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sysmaya/ai-image-colorizer — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-05-18

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tl;dr

A free, browser only tool that colorizes old black and white photos locally without uploading them anywhere.

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  root((AI Image Colorizer))
    What it does
      Colorizes photos
      Runs in browser
      No uploads
    Tech stack
      HTML
      ONNX Runtime
      DeOldify
    Use cases
      Restore old photos
      Private colorization
      Embed on a website
    Audience
      General users
      Photo hobbyists

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Colorize old family black and white photos for free.

VIBE 2

Restore and add color to historical photographs without uploading them.

VIBE 3

Run AI photo colorization entirely offline after the first load.

VIBE 4

Host the single HTML file on your own site to offer colorization to visitors.

what's the stack?

HTMLJavaScriptONNX RuntimeDeOldify

how it stacks up fr

sysmaya/ai-image-colorizer100/rutgers-pbl-dining-2015a15n/a15n_old
Stars0
LanguageHTMLHTMLHTML
Last pushed2015-12-012016-06-18
MaintenanceDormantDormant
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity1/51/51/5
Audiencegeneralgeneralgeneral

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 5min

Just open the page in a browser, the AI model downloads automatically on first use.

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

in plain english

AI Image Colorizer is a free browser based tool that adds color to old black and white photos. You upload a photo, and it turns it into a colorized version, all without sending your image to any server. Everything happens directly inside your own browser, so your pictures stay completely private and nothing is uploaded, tracked, or stored anywhere else. The tool runs on a technology called ONNX Runtime, which allows an AI model to run directly on your device using your browser's built in capabilities, rather than needing a remote server to do the processing. The specific AI model it uses is called DeOldify, an existing open source project built for restoring and colorizing old photographs. Because the whole process happens locally, there are no accounts to create, no ads, and no tracking of any kind. Using it is simple: you drag and drop or select a black and white photo in a common format like JPG, PNG, or WEBP, the model processes it in your browser, and then you download the finished colorized result. The very first time you use it, it may take a few seconds longer while the AI model itself loads into your browser, but after that it should run faster for additional images. The entire tool is built to work as a single self contained HTML file, which makes it simple to host or run. It works in any modern browser that supports WebAssembly and ONNX Runtime, on both desktop and mobile devices, and the author recommends having at least 4GB of RAM for the best performance. An internet connection is only needed the first time, to download the AI model. It is released under the MIT License.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
Explain how DeOldify and ONNX Runtime work together in this tool.
prompt 2
Help me embed this colorizer as a widget on my own website.
prompt 3
Walk me through why the first colorization is slower than later ones.
prompt 4
Show me how to modify this to support additional image formats.

Frequently asked questions

what is ai-image-colorizer fr?

A free, browser only tool that colorizes old black and white photos locally without uploading them anywhere.

What language is ai-image-colorizer written in?

Mainly HTML. The stack also includes HTML, JavaScript, ONNX Runtime.

What license does ai-image-colorizer use?

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is ai-image-colorizer to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is ai-image-colorizer for?

Mainly general.

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