jpgHD
Verified Oct 16, 2026 ActiveRepairs, colourises and upscales damaged old photographs, sold as image packs rather than a subscription.
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Paid options from
- $5 once
- Billing
- One-time purchase
Packs, not subscriptions: $5 for 50 images, $12 for 132, $18 for 270, each valid one year. Free tier is 5 images valid one month. Higher packs add batch mode and priority processing.
Use tool ↗About jpgHD
jpgHD restores scanned family photos: it removes scratches and creases, adds colour to black-and-white originals, and upscales at 2x or 4x. A separate Magic Photo mode animates a still portrait. You buy image packs instead of a monthly plan, and each pack stays valid for a year, which suits the one-weekend job of digitising a shoebox of prints. Apps exist for Windows, macOS, iOS and Android alongside the web app, and there is a REST API with task-create, query and retry endpoints. Payment runs through Alipay and WeChat as well as card, and the interface ships in Chinese, which points to a Chinese operator; no legal entity is named.
- API
- Yes
- Last verified
- Oct 16, 2026
Verified sources
- Restoration, colourisation, upscaling and Magic Photo features plus the image-pack prices and APIjpghd.com ↗
- Live editor with 2x/4x enlarge controls and Alipay/WeChat checkoutjpghd.com ↗
Is jpgHD legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- Domain registered
- Feb 10, 2020 (6 years ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd., looked up Sep 6, 2026
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Let's Encrypt, valid until Nov 28, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 16, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 16, 2026The site answered
- Operated by
- jpgHD, ChinaOur research, card verified Aug 23, 2026
Pros & cons of jpgHD
Priced the way photo restoration is actually used — a pack you buy once for a batch of old prints, not a monthly bill you forget to cancel. It covers de-scratching, colourisation and upscaling in one pass and offers desktop and mobile clients plus an API. In exchange you get almost no information about the company holding your family photographs.
Pros
- Scratch repair, colourisation and 2x/4x upscaling in the same workflow
- Packs are a one-time purchase valid for a year, from $5 for 50 images
- Native apps for Windows, macOS, iOS and Android, not web-only
- Documented REST API with create, query and retry endpoints
Cons
- No company name, address or country published
- Image packs expire after a year whether used or not
- Chinese-language UI and Alipay/WeChat checkout make the buying flow awkward outside China
Best for
- Digitising a box of damaged family prints in one sitting
- People who want a one-off purchase, not a subscription
- Developers batching restoration through an API
Not for
- Studios needing invoices from a named, identifiable vendor
- Anyone with strict rules about where personal photos are processed
Watch out: You are uploading irreplaceable family photographs to an operator that does not identify itself.
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