Note 01
It can't add detail the camera never caught
A face that's a few blurry pixels stays a soft face, only cleaner. We keep face creativity at zero so the enhancer doesn't make up a sharper stranger.
Restore Old Photos / Photo enhancer
Photo Enhancer for Old Photos: Sharper Faces, Up to 4 Times Larger
Make a small or soft scan sharper and up to 4 times larger, ready to print. A precision model with face creativity set to zero sharpens what's there and never invents new features.
See the Photo Enhancer on a Real Old Photo
Drag the handle to compare. Faces and edges are crisper and the photo is larger, but nothing has moved: the result is checked against your original before you see it.
Enhance works on what the photo holds. For a print with scratches or tears, restore it first, then enhance the restored result.
Enhance my photoHow to Enhance an Old Photo
Three steps, about a minute.
Step 1 of 3
Add the photo
It works best on a photo that's small or soft but not damaged. Scan the print rather than photographing a screen, so there's real detail to work with.
- Best on a small or soft scan
- Restore a damaged print first
- Deleted from our servers within 24 hours
Fig. 1 · The photo you add Step 2 of 3
We sharpen and enlarge it
Faces and edges are sharpened and the photo is enlarged up to 4 times, then checked against your original to make sure nothing has moved or been added.
- Up to 4 times larger
- Face creativity set to zero
- Checked: nothing moved or added
Step 3 of 3
Compare it and download
Slide between before and after, keep it full size, and print it. The file says in its metadata that it was enhanced with AI.
- Ready to print
- Full size, labelled as AI in its metadata
- A result that fails costs nothing
Nothing moved · checkedFig. 3 · Enhanced
What the Photo Enhancer Can and Can't Do
Sharper is not the same as more accurate. Here is where the line is.
Note 02
Damage gets sharper too
Enhance sharpens what's there, scratches included. Restore a damaged print first, then enhance the result.
Note 03
A tiny scan has a ceiling
Even 4 times larger, a thumbnail is still small. Scanning the print at a higher resolution gives the enhancer far more to work with.
Photo Enhancer Pricing
1 credit enhances one photo. Packs start at $2.99, never renew, and their credits never expire.
Pack 01
Starter
A few favourite photos, restored and colorized.
$2.99one-time
60¢ a photo
- 5 photos restored, colorized or enhanced
- Or 1 animated clip
- Full size, no watermark
- Credits never expire
- Never renews
Most chosen
Pack 02
Family
An album's best photos, with a clip of the one you love most.
$7.99one-time
44¢ a photo
- 18 photos restored, colorized or enhanced
- Or 4 animated clips
- Full size, no watermark
- Credits never expire
- Never renews
Pack 03
Archive
For the shoebox in the attic and the family historian.
$19.99one-time
40¢ a photo
- 50 photos restored, colorized or enhanced
- Or 12 animated clips
- Full size, no watermark
- Credits never expire
- Never renews
One-time payments in US dollars. Compare credit packs and monthly plans
Photo Enhancer FAQ
How much bigger can Enhance make a photo?
Up to 4 times larger. It uses a precision model with face creativity turned to zero, so faces get sharper without new features being invented.
Should I restore a photo before enhancing it?
If the print is damaged, yes. Enhance sharpens what's there, scratches included, so restore first and then enhance the restored result.
Will it crop my photo or change the framing?
No. The result keeps the original's composition, framing, borders and any handwriting (unless you tick Remove handwriting), at the same shape. A result that moves or crops anything fails the structure check.
Is the result labelled as AI?
Yes. Every image you download from Restore Old Photos carries an AI-restored label in its metadata (the IPTC digital source type, plus a line saying which tool made it and when). Clips are labelled as AI animations.
What does Restore Old Photos do with the photos I upload?
The original is used only to make your results and is deleted from our servers within 24 hours by an hourly clean-up, or at once if you delete it. Your results stay in your account until you delete them. Before upload, your browser shrinks the photo and strips its location data.
Does Restore Old Photos use my photos to train AI?
No. Restore Old Photos never uses your photos or results to train AI models. They're sent only to the AI providers that restore and check them, whose terms allow them to use what we send only to do that job.
Does Restore Old Photos have a free trial?
No, and so there's no trial to cancel and no weekly plan. You pay per photo with a one-time pack, from $2.99 (from 40¢ a photo), and a result that fails the check never costs a credit: it's dropped and the credit comes back.
What if a result fails?
You don't pay for it. Anything that isn't delivered, including a result held back because it failed our likeness check, is refunded to your balance automatically.