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MyHeritage Photo Enhancer
AI tool that sharpens blurry faces, increases photo resolution, and lets users inspect enhanced faces individually.

MyHeritage Photo Enhancer improves grainy or blurred photos by upscaling them and bringing detected faces into sharper focus. Users can upload photos from a computer or enhance images already stored in MyHeritage.
Features
- Upscales photos to increase resolution
- Detects faces automatically
- Shows individual enhanced faces for close inspection
- Provides before-and-after comparison sliders
- Keeps the original photo intact
- Downloads original, enhanced, or comparison images
- Works with MyHeritage In Color™
- Adds a magic-wand symbol to enhanced photos
Use cases
- Sharpen blurry faces in historical family photos
- Improve scanned photos before sharing with relatives
- Inspect individual faces in large group photographs
- Enhance photos before colorizing them
- Download enhanced images for family albums
Pros
Cons
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Capabilities
- Upscales — “The feature enhances photos by upscaling them (increasing their resolution).” source
Pricing
- Starting price
- $129/yr
- Prices checked
- 2026-10-27
Free
Free
- Build a family tree of up to 250 people
Premium
- $129/year
- Family tree up to 2,500 people
- Smart Matches™
- Advanced DNA features
PremiumPlus
- $209/year
- Unlimited family tree
- Smart Matches™
- Advanced DNA features
- Instant Discoveries™
- Tree Consistency Checker
Data
- $189/year
- Family tree up to 250 people
- Full access to 41.4 billion historical records
- Record Matches
- Save records to your tree
Complete
- $299/year
- Unlimited family tree
- Smart Matches™
- Advanced DNA features
- Instant Discoveries™
- Full access to 41.4 billion historical records
- Photo Enhancement Features
Omni
- $399/year
- Unlimited family tree
- Full access to 41.4 billion historical records
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