We’re excited to announce ON1 Restore AI — a powerful new AI-driven tool designed to bring your photos back to life with incredible detail and clarity.
From repairing old or damaged images to enhancing soft or low-quality shots, Restore AI uses next-generation technology to intelligently rebuild and enhance your photos in seconds. ON1 Restore AI will be available exclusively in ON1 Photo RAW MAX 2026, launching in April 2026. This video is your first look at what’s coming next.
Read the full press release: https://www.on1.com/blog/announcing-restore-ai-ai-photo-restoration-to-repair-and-revive-old-photos/
Learn more about Restore AI: https://www.on1.com/restore-old-photos/
Purchase ON1 Photo RAW MAX 2026: https://www.on1.com/products/photo-raw/?v=max
Stay tuned for more updates, demos, and tutorials as we get closer to launch.
BeginnerON1 Photo RAW2026Dan HarlacherDetail & EnhancementRestorePortraitsRestorationRetouching
On March 24, 2026 at 10:38 am Gilles Subias wrote:
Why don’t you give it to ON1 PR 2026 users ? I don’t need MAX, I have not any Adobe soft neither 3 computers, no need of plugin use in other softs.
On March 26, 2026 at 6:39 am Bengt Håkansson replied:
Same here
On March 30, 2026 at 11:53 am Herve Audet replied:
Same here too !
On March 29, 2026 at 12:22 pm Terry Kimsey wrote:
I am getting Excited to see my old pictures “Restored” do you have a planned “Release Date” when in April?
On April 15, 2026 at 7:35 pm Terry Kimsey replied:
“Release Date” when in April?
On March 30, 2026 at 2:51 pm Pablo AGREST BERGE wrote:
Ditto. Same here.
On April 3, 2026 at 3:35 am Brad Simons wrote:
I agree 100%. I have already paid for Photo Raw. Then I paid to “upgrade” to Photo RAW 2026. Now you want me to pay for ON1 Photo RAW MAX. When will this stop. I am beginning to think your marketing plan is just a way to get customers to constantly upgrade and pay additional money for “exciting new features”.
ON1 Photo Raw 2026 will probably be my last purchase from your company.
I also notice that you are not responding to any of these posts. You are either not monitoring them or not caring.
On April 3, 2026 at 1:02 pm Patrick Smith replied:
Totally understand where you’re coming from, and it’s fair feedback. Just to clarify, nothing is being taken away from what you’ve already purchased. Photo RAW 2026 remains a complete product, and you’ll continue to get free 2026.x updates. Photo RAW MAX is optional. It’s simply a higher-tier bundle for photographers who want additional tools (restore AI), especially ones that rely on ongoing cloud infrastructure. Our goal isn’t to force upgrades, it’s to give photographers choice—own it outright, or opt into more if it makes sense for your workflow. And you’re right on the communication—we should be more active here. We do care, and we’re listening.
On April 14, 2026 at 5:36 am Pat Divilly replied:
Sounds like a lame excuse. The RAW MAX guys are in the same situation, Nothing is being taken away from what they purchased but they get this free extra. The ONLY way I can get it is to upgrade at ADDITIONAL COST to RAW MAX for stuff I don’t need or want. 99.99% of users would consider it an upsell, rather than a update. Come clean now, and make it available to all your full product paying/paid customers.
On April 15, 2026 at 11:01 am Patrick Smith replied:
I hear you and I get why it feels like a lame excuse. From your perspective, it looks like you already paid and now you’re being asked to pay again for something new. That’s frustrating.
You’re also right that this is an upsell. We’re not trying to pretend it’s not.
The reason it’s handled this way is because features like Restore AI have ongoing costs (cloud processing, infrastructure, etc.) every time they’re used. Those costs don’t exist with most traditional features, and they’ve gotten more expensive not cheaper. So instead of raising the price for everyone, we made it optional for people who want it.
That said, I understand why that doesn’t feel great if you just want one feature without upgrading. It’s fair feedback, and we are listening.
On April 3, 2026 at 9:30 am blue146@sky.com wrote:
Is this going to be released as a stand alone app like No Noise ?
On April 3, 2026 at 12:52 pm Patrick Smith replied:
It’s still being considered at the moment.
On April 10, 2026 at 6:19 pm David Bott replied:
This would be my preference.
On April 9, 2026 at 8:17 pm Peter Corte wrote:
Hi – Ive downloaded 2026.3 and am now keen to start using the Restore AI – can you give me a clue how to start – I’ve got the message that it is in the EDIT module and there is one image that indicates that there is an AI icon where the Resize AI is on the Right edge of the app window – I only see the Resize AI icon. Am I too early? There is no tutorial to show me what to do that I can find. I’m really keen to get started
On April 11, 2026 at 9:48 am Terry Kimsey wrote:
Please Give out the date (in April) you plan to release “RESTORE’ stop teasing us. I have more to do rather than checking for it over and over.