Family portraits
Add color to portraits, wedding photos, and family snapshots. Start with a clear scan so faces and clothing are easy to see.
DeOldify Online: Colorize Black-and-White Photos
Upload an old photo or scan and add color without installing software. Preview the result, then download your colorized photo.
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What You Can Colorize with DeOldify
DeOldify adds color to black-and-white photos, from family portraits to street scenes. Use it online without setting up Google Colab or downloading model files.
Old streets and everyday life
Colorize scanned photos of homes, gardens, streets, or family gatherings. See a familiar scene in color while keeping the original scan.
Original image
Actual output
AI-generated demonstration source. The result was processed by this tool.
How to Colorize a Black-and-White Photo
Prepare a clean scan
Crop out the scanner bed and choose a photo with clear subjects. If scratches obscure the image, repair them separately before colorizing.
Start colorization
Upload the photo, sign in, and check the credit cost. This workspace uses the Stable preset so you do not need to install a notebook or model files.
Review the colorized copy
Compare faces, clothing, and background boundaries. Download the new image separately and preserve the source scan.
Who Can Use DeOldify for Old Family Photos?
Families sharing old albums
Make color versions of family photos for a reunion, birthday, or shared album. Keep the black-and-white and color copies together.
People building a family history
Add a colorized portrait to a family tree or history project. Label it as AI colorization and keep the original with its names and dates.
Creators using vintage photos
Colorize an old photo for a blog post or social media story. Use photos you own or have permission to edit.
When to Keep the Original Beside the Result
Color is an estimate
Objects with similar gray values can have different real colors. Historical research, product matching, and documentary work should rely on independent evidence.
Restoration is a separate task
Colorization is not scratch removal, face reconstruction, or a promised resolution increase. Choose a dedicated restoration tool when the source needs those changes.
What to Know Before Colorizing Old Photos
Does DeOldify recover the original colors?
No. It generates plausible colors rather than recovering information that a black-and-white image does not contain.
Which DeOldify model does this page use?
This page uses DeOldify Stable with render factor 35. The model runs online, so you do not need to install it on your computer.
Can I colorize videos here?
No. This page processes still photographs. Video colorization is not available in this workspace.
Is DeOldify free to use here?
This online tool costs 3 credits per image and requires an account. The DeOldify source code is open source; running the model yourself is a separate option.
Why did part of the photo stay gray?
The model may not assign color confidently to every region. Try a cleaner source, inspect the result, and keep the original rather than assuming every output is suitable.
What You Can Do with the Photo Next
Repair a damaged photo
Use a restoration workflow for scratches or damaged areas.
Enhance photo detail with SeedVR2
Try making blurry areas of the colorized photo clearer.
Edit the colorized photo
Make a separate creative edit in the photo workspace.
Upscayl is an independent service using the open-source DeOldify model. We are not affiliated with DeOldify or MyHeritage.