Photo restoration

Telegram bot to colorize photos

You do not need a website or an app. Open the bot in Telegram, send a black-and-white photo, and a colored version comes back in the same chat. Hints in the caption steer the colors.

Make it in Telegram 7 images free, then from 49 Stars

2 credits per image
Result in 1–2 minutes
No sign-up

In short: Colorize black-and-white photos in a Telegram bot. Send the photo, add color hints in the caption, get natural color in 1-2 minutes. 7 images free.

Where: the VisuMate bot in Telegram, no app or sign-up.
Cost: 2 credits per image, 7 images free, then packs from 49 Telegram Stars.
Time: 1 to 2 minutes per image, rerun with a new instruction at the same price.
Credits never expire, there is no subscription and no auto-renew. You pay once for a pack inside Telegram with Stars.

When you need this

You would rather use a chat than learn a website.
You want to colorize a photo from your phone gallery.
You are not sure whether the colors will look right.

How to do it

1
Tap the page button to reach the bot, then press Start. The colorize mode opens.
2
Send the photo as a file (document). In the caption you can add hints, for example: "the dress was blue, the car was red".
3
In 1-2 minutes the colored image arrives in the chat. Download it or rerun with new hints.

Try it on your own photo: 7 images are free, no sign-up.

Make it in Telegram

How it feels in a chat

The bot works like a conversation. You send an image, wait a minute or two, and the answer appears below. It works on a phone and on a desktop, with the same chat history. You can also forward a photo that someone sent you, or pick one from the gallery. The result stays in the chat, so you can download it later or run it again with a different caption.

Colors are an estimate

A black-and-white photo has no color data. The AI picks colors that fit the scene and the period, and hints from the caption pull it toward what you know. Skin, sky and grass usually look natural. Fabrics and cars are guesses unless you say what color they were. Treat the result as a plausible version, and ask someone who remembers the day if the colors matter.

Cost and limits

New users get 15 free credits, and colorizing is 2 credits per image, so 7 images are free. Packs start from 49 Stars and are paid inside Telegram. Credits never expire and nothing renews. The bot returns the original framing and does not print. If a face is badly damaged, it is reconstructed and may not look like the person.

Tips

Name colors you know for sure: uniforms, dresses, cars, a front door.
The bot picks natural tones and keeps the film grain. Say so if you want richer colors.
Send as a file, since a regular photo is compressed by Telegram.
If the photo is also cracked or faded, use the full mode, which restores and colorizes in one run for 2 credits.

Questions and answers

Do I need an account?

No. Open the bot in Telegram and press Start.

Can I choose the colors?

You can hint them in the caption. The result is still an AI estimate.

Is the grain kept?

Yes. The colorize mode keeps the grain.

Does it work on a computer?

Yes, in Telegram on desktop as well as on a phone.

How much does it cost?

2 credits per image. 15 credits are free for new users.

What the bot does not do

Does not print photos and does not retouch passport or ID photos.
Does not promise a fixed pixel size. Check the result at full size before printing.
Heavily damaged faces are reconstructed by AI and may not look like the person. Compare with another photo.
Does not make video or animate the photo.

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