Best Free Palette.fm Alternatives
14 alternatives to Palette.fm with a free plan or free tier, ranked by how closely they match. The percentage is a match score, not a popularity score.
Replacing: Palette.fm — Palette.fm is an online AI colorizer that adds realistic color to black and white photos iInput: text, images · Output: images
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Free photo restoration might sound too good to be true
Input: images · Output: images
Free planFrom $6.9/mo
90%Near drop-in replacement · same core category as Palette.fm
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Palette.fm's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity10/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Palette.fm for
Photo Colorization
Also tagged for
Photo Restoration
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Manga Colorizer colors black-and-white manga in seconds, keeping its original art style.
Input: images · Output: images
Free planFrom $10.9/mo
90%Near drop-in replacement · same core category as Palette.fm
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Palette.fm's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity10/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Palette.fm for
Photo Colorization
Also tagged for
Image Translation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Old family photographs sit in drawers and albums, their subjects frozen in grayscale
Input: images · Output: images
Free planFrom $191.88/mo
88%Strong alternative · same core category as Palette.fm
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Palette.fm's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity8/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Palette.fm for
Photo Colorization
Also tagged for
Photo Restoration
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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AVCLabs PhotoPro AI is a desktop AI photo editor that handles enhancement, restoration, colorizing, object and background removal, and prompt-based image generation in one application.
Input: text, images · Output: images
Free planFrom $9.95/mo
59%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Palette.fm's goals15/25
- Feature description similarity13/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Palette.fm for
Photo Colorization
Also tagged for
Background RemovalImage EnhancementImage UpscalingPhoto EditingWatermark RemovalObject Removal
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Traditional text-based AI can't edit your photos
Input: images, video · Output: images, video
Free planFrom $48/mo
54%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Palette.fm's goals15/25
- Feature description similarity8/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Palette.fm for
Photo Colorization
Also tagged for
Image UpscalingPhoto Editing
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Turn photos into artistic styles
Input: text, images · Output: images, video
Free planFrom $9.99/mo
53%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Palette.fm's goals15/25
- Feature description similarity8/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Palette.fm for
Photo Colorization
Also tagged for
Image GenerationImage UpscalingImage to Image
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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57%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Palette.fm's goals15/25
- Feature description similarity12/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Palette.fm for
Photo Colorization
Also tagged for
Image EnhancementPhoto Restoration
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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MyHeritage Photo Enhancer sharpens blurry, low-resolution family photos by upscaling the faces in them.
Input: images · Output: images, video
Free planFrom $8.25/mo
57%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Palette.fm's goals15/25
- Feature description similarity12/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Palette.fm for
Photo Colorization
Also tagged for
Image EnhancementImage UpscalingPhoto RestorationImage to Video
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
9
Ever looked at an old family photo where grandma's face is just a blur of pixels
Input: images · Output: images
Free plan
53%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Palette.fm's goals15/25
- Feature description similarity8/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Palette.fm for
Photo Colorization
Also tagged for
Background RemovalImage EnhancementImage UpscalingPhoto RestorationObject Removal
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
10
Forevi doesn't work on phones
Input: images, video · Output: images, video
Free planFrom $15/mo
50%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Palette.fm's goals15/25
- Feature description similarity5/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Palette.fm for
Photo Colorization
Also tagged for
Image UpscalingPhoto RestorationImage to Video
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
11
A genealogist scans a stack of 1940s family photos her grandmother kept in a shoebox
Input: text, images · Output: images
Free planFrom $191.88/mo
53%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Palette.fm's goals15/25
- Feature description similarity7/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Palette.fm for
Photo Colorization
Also tagged for
Photo Restoration
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
12
Upload a damaged family photo
Input: images · Output: images, video
Free planFrom $12/mo
49%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Palette.fm's goals15/25
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Palette.fm for
Photo Colorization
Also tagged for
Photo RestorationImage to Video
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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EditAI - AI Photo Editor handles the stuff you'd normally spend hours on in Photoshop
Input: text, images · Output: images
Free planFrom $4.99/moMobile app
48%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Palette.fm's goals15/25
- Feature description similarity3/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Palette.fm for
Photo Colorization
Also tagged for
Background RemovalFace SwappingImage EnhancementPhoto EditingImage to ImageObject Removal
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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BestPhotoAI is an AI-powered tool that enhances ordinary photos, transforming them into professional
Input: text, images · Output: images, video
Free planFrom $7.7/mo
49%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Palette.fm's goals15/25
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Palette.fm for
Photo Colorization
Also tagged for
HeadshotsImage GenerationPortraitsBackground GenerationPhoto EditingPhoto RestorationImage to Video
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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At a glance: top Palette.fm alternatives
| Tool | Match | Input | Output | Pricing | Free plan | Rating | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ImageColorizer | 90% | images | images | From $6.9/mo | Yes | — | AI Colorize |
| Manga Colorizer | 90% | images | images | From $10.9/mo | Yes | — | AI Colorize |
| Colorize Black and White Photos | 88% | images | images | From $191.88/mo | Yes | — | AI Colorize |
| AVCLabs PhotoPro AI | 59% | text, images | images | From $9.95/mo | Yes | — | AI Photo Editor |
| cre8tiveAI | 54% | images, video | images, video | From $48/mo | Yes | — | AI Photo Editor |
| Deep Art Effects | 53% | text, images | images, video | From $9.99/mo | Yes | — | Image to Image |
Frequently asked
What is the best free Palette.fm alternative?
ImageColorizer (90% match) is the closest free alternative to Palette.fm. Manga Colorizer (90% match) and Colorize Black and White Photos (88% match) come next.
How is the match percentage calculated?
It measures how much of Palette.fm's job a tool can take over: shared core category, how many of the same use cases it covers and how similar its feature set is. Popularity and ratings never change the percentage; they only break ties in the order. Lists are recomputed nightly and reviewed by editors for the most-visited tools.
How this list is ranked
The match score measures how much of Palette.fm's job each tool can take over: shared core category, how many of the same use cases it covers, and how similar its feature set is. Popularity and ratings do not change the score; they only break ties in the order.
Lists are recomputed nightly from the live catalog and reviewed by our editors for the most-visited tools. Sponsored placements are marked and sit outside the ranking.