Tangra AI Photo Editor

Restore, enhance, and reimagine your photos with AI in 3 simple steps

Overview

Tangra AI Photo Editor is a web app that restores old or damaged photos and transforms any photo using natural-language AI prompts. You upload a picture, pick a quick prompt or type your own instruction, choose an AI quality tier, and the app returns an enhanced image you can view, download, share, or keep editing. It covers photo restoration (de-blur, de-spot, sharpen, colorize), creative transforms (younger/older, superhero, time travel), artistic styles (Ghibli, oil painting, watercolor, pop art), and targeted edits (change background, add/remove/replace objects, professional headshots).

Who it’s for

People restoring old, faded, scratched, or black-and-white family photos to preserve memories
Anyone who wants to colorize or sharpen vintage photographs
Casual users who want fun AI photo transforms (superhero, time travel, with celebrities, younger/older)
Hobbyists turning photos into artistic styles like Studio Ghibli, oil painting, watercolor, or pop art
Users who need quick targeted edits: swap a background, add or remove objects, or generate a professional headshot
Mobile and desktop users who want a simple, prompt-driven editor without learning complex photo software

Key features

AI Photo Restoration

One-tap restoration prompts remove blur, spots and cracks, sharpen details, and add realistic color while preserving facial features and original details. Quick options include Full Restoration, Remove Spots, Fix Sharpness, and Add Color.

Natural-language AI editing

An always-editable prompt box lets you describe any change in plain English (e.g. 'Change the background to a glowing beach sunset'). Quick-prompt buttons pre-fill the text, and you can freely edit it before transforming.

Four prompt categories

Prompts are organized into tabs: Restoration (restore/de-spot/sharpen/colorize), Fun (with celebrities, superhero, younger, older, time traveler, fantasy world), Art (Ghibli, pencil, oil painting, watercolor, pop art, impressionist), and Edits (background, change, add, remove, replace, reposition).

Three AI quality tiers

Choose Light, Smart, or Genius models per transform. Higher tiers produce higher-quality results at a higher credit cost (Light 4 credits, Smart 7 credits, Genius 25 credits). Smart is the default.

Flexible upload options

Add a photo by dragging and dropping, choosing a file from disk, pasting from the clipboard, scanning a QR code to upload from your phone, or picking from your existing Tangra image gallery.

Before & After examples

A built-in '?' examples viewer shows real before/after sample transformations along with the exact prompts used, so you can see what the AI can do and copy prompt ideas.

Continue editing and iterate

After a transform you can feed the result straight back in as the new input with 'Continue Editing' to stack edits, or restart with a fresh upload.

View, download & share results

Open the result full-screen with zoom, download it to your device, or generate a share link to send to friends and family (with native share sheet on supported devices).

How to use it — step by step

Open the Photo Editor
Go to tangra.link/photos (or /photos/app in the installed app). You'll see the Tangra AI Photo Editor with a 3-step progress bar: Upload, Enhance, Share.
Log in
Sign in with the passwordless email login to unlock editing. Your account, subscription, and credits are shared across the Tangra AI website and apps.
Upload your photo (Step 1)
In the upload box, drag and drop your photo, click to select a file from disk, paste from the clipboard, scan the QR code to send a photo from your phone, or pick an image from your gallery. Accepted formats: JPEG, PNG, WEBP, HEIC, and JFIF, up to 30MB.
Choose a prompt or write your own (Step 2 – Enhance)
Pick a category tab (Restoration, Fun, Art, or Edits) and tap a quick-prompt button to pre-fill the prompt, or type your own instruction in the prompt box describing exactly how you want the photo changed.
Pick an AI quality tier
Select Light, Smart, or Genius below the prompt. Smart is selected by default; Genius gives the highest quality. Each tier shows its credit cost.
Transform the photo
Click 'Transform Photo' (the button shows the credit cost). The app processes your image with a live progress bar.
Review the result (Step 3 – Share)
When processing finishes, the enhanced photo appears. Click it to open full-screen with zoom and download it, share it via link, choose 'Continue Editing' to refine further, or open 'My Photos' to return to your gallery.

See it in action

Screens you’ll work with inside Photo Editor:

Photo Editor landing (logged out) — The 'Tangra AI Photo Editor' hero with the tutorial video player, 'Log in to create' button, Microsoft Store badge, and client reviews — the marketing entry state before login. — Fig 1. Photo Editor landing (logged out)

Editor with 3-step progress bar (pre-login) — The editor header showing the Upload → Enhance → Share progress bar and the passwordless login form, conveying the simple 3-step flow. — Fig 2. Editor with 3-step progress bar (pre-login)

Upload step (Step 1) — The two-column working editor: the upload drop zone on the left with disk/phone-QR/clipboard/gallery buttons and 'Drop Your Photo Here', and the dimmed enhancement panel on the right. — Fig 3. Upload step (Step 1)

Enhance step with prompts and tiers (Step 2) — An uploaded photo on the left and the active enhancement panel on the right showing the Restoration/Fun/Art/Edits category tabs, quick-prompt chips, the custom prompt box, the Light/Smart/Genius model selector, and the 'Transform Photo' button with credit cost. — Fig 4. Enhance step with prompts and tiers (Step 2)

Result and Share step (Step 3) — The finished restored/transformed photo with 'Share with Friends & Family', 'Continue Editing', and 'My Photos' buttons; clicking the image opens the full-screen zoom and download controls. — Fig 5. Result and Share step (Step 3)

