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Turn black and white photos into vibrant color with AI. Restore old family photos, historical pictures, and vintage snapshots online - free, instant.


How to colorize a black and white photo
Open Krea's photo colorizer above and upload your black and white photo. JPG, PNG, HEIC, and WEBP files are supported up to 25MB.
Wait a few seconds while the AI analyzes the image, recognizes objects and textures, and applies realistic color.
Download the colorized version, adjust it in Krea's photo editor, or run it through the photo enhancer to upscale and sharpen it for printing.
See how AI colorization can bring black and white photos into realistic full color.
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Black and white photo before AI colorization
Black and white photo colorized by AI
Krea is a leader in visual AI tools. From image generation to video generation, image upscaling to image editing, Krea offers the latest generative AI capabilities powered by the world’s best AI models.
Try our full fledged editor toolKrea's AI photo colorizer analyzes skin tones, skies, foliage, clothing, and materials, then applies realistic colors instead of washing the image with a single tint.
Explore other Krea toolsColorize family portraits, wartime pictures, vintage travel snapshots, and ancestral photos. For damaged images, restore and sharpen old photos with Krea's enhancer before colorizing.
Explore other Krea toolsConvert black and white to color, B&W to color, and monochrome to full color online. Upload common image formats and get a colorized result back in seconds.
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Yes. You can colorize photos for free without an account. A free Krea account unlocks higher-resolution downloads and more photos.
Yes. The colorizer handles old, faded, and scratched photos. For best results, run the photo through Krea's free photo enhancer first to restore detail and remove damage, then colorize the cleaned-up version.
No. The AI infers the most likely colors based on what it recognizes in the image. It cannot recover the actual original colors of a black and white photo because that information is not in the file.
JPG, PNG, HEIC, and WEBP, up to 25MB per file.
The tool above colorizes still photos. For video, use Krea's video tools to colorize frame by frame, or convert short clips into image sequences first.
Krea processes uploaded photos to provide the colorized result and handles them according to the Krea privacy policy. Review the privacy policy for the full details on storage, retention, and training practices.
Upload a black and white photo and get a realistic AI colorized result in seconds.
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