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Black & White Photo Colorizer
Colorize black-and-white photos privately in your browser, adjust color strength and export a PNG.
Features
- Add estimated colors to a black-and-white photograph.
- Keep the source brightness and adjust color strength.
- Compare before and after, then save a PNG up to 2048 pixels.
How to use this tool
- Choose a black-and-white JPG, PNG or WebP photo.
- Set color strength and the output size, then start processing.
- Compare the colorized image with the original and download it.
Good to know
This advanced tool is included with Pro, or available using free account trials. Sign in to start. Only the first authorized export of a task uses a trial; previews and failed processing do not.
- First use downloads about 135 MB. Processing may take several minutes; a desktop browser is recommended.
- Colors are AI estimates and may differ from historical reality. Transparent areas use white.
Privacy and local processing
This tool processes your input in your browser. Source files and text are not uploaded to a FormatOwl processing server. Advanced-tool access and trial balances are checked online using tool IDs, file types, sizes and page counts. Free tools do not require account authorization. Save the results you need before leaving or refreshing the page.
The first run downloads processing resources. Keep your connection available; your files stay on this device.
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