Pinin is an AI photo restoration tool that repairs, colorizes and upscales old photos. First photo free, credits from $0.70 per image, plans from $12/month.
Researched and fact-checked by Bartu Cavusoglu · Updated October 26, 2026
Pinin is a web-based AI photo restoration service that repairs, colorizes and enhances old, damaged, faded or low-resolution pictures. It targets family memories first: wedding portraits, childhood snapshots, scratched prints and scans of loved ones who have passed. The site states the service is made in Italy and runs in any modern browser, so there is no app to install.
Pinin positions itself against generic AI tools that redraw faces. According to the company, its model is fine-tuned on millions of authentic family and archival photos, preserves facial structure and does not invent features that were not in the original. It also offers an API and batch tools for photographers, agencies, genealogy services and archives.
The workflow has three steps. You upload a photo or a whole album, Pinin analyzes the damage and restores it, and you download the result. The site lists approximate timings of 11 seconds for upload, 33 seconds for restoration and 3 seconds for download, about 47 seconds in total. No prompts or editing skills are required.
The FAQ gives a wider range of 30 seconds to 2 minutes per restoration, depending on image size and complexity. Pinin accepts JPEG, PNG, TIFF, BMP and RAW files from most cameras, with a standard limit of 50MB per image. Output is high resolution and described as print-ready, and albums can be downloaded in one go.
Pinin offers several restoration modes. All-in-one is the recommended default and removes scratches, corrects color, sharpens detail and upscales in one pass. Colorization adds color to black-and-white and faded photos. Deblur + upscale handles soft, out-of-focus and motion-blurred images, while Dust & scratch removal targets creases and surface damage and keeps original tones.
Other options include resolution upscaling for large prints, white balance correction and face enhancement. Bulk restoration processes many photos at once on paid plans. For severely torn or missing areas, the company mentions a hands-on manual restoration service. Privacy claims include no selling of photos, no AI training on them, auto-deletion after 30 days and GDPR compliance.
Pinin is a web-based AI photo restoration service. It repairs scratches, tears and fading, colorizes black-and-white photos, and sharpens or upscales blurry and low-resolution images. It runs in any modern browser with no software to install.
The first restoration is free. Pay-per-use credits start at $0.70 per image on the homepage, and subscriptions are Giotto at $12/month, Botticelli at $32/month and Da Vinci at $72/month, billed annually. Enterprise starts at $299/month.
Yes. Every new user gets one free restoration with no credit card required and no watermark. The free tier has low queue priority and no commercial usage rights.
The homepage cites about 47 seconds from upload to download for a typical photo. The FAQ gives a range of about 30 seconds to 2 minutes depending on image size and complexity.
Pinin accepts JPEG, PNG, TIFF, BMP and RAW files from most cameras. The standard upload limit is 50MB per image, with higher limits on higher-tier and Enterprise plans.
Subscription plans include commercial usage rights, while one-time credit packages are for personal use only. The free tier has no commercial rights. Check the current plan terms before using results for client work.
No. Pinin is entirely web-based and works in any modern browser on a laptop, tablet or phone. The company states there is currently no dedicated desktop or mobile app.
Pinin states that photos are never sold or used to train AI, and files are auto-deleted after 30 days. The service describes itself as GDPR-compliant and made in Italy.