1.
Photograph the print
Flat on a table, away from the window. Your phone's camera is perfect, or upload a scan. We find the corners.
the photo from the biscuit tin.
Same faces. Just mended.
Photograph an old print with your phone and see it repaired, and in colour if you like, in about a minute. The preview is free; £5.99 to keep it.
No app and no subscription, and prints are delivered in the UK.
A soldier with a girl, undated. Photograph by Alexander Galloway, New South Wales. Coalfields Local History Association, public domain.
what it mends.
From creases to colour, in one go
Drag across any print to compare. Every one of these is a genuinely old photograph from a public archive.
Creases and tears
Cracks, folds and missing corners filled in plainly from what is around them.
Fading
Washed-out prints given back their depth, without changing the light of the day.
Scratches and spots
Dust, mould spots and scratches cleared, and every face compared with your original.
Black and white to colour
Natural, muted colour of the period. Our best guess at how it looked.
every face, compared.
Nan still looks like Nan
We find every face in your original and compare each one with the mended version. If a face has changed, we keep your original face, cleaned up, and only add colour.
- Faces too small to compare, in a big group, are always kept from your original.
- We never invent a face. A face torn away is left as it was, not drawn in.
- The face report comes with the free preview, and the preview is exactly what you keep.
the face report reads like this: "2 faces found. Both match your original."
Portrait of a young woman with a child, Yautepec, Mexico, about 1910 to 1919. Photograph by Cruz Sanchez. DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University, no known copyright restrictions.
how it works. about a minute.
Three steps from the shoebox
If you can take a photo of a photo, you can do this. It works on any phone or computer.
2.
See it mended, free
In about a minute you see it repaired, and in colour if you like, with every face compared with the original.
3.
Keep it, or frame it
£5.99 to download, a credit from a pack, or a print or framed copy delivered in the UK.
Long Beach Pier and Pavilion, children digging in the sand, about 1905. California Historical Society, public domain.
what it costs.
£5.99 a photo. No subscription.
No subscription and nothing that renews. A pack's credits wait for you, however long the shoebox takes.
prints and frames.
From the shoebox to the mantelpiece
Keep the photo and have it printed or framed in one go. Delivery to any UK address is in the price.
A4 fine-art print
£24.99 with the mended photo
- 200gsm matte fine-art paper, 21 x 29.7 cm
- Your whole photo, with a clean white margin
- Free UK delivery in 3 to 7 working days
Framed, 30 x 40 cm
£79 with the mended photo
- Eight frame colours, a white mount, ready to hang
- A 20 x 30 cm print inside the mount
- Free UK delivery in 4 to 7 working days
for a funeral or a memorial.
For the order of service, gently done
When you need one clear photo for the order of service, a slideshow or a frame, you can have it ready today. Every face is kept as it was.
How we can helpquestions. answered.
Questions from the shoebox
The things people ask first. Can't see yours? The help button in the corner answers any time.
More questions and answersWhat can you mend?
Tears, creases, cracks, scratches, dust, stains, mould spots and fading, on black and white, sepia and colour prints. We can add colour to black and white photos too, if you'd like it.
Will the faces stay the same?
That's our promise. We compare every face in the mended version with your original, and if one changes we keep your original face, cleaned, and only add colour. How we mend a photo.
How much does it cost?
The preview is free. Keeping a photo costs £5.99. Packs: 3 photos £12.99, 5 photos £17.99, 15 photos £34.99. See every price.
Do credits expire?
Credits from a pack last 12 months from the day you buy it, and we email you a month before any unused ones expire. One credit keeps one photo, on any device once you've signed in.
Who mends my photo?
An AI image model does the mending, following our fixed instructions. No person retouches photos, and we don't take requests to change what's in a photo, such as adding or removing someone.
How do I photograph an old print?
Lay it flat on a table, away from the window, tilt it slightly away from the light and fill the frame. Your phone's own camera is ideal. A scan works too. See it mended.
where the photo used to be.
Found it in the loft? Mend it this week.
See it mendedFree preview. £5.99 to keep it.