Colorize

Transform black and white photos into vibrant color images using AI. Choose from natural, vintage, vibrant, or cinematic color styles.

About this tool

Color for black and white photos

The AI photo colorizer adds plausible color to black and white or sepia photos. It reads the content of the image, works out skin tones, foliage, sky, fabric and other materials, and paints them in. Family portraits, street scenes and archive prints all work. You do not need to mask anything or pick colors by hand.

Choose one of four color styles before you run it. Natural aims for realistic, everyday color. Vintage uses warm, slightly faded tones like color prints from the 1950s to 1970s. Vibrant pushes saturation for a modern look. Cinematic applies a film-style grade with balanced contrast. The colorized image is shown in a before-and-after slider.

Example

Black and white 1950s photo of a couple outside a house
Before
The same photo colorized with natural color
After · Colorize

Natural. The before photo is AI-generated, standing in for an upload. The result is unedited tool output, November 2026.

Use it for

  • Family archives: Bring color to scanned portraits of grandparents and old holiday photos.
  • Local history: Colorize street scenes and buildings for exhibitions, social posts or articles.
  • Creative edits: Shoot in monochrome and let the AI colorization suggest a palette.

How it works

  1. Upload a black and white photo as PNG, JPG or WebP up to 25MB.
  2. Select Natural, Vintage, Vibrant or Cinematic.
  3. Click Colorize and review the result with the slider.
  4. Download the color PNG or save it to your gallery.

2 credits per run. Credits never expire.

Questions

What does colorizing cost?

Two credits per image. Credits are deducted after a successful run and never expire.

Are the colors accurate?

The AI infers likely colors from context. It is usually convincing for skin, sky and vegetation, but it cannot know the true color of a specific dress or car.

Can I colorize a damaged photo?

Yes, but run Old Photo Restore first to remove scratches and fading. Clean input gives better color.

What file formats are accepted?

PNG, JPG and WebP up to 25MB. The result downloads as a PNG.

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