See Yourself Younger
Turn a portrait back 5 to 30 years while keeping the pose, outfit and scene
4 free credits on sign-up — your first Standard image with any tool, no card required.
- 01Upload a portrait with the face clearly lit
- 02Pick Years younger: 5, 10, 15, 20 or 30
- 03Press Make, compare the frames and download your favorite
Drag the handle: the uploaded photo on the left, what the tool made on the right.
Maybe you want to see the face from your college years on today's picture, recreate how a grandparent looked when a story took place, or make a memorial tribute that spans a life. See Yourself Younger moves a portrait back in time by a number of years you choose. Skin is smoothed and firmed, lines and folds are reduced, hair color returns toward its earlier shade and a little youthful fullness comes back to the face. Identity, expression, pose, clothing and background remain as they were, so the picture is unmistakably the same person and the same moment. Common uses include anniversary slideshows, then-and-now collages, character sheets and a lighthearted comparison with your own old photos.
Years younger is the only select, with five steps: 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 years younger. The smaller steps are subtle, mostly softening lines and restoring a little color to the hair, and they suit a portrait you plan to use as an everyday profile picture. Fifteen and twenty bring a clearly younger face and are good for a comparison to real photos from that time. Thirty is the full jump and works best on portraits of people old enough for the change to make sense. Since every run costs the same, try two steps and judge them side by side. Use the Compare button on the canvas to flip between the uploaded picture and the made one.
Back on the canvas, the younger portrait behaves like any other picture. Edit with words to adjust hair style or lighting, upscale it for a framed print, or make a short video for a birthday message. It pairs naturally with See Yourself Older for a full timeline, and with Black-and-White Colorizer or Old Photo Restorer when working from scanned prints. See Yourself Younger costs 4 credits at Standard, 12 at Pro and 44 at Max per make. New accounts begin with 4 free credits, so the first Standard make costs nothing, and you can open one without a card, which leaves room to try a step or two before committing to more.
What you set
- A portrait to make younger
- Years younger10 years younger5 years younger15 years younger20 years younger30 years younger
After it's made
- Change details with a sentence, or hand it to any other tool
- Standard, Pro and Max quality on every make
- Enlarge to 32 megapixels or turn it into a short clip
- Every image saved to your library, downloadable full size
About this tool
- Will it change my hairstyle or clothes?
- Hairstyle length and cut are kept; hair color moves toward an earlier shade where gray is present. Clothing, jewelry, glasses and the background remain as they were. When you want the outfit to match a younger era too, follow up with Outfit Swap or Retro Era Portrait.
- What happens if I pick 30 years on a photo of a young adult?
- Taking a twenty-five-year-old back thirty years has no sensible target, so the tool will simply smooth and soften as far as it can, and the result may look doll-like. For young faces, 5 or 10 years younger gives a light freshening that still reads as a real person.
- Can I use a photo where the picture is black and white or faded?
- Black-and-white and faded photos are accepted, and the age change is applied within the existing tones. For the best result on an old print, run Old Photo Restorer first to recover detail, then See Yourself Younger, and finish with Black-and-White Colorizer if you want color.
- Which option should I pick for a natural everyday profile picture?
- 5 or 10 years younger. Those steps soften lines and refresh the hair without turning the picture into someone else, which is what a profile picture needs: people should recognize you when they meet you. Larger jumps are better for comparisons and creative projects than for an everyday avatar.
- Can I try See Yourself Younger before paying?
- Yes. A new account starts with 4 free credits, which covers your first Standard image with See Yourself Younger — no card required. After that, credits come from a monthly plan or a one-time pack.
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