--- title: "Unblur Image: Sharpen a Blurry Photo with AI | Made" description: "Unblur an image with AI. Made sharpens soft and low-resolution photos, restores faces, and doubles the size. One upload, a PNG back." url: https://www.made.app/tools/unblur-image --- [Tools](https://www.made.app/tools) / [Enhance & fix](https://www.made.app/tools?category=enhance) / Unblur Image # Unblur Image Upload a soft or blurry photo and Made sharpens it: faces are restored and the rest is cleaned up while the size doubles. ## How to use Unblur Image 1. **Upload the photo** Choose the least compressed JPEG, PNG, or WebP version you have. 2. **Press Unblur** No settings: faces are restored and the rest of the photo is sharpened. 3. **Wait about a minute** The result comes back at twice the width and height. 4. **Compare and download** Flip between Before and After, check faces and edges, then download the PNG. ## Unblur Image examples Real results from Made. Add your own photo in the studio above. ![Portrait sharpened so eyelashes and hair strands are clearly defined](https://www.made.app/images/use-cases/unblur-image/soft-portrait.jpg) ### Sharpened portrait ![Older low-resolution snapshot made noticeably clearer](https://www.made.app/images/use-cases/unblur-image/low-res-scan.jpg) ### Older snapshot ![Product close-up with crisp, well-defined detail after enhancement](https://www.made.app/images/use-cases/unblur-image/sharp-product.jpg) ### Product detail ## What people use it for - **Slightly missed focus** Recover a keeper shot that came out a little soft — a portrait, a pet, a group photo. - **Low-resolution downloads** Clean up a small or heavily compressed image when you no longer have the original file. - **Older digital photos** Sharpen photos from early phones and cameras that look soft on modern screens. - **Screenshots and reposts** Improve legibility of an image that has been resaved and softened along the way. ## Unblur and sharpen a soft photo ### What it does **Input** One JPEG, PNG, or WebP image **Output** Sharpened PNG at twice the width and height **How it works** Made sends the photo to CodeFormer on fal.ai: face restoration for every face it finds, and Real-ESRGAN sharpening for the rest, at 2× size. Photos are sent at up to 1,536 pixels on the long side. **Access** Sign in to run it. It’s paid in credits, shown before you run it. ### Formats and limits **Input formats** JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC **Output format** PNG at 2× width and height (up to 3,072 pixels on the long side) **Images per request** One **Processing model** CodeFormer with Real-ESRGAN on fal.ai **Recovery limits** Strong motion blur or badly missed focus may not be recoverable Checked against the running tool on 2026-09-29. ## Questions about Unblur Image **Can AI really unblur an image?** For soft, low-resolution, or mildly blurry photos, yes. Faces improve the most, because CodeFormer is trained to restore them. Strong motion blur or badly missed focus loses detail that can’t be rebuilt reliably. **How does the unblur tool work?** Made sends the photo to CodeFormer on fal.ai. It restores every face it finds and sharpens the rest with Real-ESRGAN, returning a PNG at twice the width and height. **Will the face still look like the person?** CodeFormer is tuned here to stay close to the face in your photo rather than a generic clean one. Very blurry faces give it less to go on, so compare Before and After. **How is this different from Image Upscaler?** Unblur is for soft photos and faces: it restores and sharpens at 2×. Image Upscaler (Topaz) is for making an already sharp image much larger, up to 4×. **Will it fix motion blur?** Mild softness usually improves; streaks and doubled edges often can’t be reversed. **How much does it cost?** 1 to 3 credits a photo depending on size, shown before you run it. Try Unblur Image [Browse every tool](https://www.made.app/tools) ## More photo fixes [See all](https://www.made.app/tools?category=enhance) Before After ### [Image Upscaler](https://www.made.app/tools/image-upscaler) Sharpen and enlarge up to 4× ### [Photo Restoration](https://www.made.app/tools/photo-restoration) Repair scratches, tears and fading ### [AI Photo Editor](https://www.made.app/tools/ai-photo-editor) Edit any photo by describing the change ### [Expand Image](https://www.made.app/tools/expand-image) Extend any photo past its edges ### [Background Remover](https://www.made.app/tools/background-remover) A clean transparent cutout in one step ### [Object Remover](https://www.made.app/tools/object-remover) Erase people, cars or clutter Before After ### [Edit Text](https://www.made.app/tools/edit-text) Change the words in any image ### [Photo Colorizer](https://www.made.app/tools/colorize-photo) Natural color for black-and-white photos ### [Text Remover](https://www.made.app/tools/remove-text) Erase captions, dates and watermarks ### [Background Changer](https://www.made.app/tools/background-changer) Put your subject in a new scene ## Related models See what each one makes, then open it in Made. [See all](https://www.made.app/models) ### [Topaz Image Upscale](https://www.made.app/models/topaz-upscale-image) Enlarge photos 2× or 4× with real detail ### [Restore Image](https://www.made.app/models/restore-image) Repair faded and damaged photos --- Markdown version of https://www.made.app/tools/unblur-image. Every public Made page has one at its URL plus .md (https://www.made.app/tools/unblur-image.md). Site summary for AI assistants: https://www.made.app/llms.txt