Topaz Photo is a desktop app for Windows and Mac that cleans up, sharpens and upscales photos, with dust and scratch removal for old scans. It is subscription-only; the pages read disagree on the entry price.
Topaz Photo is a desktop AI image-enhancement app from Topaz Labs, a company based in Dallas, Texas. It reduces noise, sharpens, enhances faces and upscales photos, and runs on its own or as a plugin for other editing software. It is available for Mac and Windows.
Several tools matter for old prints and scans. Dust and Scratch is designed for scanned or aged images and removes dust, scratches and surface damage automatically or with a brush. Remove patches out scratches and obstructions using the surrounding context. Recover Faces restores facial detail with a Realistic or a Creative mode. Super Focus recovers detail lost to blur, Upscale enlarges for print, and lighting and colour balance controls correct faded exposure. A Preserve Text option keeps small letters and numbers intact.
Only subscriptions are listed; there is no perpetual licence. The product page shows Personal at $17 a month billed annually ($199 a year), $25 a month billed monthly for 12 months, or $39 a month, and Pro at $50 a month billed annually. The separate pricing page lists Topaz Photo at $39 a month with no annual price and shows time-limited discounts on other products, so the two pages do not clearly agree on the lowest price. All plans include unlimited local and cloud rendering, and personal licences cover one computer at a time.
No free trial is mentioned on the pages read, only a refund if you contact the company within two days of purchase. Commercial use on Personal licences is limited to organizations under $1 million in annual revenue.
No trial is mentioned on the pages read. The product page offers a refund if you contact the company within two days of purchase.
No. The pages list subscriptions only, with no perpetual licence option.
Yes. The vendor describes a Dust and Scratch tool built for old or scanned images, and a Recover Faces tool for restoring facial detail.
Website: https://www.topazlabs.com/topaz-photo
Company: Topaz Labs
Desktop restoration and upscaling app for Windows and Mac, with dust and scratch removal for scans. Subscription only, no trial listed, and the entry price differs between pages.
| Pricing model | Paid |
|---|---|
| Free tier | No free plan |
| Starting price | Not verified |
| Data residency | Not verified |
| Compliance (as stated by vendor) | Not verified |
| Integrations | Not verified |
| Public API | Not verified |
| Self-hostable | Not verified |
| Official site | Not verified |
| Can a general AI assistant replace it? | A general AI assistant can edit single images in chat, but Topaz Photo runs locally with dedicated scratch, face and upscale tools for large batches of scans. |
| Last verified | 2026-10-10 by editor |
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