Photomyne

What Is It, In Plain Words?

Photomyne scans your old printed photos using your phone's camera. Take one picture of a whole album page, and it finds each photo, crops it and straightens it.

It's a quick way to save shoeboxes of prints before they fade.

What You Can Use It For

• Old albums. Scan a whole page at once.
• Sharing with family. Send scans to relatives.
• Adding notes. Add names, dates and places to each photo.

Getting Started Step By Step

On A Phone Or Tablet

1. Open the App Store (iPhone and iPad) or Google Play (Android).
2. Search for Photomyne and check it's made by Photomyne. Copycat apps exist.
3. Tap Get or Install, then open it.

Scanning Your First Photos

1. Open the app and allow it to use your camera.
2. Lay the photos or album page flat in good light, without glare.
3. Tap the button to take the picture. Photomyne finds and crops each photo.
4. Check the results and save them.

Things To Try Typing

Things to try in the app.

What It Costs

Prices checked 16 October 2026 on the official Photomyne pricing page. Prices can change, so check there before you pay.

The plan renews automatically, so cancel before the trial ends if you don't want to pay.

Privacy And Safety

• What it keeps. Scans can be backed up to Photomyne's cloud. Check the settings and keep your own copy too, for example in Google Photos or iCloud.
• Never type passwords, PINs, bank or card numbers, your National Insurance number (UK) or Social Security number (USA).

Good Points And Watch-Outs

Good Points

• Scans several photos at once.
• Crops and straightens for you.
• Big, clear buttons.

Watch-Outs

• The trial turns into a paid yearly plan unless you cancel.
• Glare from glossy photos can spoil scans. Avoid overhead lights.
• Download your scans so you're not stuck if you stop paying.

Similar Tools

• Google Photos: backs up photos and finds them by search.
• MyHeritage Deep Nostalgia: animates old family photos.
• Remento: turns spoken stories into a printed book.

Common Questions

Is Photomyne free?

There's a short free trial. After that, Photomyne is a paid yearly subscription.

Can it scan a whole album page?

Yes. Take one picture and it finds and crops each photo.

What's the best way to avoid glare?

Use daylight from a window and avoid lights directly overhead.