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Mail in the shoebox
Send us your parent's printed photos and albums. No sorting or scanning on your end.
Mail-in scanning & restoration
Send us the shoebox. We scan and restore — you keep the originals.
The box of your parent’s old photos is fading in a closet. Mail it to Restore Old Photos and we’ll scan every picture, repair the scratches, fading, and tears with AI, and send you the restored photos to keep — then ship every original photo safely back to you.
4.9/5from 312 reviews
1,248+ photos restored and returned
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- Auto-deleted in 7 days
- We never sell your photos
Example result
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Here’s the kind of restoration you can expect: less fading, repaired scratches, sharper detail, and a photo that feels ready to frame or share.
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How it works
From the shoebox to restored files in three steps.
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We scan and restore
We scan every photo at high quality, then repair fading, scratches, tears, and blur with AI.
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Keep the originals
Download the finished files anytime, and we ship every original photo safely back to you.
What families say
Trusted with thousands of irreplaceable photos.
4.9/5· 312 reviews
“My mom kept everything in a shoebox under the bed. I mailed it in not knowing what to expect, and the scans came back sharper than the prints ever looked. A few water-stained photos of my grandparents are framed in our hallway now.”
“I'd been meaning to digitize my dad's albums for years and kept putting it off. They handled the whole thing — scanning, the scratches, the faded color — and shipped every original back. Worth every penny just to stop worrying about losing them.”
“A torn photo of my parents' wedding came back looking like it was taken yesterday. I actually teared up. Fast turnaround and they kept me updated the whole way through.”
Common questions
The questions families ask most.
What kind of photos can you restore?
Faded, scratched, torn, water-stained, or blurry prints — in color or black-and-white. Mail us prints and album pages of almost any size and we scan them at high resolution. Prefer to upload your own scans? We accept JPG, PNG, and WebP files.
How long does it take?
Photos you upload yourself are usually restored in about 3–5 minutes, with live progress as each one finishes. Mail-in orders take longer, since we scan everything and ship your originals back — we'll give you a clear timeframe with your quote.
What happens to my photos?
Uploaded photos and finished restorations are automatically deleted after 7 days, and we never sell your photos or personal information. Payments run through Stripe, so we never see your full card number. With mail-in, every original print is shipped safely back to you.
What if a photo doesn't come out right?
Because restorations are AI-generated, results can vary from photo to photo. If one fails to process, its credits return to your account automatically so you can try again — and if a finished result doesn't look right, reach out and we'll take another look.