Repair Damaged or Corrupted Photos Online
A free photo repair tool for fixing corrupted, faded or scratched images. Combines file-level recovery (JPEG header, EXIF, broken markers) with pixel-level restoration (denoise, sharpen, white-balance, scratch removal). Supports JPEG, PNG, HEIC, WebP, AVIF and TIFF.
How to repair a damaged photo
Drop a JPEG, PNG, HEIC, WebP, AVIF or TIFF file. Files up to 100 MB are supported.
See detected issues — broken markers, truncated bytes, corrupt EXIF, color drift, noise, low resolution.
Auto Doctor for one-click repair, Quick Fix for file-level only, or Manual Lab for full control.
Watch the progress through Diagnose · Repair · Restore · Verify stages.
Slide between Before and After, choose JPEG / PNG / WebP and download.
Fix damaged JPEGs, restore faded scans and rescue photos that won't open
Features
What you can fix with this tool
- Corrupted JPEG files that open as a grey screen, a half-image or fail to load completely
- Old scanned photos with scratches, dust, fading and color drift
- Photos with broken or missing EXIF metadata that confuse other apps
- Files with the wrong extension (a HEIC saved as .jpg, a PNG saved as .heic, etc.)
- Truncated downloads where the last part of the file is missing
- Low-resolution images that need cleanup before printing or sharing
Supported formats
Input: JPEG, JPG, PNG, HEIC, HEIF, WebP, AVIF, TIFF, BMP, GIF. Output: JPEG (quality 60-100), PNG, WebP.
Frequently asked questions
My JPEG opens as a grey or half-broken image. Can you fix it?
Often yes. Quick Fix rebuilds the JPEG header, restores SOI / EOI markers and re-encodes the file via Canvas. If the main image stream is destroyed but the EXIF thumbnail survived, EXIF Rescue can recover at least a small preview.
What is the difference between Quick Fix and Auto Doctor?
Quick Fix only touches the file structure — header, segments and container — without changing pixels. Auto Doctor runs Quick Fix first and then chains visual restoration (white-balance, denoise, sharpen) on top of it.
Does the tool support HEIC photos from iPhone?
Yes. HEIC and HEIF files are decoded via the browser and converted to JPEG, PNG or WebP during repair.
How big can the file be?
Up to 100 MB per photo. For larger files use the Quick Fix mode, which avoids re-decoding the whole image.
Can it recover a deleted photo?
No. This tool repairs files that still exist but are damaged or unreadable. It cannot recover photos deleted from disk or memory card.
Why show JPEG byte markers and EXIF tree?
The Forensic Inspector lets you see exactly which part of the file is broken — useful for photographers, archivists and anyone debugging camera or phone bugs.
We can — and it's free! Just send us a quick message with your idea. If you'd like to discuss it in detail, leave your email and we'll get back to you. You can stay anonymous.
