Choose a photo and click Restore & upscale 4x; the long edge is resized to 512px before processing so the AI model finishes in a reasonable time even on a large photo.
AI Photo Restoration
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Sharpen, denoise, and 4x-upscale a blurry or compressed photo, right in this browser - no upload, no app to install.
The first run downloads the restoration model once (cached offline after that); on the WASM fallback (no WebGPU) it can take up to a minute to finish - the original photo previews immediately while you wait.
Everything runs locally via Transformers.js / ONNX Runtime Web - the photo is never uploaded to a server; only the model weights load from the Hugging Face hub.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does AI Photo Restoration do?
Sharpen, denoise, and 4x-upscale a blurry or compressed photo, right in this browser - no upload, no app to install.
When should I reach for ai photo restoration?
The first run downloads the restoration model once (cached offline after that); on the WASM fallback (no WebGPU) it can take up to a minute to finish - the original photo previews immediately while you wait.
What complementary tools work well alongside ai photo restoration?
This is a fixed 4x super-resolution/deblocking model - it sharpens and upscales, but it does not remove scratches, tears, or stains, and it does not colorize a black-and-white photo.