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AI Colorize

Drop a black & white photo here JPEG / PNG / WebP · max 25 MB
Samples:

How to colorize a black and white photo

  1. 1. Add a photo

    Drop a black and white JPEG, PNG or WebP up to 25 MB on the box, or click it to select one. You can also try a sample photo.

  2. 2. Select a mode

    High Quality colorizes on our server, and Enhance Faces restores the faces. Fast Mode runs in your browser, free and with no limit.

  3. 3. Compare

    Move the divider to compare the color photo with the original. In Fast Mode, Color Saturation makes the colors stronger or softer.

  4. 4. Download

    Download the JPG, or copy the image to paste it somewhere else.

Frequently asked questions

Is AI Colorize free?

Fast Mode runs in your browser and is free with no limit. High Quality gives you free runs every day, with or without an account; after that, each run costs credits, which needs an account. See the pricing page for the current numbers. Free runs reset every day at 00:00 UTC.

What is the difference between High Quality and Fast Mode?

High Quality sends the photo to our server, where the DDColor AI model colorizes it at its original size, and Enhance Faces can restore the faces. Fast Mode uses a different AI model in your browser, so the photo is not uploaded. Fast Mode gives a JPG of a maximum of 1920 px on the longest side, and its first run downloads the model.

Are my photos stored?

No. In High Quality, your photo is sent over HTTPS to our server, processed in memory, and never written to disk or stored. It is not used to train AI, and no person sees it. In Fast Mode, the photo does not leave your device.

Can it restore faces in old photos?

Yes, in High Quality. When Enhance Faces is on, the tool finds each face and restores its details with GFPGAN, an AI model for faces. Fast Mode only adds color.

Can it colorize a sepia photo?

Use Fast Mode for that. High Quality adds color only to a photo with almost no color, so a sepia or color photo keeps its own colors there: it gets less grain, more contrast and restored faces, but no new colors. Fast Mode colorizes any photo from its light and dark areas.

Are the colors the real colors?

Not always. A black and white photo has no color data, so the AI estimates the colors. It gives probable colors to what it sees, such as skin, sky and plants. Clothes, cars and painted walls can get a color they did not have.

Which files can I use?

JPEG, PNG and WebP, up to 25 MB each, one photo at a time. The download is a JPG file.