About BringBack
BringBack is a web service that uses AI to repair and revive old family photographs. It targets damage such as scratches, tears, fading and water stains, and can restore color, clarity and detail in blurred or black-and-white images without any manual editing skill from the user.
Beyond repair, it can combine separate photos of relatives into a single group portrait and animate faces with subtle motion such as a smile, a blink or a wave. A newer feature generates a short video of a reunion or hug between people taken from different photos. Finished photos and videos can be downloaded in high resolution, and a private digital keepsake holds ancestral stories alongside the images.
BringBack is a hosted commercial product. Its homepage promotes a pay-once model with no subscription, and the upload step accepts JPG, PNG and WEBP files. It suits families who want to digitize, restore and share heirloom photographs.
Key features
- Repairs scratches, tears, fading and water stains
- Restores color and detail in old photos
- Combines separate relatives into group portraits
- Animates faces with subtle motion
- Generates reunion and hug videos from photos
- High-resolution photo and video downloads
Good fit for
- →Restoring damaged family heirloom photos
- →Creating group portraits from separate photos
- →Animating old portraits to share with relatives
- Tags
- photo-restoration
- ai-photo
- photo-animation
- family-photos
- old-photos
- image-enhancement
BringBack: questions and answers
- What is BringBack used for?
- BringBack is an AI photo service that repairs damaged old photos, combines relatives into group portraits and animates faces, sold as a one-time payment. It is a good fit for restoring damaged family heirloom photos, creating group portraits from separate photos and animating old portraits to share with relatives.
- How much does BringBack cost?
- BringBack is a paid product with no free plan.
- Is BringBack open source?
- No. BringBack is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Photos & Images category, open-source options include Immich, PhotoPrism and Ente.
- What are some alternatives to BringBack?
- BringBack competes with Remini, Let's Enhance and Topaz Labs.
Open-source alternatives to BringBack
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Immich
Photos & Images
Self-hosted photo and video management solution. Easily back up, organize, and manage your
AGPL-3.0vs Google Photos★ 115k
PhotoPrism
Photos & Images
AI-powered, privacy-first, self-hosted app for browsing, organizing, and sharing photos an
OSSvs Google Photos★ 40k
Ente
Photos & Images
💚 End-to-end encrypted cloud for everything.
AGPL-3.0vs Google Photos★ 29k
Darktable
Photos & Images
darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer
GPL-3.0vs Adobe Lightroom★ 13k
LibrePhotos
Photos & Images
LibrePhotos is a self-hosted, open source photo management service. Faces, places, events
MITvs Google Photos★ 8.1k
Photoview
Photos & Images
Photoview is a simple and user-friendly Photo Gallery for self-hosted personal servers. It
AGPL-3.0vs Google Photos★ 6.5k
SaaS alternatives to BringBack
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Remini
Photos & Images
AI photo enhancer that sharpens and restores low-quality images
SaaS
Let's Enhance
Photos & Images
AI image upscaler and enhancer for photos and product images
SaaS
Topaz Labs
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AI desktop tools for upscaling, denoising and sharpening photos and video
SaaS
Clipdrop
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AI image tools for background removal, upscaling and relighting
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AI Image Boost
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Tool that sharpens and enhances blurry photos
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DishPhoto
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AI tool that upgrades low-quality food photos into professional-looking shots
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