Old photos, repaired - not reinvented.
Upload a photo or scan of a damaged print. Get back a clean, sharp restoration - scratches, tears, stains and fading gone, every face and detail kept exactly as the original. Photos with people are welcome here.
For family archives, genealogy projects, memorials and framed reprints.
Everything time did to the print, undone.
One upload covers the full repair pass. Each restored version costs 10 credits - order a few and pick the one that feels right.
Scratches & tears
Surface scratches, torn edges and crease lines are healed; torn-away corners are rebuilt with period-accurate detail.
Fading & colour casts
Contrast comes back, yellowed whites turn clean, and the tonality stays true - B&W stays B&W, sepia keeps its character.
Stains & water damage
Water rings, foxing spots, mould marks and tape shadows are lifted without smearing the detail underneath.
Blur & soft focus
Fine detail is recovered to a natural sharpness - hair, fabric, background texture - without the over-processed AI look.
Faces, kept faithful
Same person, same age, same expression. The face is restored from what's in the photo - never replaced with an invented one.
Inscriptions preserved
Handwritten notes, studio stamps and dates stay exactly as written - the restoration never retypes or invents text.
Same repair. Pick how the print feels.
Leave it on Faithful, or pick a look - each restored version costs 10 credits, so trying two tones is cheap.
Faithful to the original
B&W stays B&W; sepia keeps its sepia character.
Warm archival
A gently warmed tone that keeps the period feel.
Crisp & clean
Balanced contrast, deep blacks, clean highlights.
Soft natural
Soft contrast, true to the original print.
Before and after
Each pack below was generated exactly the way yours will be: a few casual source photos in, a finished set out. Nothing was retouched afterwards.
Every year in the shoebox, the print loses a little more.
Restoration studios charge $30–100 per photo.
Manual retouching is skilled, slow work, priced accordingly - and a box of family photos has dozens of prints. Here a restored version is a fraction of that, ready in minutes.
The original is the only copy.
Chemical fading doesn't pause. A restored digital copy secures the image today - and prints, shares and frames beautifully while the original stays safely in the box.
Repair, honestly.
The composition, the people and every detail of the scene are locked to your photo. Damage is removed; nothing and nobody is added, beautified or modernized. It's your photograph - just the way it looked before time got to it.
Buy credits. 10 credits = 1 restored photo.
One print = one project, with 1–5 restored versions to choose from. Credits work across every Phoxel niche. No subscription, no expiry. Sign up and get 20 free credits - your first 2 photos are on us.
Starter
- Up to 20 restored photos
- Tone & grain options per photo
- JPG download + ZIP
Plus
- A whole album section
- Mix with colorization
- Save 17% vs starter
Pro
- The full shoebox
- Several versions per photo
- Use across other niches too
- Save 36% vs starter
Studio
- Whole-archive scale
- Genealogy & memorial projects
- Save 46% vs starter
Photo restoration questions, sorted.
That photo deserves better than the shoebox.
One phone photo of the print, a few minutes, $6 to start. Frame it, share it, keep it.