Digitize whole photo albums in minutes.

Photograph the whole album page with your phone. Albumbox saves every picture on it separately and enhances it automatically. With one link, family and friends can see all the photos.

Free scanningNo sign-upFor iPhone and Android
4 photos found
A grandmother and a small boy blowing out candles on a birthday cake, 1970s color photoTwo boys on bicycles in front of a brick house, 1960s black-and-white photoThree generations on the sofa in front of the Christmas tree, wrapping paper on the floor, 1970s color photo
Grandma’s album24 photos saved

One shot per album page is enough

Albumbox finds every photo on the page and saves each one separately, automatically enhanced.

A young couple in a suit and polka dot dress at a garden gate, 1950s black-and-white photo
Children playing in a paddling pool in a small garden, 1970s color photo
Coffee and cake on a balcony with flower boxes, grandmother pouring, 1960s color photo
A teenage girl with permed hair and a denim jacket leaning on a red VW Golf, 1980s color photo
A family in colorful ski suits at a ski lift in the Alps, automatically enhanced
After
The same ski photo faded with a yellow tint, as it lies in the albumBefore

Automatically enhanced, with every scan.

Drag the slider: on the left, the photo as it looks in the album; on the right, how Albumbox saves it.

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Up to six photos at once

You don’t have to take each photo separately. That’s how a whole album is digitized in just a few minutes.

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Automatically enhanced

Albumbox enhances every photo as you scan. There’s nothing for you to edit.

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One link for family and friends

Send a whole album as a link, for example on WhatsApp. Family and friends see every photo on their phone or computer, without an app.

Scanning is this easy

A whole album takes just a few minutes.

Hands holding a phone over an open album page
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Photograph the page

Point your phone at the open album page and briefly hold down the shutter button. Up to six photos fit in one shot.

A single photo from the album appears on the phone
2

Each photo is found separately

Albumbox saves every photo on the page as its own picture and enhances it automatically.

A father and his adult daughter laugh on the sofa looking at a phone together, an old photo album lies on the table
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Share with family and friends

Send the album as a link to family and friends, or save it to Photos.

Download the appFree, no sign-up, for iPhone and Android

Scratches gone, colors back.

Albumbox removes scratches and stains and adds color to black-and-white photos. Your original is always kept.

An old photo of a family picnic on a meadow, with scratches and dustBeforeAfter

Scratches and tears

Removes scratches, tears, dust and stains.

A black-and-white photo of a boy with a school cone in front of the schoolBeforeAfter

Color

Adds color to black-and-white photos and brings faded colors back to life.

Try restoringFor iPhone and Android
A girl in a white dress with a candle in front of a church door, 1960s black-and-white photo
Two young women in 1950s summer dresses in a garden
June 1958Grandma’s garden
Grandma Hilda and Aunt Grete the day before Grete’s wedding

Who’s in the photo? Write it down.

Add the date, place and names right on the photo. That way the story behind every picture is kept, for your children and grandchildren too.

  • Date, place and names for every photo
  • Add them to several photos at once
  • When you share, family and friends see it all

One link, and everyone can look through it.

Send a whole album as a link, for example on WhatsApp or by email. Family, friends or anyone you like see the photos right away, on their phone or computer, with no app and no sign-up.

  • One link for the whole album
  • Family and friends can download the photos
  • Delete the link whenever you like, and the album is private again
A grandmother and her grandson laughing together at photos on a phone
M
MomThe Millers
How lovely, I’ve never seen these!
A woman sits at the kitchen table, smiling at her phone
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The Millers4 people
A family of four in front of a tent in a pine forest, folding chairs and cooler, 1980s color photo
Albumbox: Digitize whole photo albums in minutesalbumbox.app
With this you can easily digitize old photo albums with your phone.

Recommend Albumbox

Know someone with old photo albums? Send Albumbox as a link to family, friends or anyone you like.

  • Large text and clear buttons
  • Free scanning, no sign-up
  • For iPhone and Android
An older woman smiles as she holds her phone, with an old photo album and a box of photos in front of her

Your photos are safe.

Private

We show no ads and sell no data. Your photos belong to you.

Encrypted transfer

When you share an album or have a photo restored, the photos are transferred encrypted.

Only what you share is shared

Only albums you share as a link are also stored on our server in the EU. Delete the link and they’re deleted there.

Frequently asked questions

Can’t find your question? Write to us at hello@albumbox.app.

Is Albumbox free?

Scanning, creating albums and adding dates and descriptions are free and unlimited. Everything else is on the pricing page.

Is scanning easy?

Yes. You hold your phone over the album page and press the shutter button, that is all. The text is large, and every step is explained.

Do I have to take the photos out of the album?

No. You photograph the whole album page, Albumbox finds every photo on it and saves each one separately. The prints stay where they are.

Where are my photos stored?

Your photos and albums are kept in Albumbox on your phone. Only when you share an album is it also stored with us, so others can view it through the link. If you have a photo restored, only that one photo is sent encrypted to our service provider and deleted afterwards.

Does Albumbox work on my phone?

Albumbox is available for iPhone and Android phones. The App Store and Google Play show which system version you need.

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Which album will you scan first?

Download Albumbox for free. Your first album page is digitized in a few minutes.

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