prefer to just get started? Open the free Pixel Perfect Pro enhancer or read the full FAQ.