The original print, cracked across the face
The same portrait, restored and in color

Some faces deserve to be seen again.

Your old photo, repaired and in color.

Upload a scan or a phone photo of the print. Tears, stains and fading are repaired, and black-and-white comes back in color. It takes about a minute.

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Free during early access · 2 restorations a day

Used only to restore your photo. How we handle your photo

a real restoration —

Where it starts

Every family archive ends up the same: a box of photographs, and one person deciding to save them.

What comes back

Old photos, brought back to life.

Three photographs, three kinds of damage.

Each damaged print lies next to what came back. On the first, move the loupe over the photograph or hold it to see the original.

A group beach photograph before restoration — the print is torn across the middle and covered in brown stains
The same beach photograph restored and in color — the tear closed, the staining gone, skin, water and the hillside in natural tones

Torn across the middle

The print split along a fold and picked up brown stains. The tear is closed, the stains are gone, and color is added.

Restoring damaged photos

Black-and-white

Color is added. It is inferred, not recovered: nothing in a black-and-white print records the real shades.

About colorization
A woman and a small child beside a scooter, a black-and-white print
The same photograph in color — the scooter mint green, the geraniums red
A small print held in someone’s fingers, shot against a patterned cloth, the girl’s scarf gray in the monochrome
The same photograph in color and freed from the hand — the scarf a soft salmon, freckles across her nose

Held in a hand

A phone photo of the print is enough. The fingers and the cloth go, and the photograph is straightened.

Phone photos and blur

Three steps, about a minute.

  1. 1

    Upload a scan

    A phone photo of the print works too. JPG, PNG or HEIC, up to 25 MB.

  2. 2

    Watch it restored

    Scratches, creases and fading are repaired. Black-and-white and sepia come back in color.

  3. 3

    Download it free

    During early access the restored photo costs nothing. You get two restorations a day.

A portrait of a young woman, its cracks repaired and in color

The restorations series

Famous photographs, restored and in color.

Public-domain photographs, each with the full story of what happened to the print. Point at a plate to see the original.

All restorationsHistorical photos in color

Who is behind it.

Epoha is run by one person, Yevhen Kravchenko, a sole proprietor registered in Ukraine. The examples on this page are photographs Epoha has the right to publish; photos uploaded to Epoha are never shown here.

Alongside the tool, a series of famous public-domain photographs, restored and told in full.

About EpohaThe restorations series

Questions people ask first

What photos can be restored?

Scanned prints and phone photos of prints: scratched, torn, creased, faded, water-damaged or blurry. Black-and-white and sepia photos come back in color.

Can I get a black-and-white version?

No. Black-and-white and sepia prints always come back in color. Your original scan stays as it is, and you can turn the colored result into black-and-white in any photo editor.

How long does it take?

About a minute for most photos. You stay on the page and watch the result appear.

Is my photo private?

Your photo is processed only to produce your restoration and is not used to train models.

What does it cost?

During early access restoration is free: two restorations a day. When paid restoration opens, you will pay per photo, only after you have seen the result, with no subscription and no credit packs.

A restored portrait of a young woman, in color, in a silver frame

Where it ends

Back in its frame, where it belongs.

You see the restored photo before you decide anything. Download it, print it, give it back its place.

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Used only to restore your photo. How we handle your photo

Restore an old photo

Scratches, tears, creases, stains and fading repaired in about a minute. Black-and-white and sepia come back in color.

Black-and-white photos come back in color. You compare the result with your original. On group photos, check every face.

Used only to restore your photo. How we handle your photo