Before & After examples modal — The '?' examples viewer showing a side-by-side before/after sample with the exact prompt text used, demonstrating the AI's capabilities. — Fig 6. Before & After examples modal

My Photos gallery — The 'My Photos' view with the '✨ Photo Editor' button and the user's saved private images, reached via the My Photos button. — Fig 7. My Photos gallery

Installed app editor — The same editor running in the in-app (Microsoft Store/standalone) context to show the cross-platform experience. — Fig 8. Installed app editor

Pricing page — The Pro ($10/mo), Premium ($20/mo), and Ultimate ($40/mo) plans with AI Boost credits, parallel generations, private-image limits, and quality tiers. — Fig 9. Pricing page

Settings & controls

Every control in Photo Editor, what it does and the options available:

Control	What it does	Options
Category tabs	Switch between prompt groups; selecting a tab loads that category's first prompt into the prompt box.	Restoration, Fun, Art, Edits
Quick-prompt buttons	One-tap presets that fill the prompt text. Examples: Full Restoration, Remove Spots, Fix Sharpness, Add Color, With Celebrities, As a Superhero, Younger, Older, Time Traveler, Fantasy World, Ghibli Style, Oil Painting, Watercolor, Pop Art, Change Background, Add, Remove, Replace, Reposition.	4–6 presets per category
Custom prompt box	Editable text area where you describe the desired edit; typing here switches the selection to a custom prompt.	Free text
AI model / quality tier selector	Chooses the model used for the transform; higher tiers cost more credits and yield higher quality.	Light (4 credits), Smart (7 credits, default), Genius (25 credits)
Transform Photo button	Runs the AI edit on the uploaded photo using the current prompt and tier; displays the credit cost.	Enabled when a prompt is present
Upload source buttons	Controls for adding the source photo.	Upload from disk, Upload from phone (QR), Paste from clipboard, Choose from gallery, Drag-and-drop
Step progress bar	Shows and lets you jump between the three stages; the reset/restart control returns you to Upload with a fresh photo.	1 Upload, 2 Enhance, 3 Share
Result actions	Actions available after a transform completes.	Open full-screen/zoom, Download, Share with Friends & Family, Continue Editing, My Photos
Before & After examples ( ? )	Opens a viewer of sample before/after results with the prompts used.	Browse with prev/next

AI models

Photo Editor lets you pick from a curated lineup of AI models — each shows its credit cost in the app. Available models:

Light (photo-light) — 4 creditsSmart (photo-smart) — 7 credits, defaultGenius (photo-genius) — 25 credits

Outputs & formats

Enhanced/restored image returned as a PNG download
High-resolution output (Smart and Genius tiers scale resolution/detail with credit cost)
Full-screen zoomable preview of the result
Shareable link in the form https://tangra.link/images/<shareLink>
Private images saved to your 'My Photos' gallery

Pro tips

Start from a quick-prompt chip, then tweak the wording in the prompt box — the presets are written to preserve faces and original details, which gives more reliable restorations.

For tricky restorations, use Genius for the final pass; it costs more credits but produces the highest quality, while Smart is a good default for most photos.

Use 'Continue Editing' to chain edits — restore first, then change the background or apply an art style on the cleaned-up result instead of doing everything in one prompt.

Open the '?' Before & After examples to copy proven prompt phrasings (e.g. the headshot and colorization prompts) before writing your own.

Be specific in custom prompts ('Replace my jacket with a leather one', 'Move the cat to the windowsill') — concrete instructions produce more predictable edits than vague ones.

Uploading from your phone is easy via the QR code button, which is handy for scanning printed or physical old photos with your phone camera.

Photo Editor FAQ

What kinds of photos can I restore?

Old, faded, scratched, blurry, or black-and-white photos. The Restoration prompts remove blur, spots, and cracks, enhance sharpness, and add realistic color while preserving facial features and original details. You can apply a full restoration or target a single fix like colorizing or sharpening.

What file formats and sizes can I upload?

You can upload JPEG, PNG, WEBP, HEIC, and JFIF images up to 30MB. Add them by drag-and-drop, file picker, clipboard paste, phone QR upload, or by choosing from your existing Tangra gallery.

What's the difference between Light, Smart, and Genius?

They are three AI quality tiers. Light is the fastest and cheapest at 4 credits, Smart (the default) costs 7 credits, and Genius produces the highest quality at 25 credits. Each transform shows the exact credit cost on the Transform Photo button.

Can I write my own editing instructions?

Yes. The prompt box is fully editable. Tap a quick-prompt to start from a template or type any instruction in plain English, such as 'Change the background to a beach sunset' or 'Remove all people from the background', then click Transform Photo.

Can I make a professional headshot?

Yes. Use a prompt like 'Keeping my facial features intact, remove the background and dress me in business attire to create a professional headshot.' The Edits category and custom prompts support background changes and outfit/appearance edits.

Can I apply multiple edits to the same photo?

Yes. After a transform completes, click 'Continue Editing' to feed the result back in as the new input, then apply another prompt. You can stack edits step by step.

How do I share or download my result?

When the result is ready, click it to open full-screen, then download it (as a PNG) to your device, or use 'Share with Friends & Family' to generate a tangra.link share link and open your device's native share sheet where supported.

Do I need an account, and are credits shared across Tangra apps?

Yes, you log in with a passwordless email sign-in to edit. Your account, subscription, and credits are shared seamlessly across the Tangra AI website and its apps (Microsoft Store, App Store, Google Play, Canva).