Bring black-and-white photos to life in color

A deep-learning model trained on millions of color photos predicts realistic colors for each part of a black-and-white image — skin tones, skies, grass, clothing — and paints them in while preserving the original detail and grain. You get a naturally colored version in seconds.

Yes. Scan the print at the highest quality you can, colorize it here, then run it through the AI Photo Enhancer or Upscaler to sharpen detail and clean up scan noise for a fully restored result.

AI colorization has a free daily allowance, so you can try it without signing up, and every free result downloads clean — nothing stamped on it. Premium lifts the daily cap and adds batch processing.

No — photos are uploaded only to process and deleted automatically afterwards. We never keep or share them.

Yes. A color-vividness slider lets you tune the result from stable, natural tones to bolder, more vivid color. Slide it up for richer color or down for a subtler, true-to-life look, then download your colorized photo.

The Colorize engine switch lets you A/B two AI colorizers on the same photo. Engine 1 is the default — it produces vivid, photo-realistic colors and is best for most portraits, landscapes and modern black-and-white shots. Engine 2 gives a softer, more muted vintage look that many people prefer for antique or period photos. Try both and keep whichever result looks most natural for your image.

For faces and skin tones, keep the vividness slider low to mid (around 30–50%) so colors stay believable and true-to-life. Push it higher for landscapes, foliage, flowers or clothing where you want richer, bolder color. If a colorized portrait looks over-saturated, lower the vividness and switch to Engine 2 for a gentler, film-like finish.

Upload the black-and-white photo and the AI converts it to color automatically — no masks, layers or manual painting. Adjust the color-vividness slider to taste, switch between Engine 1 and Engine 2 for a vivid or softer vintage look, and download the result. For scanned prints, colorize first and then run the AI Photo Enhancer for a sharper, cleaner finish.

Yes — Pixoate supports batch and bulk processing. Switch to Batch mode, add up to 100 photos, set your options once, and every photo is processed with the same settings before you download a single ZIP. Bulk processing is a Premium feature; the output uses the same quality and settings as single mode.

Yes — with bulk processing you configure the settings a single time and they apply to every item in the batch, up to 100 photos. There is no need to repeat the setup per item, and Temporary uploaded and generated files are processed securely and deleted automatically.