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Restore blurry faces in old photos

Bring soft, faded or pixelated faces back into focus. PicReviver finds every face in your picture and rebuilds sharp, natural detail — eyes, skin and features — free, in your browser, no sign-up or watermark.

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How AI face restoration works

Faces are the first thing to go in an ageing photo — a soft scan or a low-resolution snapshot loses exactly the fine detail our eyes care about most. PicReviver uses a dedicated face-restoration model (CodeFormer) that detects each face, aligns it, and rebuilds realistic detail in the eyes, skin and features, then blends it back into the original picture. Because it's trained specifically on faces, it recovers a believable, natural look rather than the smeared or plastic result of ordinary sharpening.

How to restore a face

1

Choose Restore faces

Open the tool and pick the Restore faces mode.

2

Upload your photo

Any format works, including scans and HEIC. Each face is detected automatically.

3

Compare & save

Slide between the original and the restored version, then download. Your photo is then wiped.

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Common questions

How do I fix a blurry face in an old photo for free?

Upload it to PicReviver, choose Restore faces, and the AI rebuilds sharp, natural detail in every face — free for up to five photos at a time, no account, no watermark.

Does it work with more than one face?

Yes. Every face in the photo is detected and restored individually, then blended back into the original picture.

Will faces still look like themselves?

Yes — the model rebuilds natural detail based on what's already in the photo, aiming for a believable likeness rather than inventing a different face. For very tiny or badly damaged faces there are limits, but it recovers detail wherever it can.

What happens to my photos?

Your upload is deleted right after processing and the result within 45 minutes. Nothing is kept — see our Privacy Policy.

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