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Photomyne

Scans printed photos, slides and negatives with a phone camera, then restores and colourises them.

4.0 Image Generation
4.0 Very good 4.0

Bottom line: Photomyne is a strong image generation tool, best known for batch detection and cropping of multiple prints at once. Paid from $59.99/mo.

Batch capture makes a shoebox archive actually finishable Features are spread across several separate apps
Reviewed by Challenging Voice Editorial · Updated Aug 2026 How we rate
PricingFrom $59.99/mo
Free planNo
CompanyPhotomyne Ltd.
PlatformsAndroid, iOS, Web
Best forImage Generation
Founded2015
Visits6
Last reviewedAug 2026
UpdatedAug 2026
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Overview

Photomyne digitises physical photographs using a phone camera. Point it at an album page and it detects each print separately, crops them, corrects the perspective from the angle you were holding the phone at, and files them as individual images. It handles slides and negatives too, through companion apps in the same suite.

Batch detection is what makes it practical rather than tedious. A flatbed scanner handles one photograph at a time and a shoebox holds hundreds; capturing a whole album page at once is the difference between a job that gets finished and one that gets abandoned. Restoration follows: sharpening, colour restoration and black-and-white colourisation, with albums annotated by text, audio, date and location.

Photomyne Ltd has been at this since 2015. It costs $59.99 a year after a three-day trial, is mobile-first with the web used mainly for viewing and editing, and spreads its features across several separate apps rather than one. Colourisation invents plausible colour rather than recovering the original, and phone-camera capture will not match a scanner on a photograph that genuinely matters.

Key features

  • Batch detection and cropping of multiple prints at once
  • Perspective correction from a hand-held phone
  • Slide and negative scanning through companion apps
  • Colour restoration and black-and-white colourisation
  • Albums annotated with text, audio, date and location

Screenshots & demo

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Pricing

Photomyne is a paid tool, with plans that start at $59.99/mo.

  • Pricing modelFree Trial
  • Starting priceFrom $59.99/mo
  • Free planNo
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Is Photomyne expensive?

Photomyne starts at $59.99, which is 500% above the Image Generation median of $10 a month across the 73 priced tools we list in that category.

The cheapest paid option in Image Generation starts at $2 and the most expensive at $800.

80% of Image Generation tools in the directory offer a free tier, which this one does not.

Compared against every priced listing in Image Generation, recalculated as the catalogue changes. Method and the full market breakdown are in our AI tool pricing study.

Pros & cons

Pros

  • Batch capture makes a shoebox archive actually finishable
  • Handles slides and negatives, not only prints
  • Ten years of development behind it

Cons

  • Features are spread across several separate apps
  • Colourisation invents plausible colour rather than recovering the original
  • Phone capture will not match a scanner on a photograph that matters

How it compares

ToolRatingFreeFromBest known for
Photomyne (this tool)4.0No$59.99/moBatch detection and cropping of multiple prints at once
Nano Banana Pro4.7Yes$4.99/moSearch-grounded generation for factually accurate maps, diagrams, and infographics
Midjourney4.7No$10/moIndependent, self-funded company since 2022
Magnific AI4.6Yes$39/moAI upscaling up to 16x resolution

Our verdict

4.0 / 5 4.0

Photomyne is a strong image generation tool, best known for batch detection and cropping of multiple prints at once. Paid plans start at $59.99/mo.

What makes it different: Photomyne stands out for batch detection and cropping of multiple prints at once.

How we score it
Overall 4.0
Value for money 3.5
Feature depth 4.9
Popularity 3.7
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Frequently asked questions

What is Photomyne?
Photomyne is an image generation tool listed in the Challenging Voice directory. Scans printed photos, slides and negatives with a phone camera, then restores and colourises them.
Is Photomyne free?
Photomyne does not offer a free plan; paid pricing starts at $59.99 per month.
How much does Photomyne cost?
Photomyne starts at $59.99 per month. See the pricing plans above for full details.
What are the best Photomyne alternatives?
Popular alternatives to Photomyne include Anycrap, AISaver, and PixelMuse. Browse them all in the Image Generation category.
Is Photomyne any good?
Photomyne scores 4.0 out of 5 based on our editorial review.

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