Palette.fm colorizes a black-and-white photo in the browser. You can try the tool for free with no sign-up. The page then asks you to upload, pick one of 21+ filters, and download or adjust keywords. A free preview is resized and watermarked. One credit buys one logo-free colorization at a higher pixel cap.
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Palette.fm fits a scan or a monochrome still where you want a color version and a choice of filter, not a new scene. The public FAQ lists "How accurate is the colorization?" and does not include an answer. Free color exists, but larger free images are resized to 500x500 pixels and carry the Palette logo. Full resolution, up to 5000x5000 pixels, is tied to a credit. The homepage rollover line and the terms expiry line are both quoted below.
Colorize your black and white images within seconds. Try our online AI colorize tool for free, no sign-up needed. The steps are still upload, filter, and download. Use the upload control or drag and drop multiple images. The page says you will see various color filter options, and to upload all your photos in one go. Download the colorized photo or further customize the colors by adjusting the key words. Click a filter, then click the adjust icon to fine-tune colors, type clear descriptions and key words, and click Colorize. The page's own comparison list mentions heavy brown and purple, flat orange skin, and missed hands and lips.
Official documentationEach credit lets you colorize one photo, logo-free, in high resolution (up to 5000x5000 pixels). The free plan offers colorization at no cost. Images are resized to a maximum of 500x500 pixels and carry the Palette logo watermark in the bottom right. Larger images keep their shape. Smaller images remain unchanged, so the free plan is not an upscaler. The $0 card asks you to sign up for 1 free trial credit, described as a logo-free, full-resolution colorization. The subscribe card says no Palette logo on any image, filters you can pin and copy, up to 10 times faster, and no ads. The pay-once card says limited ads and that the credits are available for 2 years. The speed line is a card label, not a timed result.
Official documentationYour credits refresh automatically each month or year, and unused credits roll over — up to five times your monthly plan amount. The homepage says those credits stay valid while the subscription is active, and that you can cancel anytime. The terms, updated 24/09/2024, say monthly credits will expire at the end of each billing cycle. One-off credits will expire after 24 months from the date of purchase. Active subscriptions rollover to a maximum of five monthly credit amounts. Excess credits expire, and earlier-expiring credits are used first. A subscription renews unless you cancel it on the account page or through support. Billing is monthly or annual, in advance, by credit card or PayPal. A photo or video counts as processed when the result is ready to download, even if you do not save it. If more than 15% of requests fail, access to the interface can be blocked.
Official documentationYou are free to use these images or videos for any purpose, including commercial purposes, without any restrictions. The terms say the company does not claim ownership and will not publish or share the results except to provide the service, unless you allow it. Creating an account opts you into newsletters, with an unsubscribe link. The privacy overview says uploaded files are processed and deleted shortly after. They are not used for other purposes unless you send them as feedback. User-uploaded images stay yours, are used to provide the service, and are not shared with third parties unless the law requires it. You still need the right to upload them. The policy names a Palette mobile application as part of the service, without describing a store listing. Location data is stored only if you allow it.
Official documentationFor a scan starts on the free preview. Upload the monochrome file, try more than one filter, and adjust keywords if a dress or a sky is the wrong color. Keep the 500x500 preview as a check. Spend the trial credit only for the logo-free file. Compare colors with a real reference if the scan is historical.
The page says to upload all your photos in one go, and the upload step accepts multiple images. A suggested batch uses one filter across similar frames, then keyword edits only where the color drifts. Keep the originals. Larger free results are resized to 500x500 pixels. Spend a credit on the frames you will print. A result counts as processed when it is ready to download.
When a layout cannot carry the Palette logo, the suggested path is a credit, not the free preview. That credit is a logo-free file up to 5000x5000 pixels. The subscribe card also says no logo on any image. Pay once keeps limited ads. The terms allow commercial use without further restrictions from Palette. That is not a release from the person who owns the scan.
Drag in one photo or several. No sign-up is needed for that try.
Choose a filter, type descriptions and keywords, then run Colorize again.
Larger free images become 500x500 pixels and show the logo. Smaller originals stay as they are.
Use the trial credit, Subscribe, or Pay once when you need a logo-free file up to 5000x5000 pixels.
The free card is $0 with 1 trial credit. Subscribe is $72/year, written as $6/month = $72 year, at $0.15 per credit, for 480 credits per year in the public detail. Labels for 2400 and 6000 photos have no separate dollar amount. Pay once is $49 at $0.65 per credit for 75 credits. Labels for 1, 10, 200, and 500 photos have no separate prices.
Filter tests before a purchase.
$0.
Preview plus 1 trial credit.
480 logo-free credits in the public yearly detail.
$72/year.
Also shown as $6/month = $72 year.
A fixed pack instead of a renewal.
$49.
One-time, for the 75-credit detail.
Homepage rollover, up to five times the monthly amount, applies while the subscription is active. The terms say monthly credits expire at the end of the billing cycle, and one-off credits expire after 24 months. The subscribe card says save 28% on annual billing. A first purchase can ask for a refund within 14 days if fewer than 50 images were processed and that guarantee was not used before.
The file needs to be larger or sharper, not newly colored.
Choose Let's Enhance when the job is enlarging or repairing a photo you already have. Stay with Palette.fm when the file is monochrome and the task is a filter plus keywords, not a resolution plan.
You want a design-tagged image tool instead of a colorizer.
Choose Magnific for a design-tagged image listing. Stay with Palette.fm when the documented job is color on a monochrome upload, a 500x500 free preview, and a credit for a logo-free file.
Larger free images are resized to 500x500 pixels and carry the Palette logo. The $0 card still says sign up for 1 trial credit, a logo-free full-resolution colorization. The free card lists over 21 color filters.
SourceEach credit lets you colorize one photo, logo-free, in high resolution (up to 5000x5000 pixels). The public subscribe detail is 480 credits a year at $72/year, or $6/month, at $0.15 per credit. Pay once is $49 at $0.65 per credit for 75 credits. Other photo-count labels have no separate prices.
SourceThe homepage says credits refresh and roll over up to five times the monthly amount while the subscription is active. The terms say monthly credits expire at the end of each billing cycle and one-off credits expire after 24 months. Cancel on the account page or through support, or the subscription renews.
SourceYou are free to use these images or videos for any purpose, including commercial purposes, without any restrictions. The company does not claim ownership. You still need the right to upload the source. That sentence does not make a color guess historically correct.
SourceUploaded files are processed and deleted shortly after. They are not published or used for other purposes unless you send them as feedback. User-uploaded images are not shared with third parties unless the law requires it, and usage statistics do not include the files. An account opts you into mail you can unsubscribe from.
SourceAsk within 14 days. Eligibility is a first purchase, fewer than 50 images processed, and no earlier use of that guarantee. The homepage lists how accurate the colorization is. The page calls its own colors accurate and realistic.
SourceOct 6, 2026 · NavHunt editorial
NavHunt did not run Palette.fm and did not test the product. No photo was uploaded, no credit was spent, and no color was compared with a reference. This profile only uses text public from the homepage, the privacy policy, and the terms on 2026-10-06. This description is based on Palette.fm's official materials reviewed on 2026-10-06.
Preview at the free size first. Spend a credit only when you need the logo-free file.