Bring back memories with AI photo restoration.
With Adobe Firefly as your old photo enhancer, you can simply write a text prompt to fix faded or damaged photos in seconds.
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Repair photographs for yourself or your business.
Use AI photo repair tools to quickly restore cherished family pictures or improve the quality of old photos for ad campaigns and other marketing projects.
Colorize old black-and-whites.
Sharpen faded photos for marketing campaigns.
AI photo restoration has never been easier.
You don’t need advanced editing skills to quickly fix old or damaged images using Firefly generative AI. Firefly analyzes texture, lighting, and patterns from historical photographs to restore details, repair damage, and enhance image quality automatically.
Repair photographs to remove years of wear and tear.
If you’ve got old pictures, restoration takes just a few steps with Firefly. Use photo editing features like Generate Image and Generative Fill to fix everything from tears and scratches to spots and color fading, performing complex edits in no time.
Perform AI photo restoration without losing the original feel.
When you use Firefly to repair photographs, you can count on it to help you maintain the integrity of scenes, facial features, and object details. And you can access partner models like Gemini 3 right inside Firefly to ensure high character accuracy in signage and other text elements.
Bring faded colors and black-and-whites to life.
Restore vibrancy and detail to dull or monochrome images. Simply upload your images and use simple text prompts to request old picture restoration with natural color — no overprocessing.
Count on commercially safe AI photo repair.
Firefly models are built for commercial use, so you can repair photographs for marketing or advertising projects without worrying about copyright issues or usage rights. Learn more about the ethical principles that guide Adobe’s AI development.
How to repair photographs with Firefly.
In just a few steps, you can easily breathe new life into old or damaged photos using simple text prompts and Firefly image generation tools.
- Open the AI image generator in Firefly.
To get started, log in to Adobe Firefly with your Adobe ID or create a free account if you don’t have one. Then choose the Generate Image feature to perform old picture restoration. - Upload an image and write a text prompt to start AI photo repair.
In the prompt field, type a clear description of how you’d like your old photo enhanced. Start with at least five words for the best results, such as “erase the scratches and spots in this photo” or “bring the color back to this faded picture.” - Generate your AI image.
Click Generate and wait a few seconds for the AI photo restoration to happen. - Refine, edit, and regenerate.
Firefly is a powerful old photo enhancer, but even if you’re happy with your results you may want to see more variations. You can refine your image by tweaking your prompt or adjusting the Firefly settings for a fresh result. - Download and share your restored photo.
Once you’re happy with the result, you can download it, copy it to your clipboard, share it on social media, or create a high-quality print suitable for framing.
Why choose Firefly for AI photo restoration?
AI photo restoration uses machine learning models trained on millions of images to repair damage, restore faded colors, and reconstruct missing details in old or deteriorated photographs. Adobe Firefly applies this technology to enhance photos while preserving the original structure, lighting, and artistic intent. You’ll get the following benefits:
- Realistic restoration: Whether you want to enjoy personal memories or turn vintage shots into marketing campaign images, Firefly generative AI models offer reliable, high-quality restoration of old pictures.
- Seamless Adobe Photoshop integration: Quickly bring your restored photos into the industry-standard image editor to add finishing touches and get pixel-perfect output.
- Trusted technology: When you choose Firefly as your old photo enhancer, you can achieve archival quality. You can also rest assured that results from Firefly models are safe for commercial use.
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Questions? We have answers.
The best AI photo restoration tool should let you repair old or damaged images by fixing scratches, restoring color, and enhancing detail while keeping the original look intact. The Firefly Image model gives you clean, high-quality results that bring aged or imperfect photos back to life without losing their character.
Firefly can handle damage like tears, scratches, creases, fading color, spots, dust, and stains. It can restore old black-and-white photos, old pictures with faded colors, and more recent photos of poor quality. Firefly supports standard image formats for AI photo repair, like JPEG, PNG, and TIFF, and it can work with PDFs and other images from scanned prints.
Yes. Firefly can restore faded color photos and intelligently colorize black-and-white images with natural-looking results. Old picture restoration has never been faster or easier.
The final repaired photograph is high quality and print ready, with a maximum resolution for downloaded images at 2000x2000 pixels in either JPEG or PNG format.
Your data is secure and private. Adobe does not train its AI models on your personal content, and your images are kept confidential. Learn more about Adobe’s approach to data and privacy with Firefly.
Yes, you can. With a free Adobe account, you get monthly generative credits for AI photo restoration.
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