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MyHeritage In Color
MyHeritage In Color colorizes and restores old black-and-white and faded family photos in a tap, on the web and on iPhone and Android.
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Overview
MyHeritage In Color colorizes black-and-white photos and restores the faded colors of old color prints, two separate modes for two kinds of old photo. It was built for family photos and sits in MyHeritage's genealogy platform, next to its photo enhancer, repair and animation tools. Colorization is automatic, shows a before-and-after comparison, and keeps the original untouched.
It runs on the web and in the MyHeritage iPhone and Android apps, which also scan printed photos with the phone camera. You need a free account, and several colorizations are free. Every free result carries the MyHeritage logo in the corner. Logo-free output comes with the paid Complete subscription.
Key features
✓Colorizes black & white photos automatically
✓Restores faded colors in old color prints
✓Before & after comparison, original kept
✓Free results carry the MyHeritage logo, Complete subscribers' do not
✓Color restoration also sharpens the photo (vendor states)
✓Scans prints with the phone camera
✓Sits beside MyHeritage's enhancer, repair & animation tools
✓Tuned for family & historical photos
When to use
Use MyHeritage In Color when an old photo needs its color back:
- You are colorizing old family photos and want it automatic, with no brushes or color picking.
- You have faded color prints from past decades. Color restoration is its own mode, separate from black-and-white colorization.
- Your photos are still in shoeboxes. The mobile app scans prints with the phone camera and colorizes them in the same flow.
- You already build a family tree on MyHeritage and want the photos attached to the same account.
- You want to compare before and after, with the original kept unchanged.
When NOT to use
Skip MyHeritage In Color if any of these describe you:
- You want clean files without subscribing to a genealogy service. Every free result carries the MyHeritage logo, and standalone photo colorizers are worth comparing.
- The photo is torn, creased or scratched. Color work will not mend damage, so MyHeritage's separate repair tool or a photo restoration tool comes first.
- You want to choose the colors yourself. The AI decides them, and there are no manual color controls.
Frequently asked questions
MyHeritage says only that anyone can colorize several photos for free, and no counter is shown once you sign in. Beyond that you need a paid MyHeritage subscription, which also unlocks the enhancer, repair and animation tools. Every free result carries the MyHeritage logo in the bottom right corner.
Yes, unless you subscribe. MyHeritage states that non-subscribers get the MyHeritage logo on the bottom right of their colorized photos, and that Complete subscribers can produce logo-free ones. The photo you uploaded is kept unchanged either way.
No. It works on color, and MyHeritage states that color restoration also sharpens the photo and brings out more detail. Tears, creases and scratches need its separate photo repair tool, included in the same subscriptions.
Colorizing invents color for a black-and-white photo. Restoring revives the faded colors an old color print already has. In Color offers both modes and detects which one your photo needs.
Yes. The MyHeritage iPhone and Android apps include In Color and can scan printed photos with the camera, so a shoebox print can be scanned, colorized and shared in one sitting.
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