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Colorize a photo

Bring colour back to old black and white photos in seconds: AI colorization (DDColor), original detail kept, before/after to compare. Free, no sign-up, no watermark.

Accepted: JPG, JPEG, JFIF, PNG, WEBP, AVIF, HEIC, HEIF, GIF, BMP, JXL · Max 47.7 MB per file

Photo sent to the server for processing, deleted right away.

How to colorize a black and white photo

  1. Drop your black and white photo (scan, family photo, archive).

  2. Click “Colorize the photo”: the page shows your place in the queue and the time left.

  3. Compare before and after with the slider, then download the colorized photo.

Why colorize your photos here

Recent colorization AI
DDColor (2023), an open model trained to find natural colours: skin, sky, plants, fabrics.
Original detail kept
Only the colour is computed: your photo's sharpness and grain stay as they were, up to 4096 px.
A few seconds
A photo is colorized in a few seconds; if others are waiting, the page shows your place and the time left.
Nothing is kept
The photo is deleted as soon as it's colorized, and the result after you download it.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I colorize a black and white photo for free?

Drop the photo and click “Colorize the photo”: an open AI model (DDColor, 2023) guesses the most likely colours — skin, sky, plants, clothes — while keeping the original sharpness. The result arrives in seconds, with no watermark or sign-up.

Are the colours the real ones?

No, and no tool can promise that: a black and white photo doesn't hold the original colours. The AI suggests plausible colours, often right for skin, sky or grass, less reliable for a garment or a car. It's an interpretation, to be presented as such.

Is my photo uploaded to a server?

Yes, and we'd rather say so: this model is too heavy for a browser, so the photo is sent to our own server, colorized, then deleted right away. The result is removed as soon as you download it (or after 15 minutes). Nothing is kept or reused.

Is there a limit?

So everyone gets a turn: one photo at a time per person and 30 per hour at most, 25 MB maximum. If many people are colorizing at once, the page shows your place in the queue.

What about a damaged photo (scratches, stains)?

Restore it first with the “Restore a scan” tool, then colorize the result: colorization doesn't fix scratches.

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