Colorize a black and white photo, honestly
On this device, a brightness tint. In the cloud, DDColor guesses colors. Neither one is a historical colorization.
The compare slider appears here after the photo runs.
Add a photo
Drop it here, or click to browse.
Free on this device. Nothing is uploaded.
How to colorize a black and white photo
- Upload your photo. Drop a JPG, PNG or WebP up to 20 MB into the box above, or pick a sample. On this device, nothing is uploaded.
- Choose Colorize. Choose Colorize. In the cloud an AI model estimates natural-looking colors.
- Compare and download. Drag the before/after slider, check the result at 100%, then download it free with no watermark.
What it helps
- A grayscale scan you want easier to look at on a screen
- A document photo that is hard to separate from the page
What it will not do
- Color files are left alone
- Do not present the tint as the original colors
Settings
Start with fidelity toward the left. Move it right only if the first result is too timid.
Compare at 100% before you download. If the photo no longer looks like yours, keep the original.
On this device and in the cloud
On this device the correction is classical. The file is not uploaded.
Cloud colorize costs 2 credits and calls DDColor (Apache-2.0). The colors are invented.
On-device is free. Signed-out cloud use is one try a day. An account includes 5 cloud credits a week.