Profile pictures and avatars
Create a recognizable anime avatar for social profiles or communities. A clear head-and-shoulders photo gives the model enough facial information to preserve identity.
Free · No sign up for your first image
Free Photo to Anime AI
Change what you want. Keep what matters.
Turn any photo into anime, manga or hand-painted styles — still unmistakably you, because face and pose stay locked. First conversion free.
No sign up
No watermark
Auto-delete in 24h
Never used for training
1Upload image
2Choose change
3Generate
Step 1 · Add your image
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What do you want to change?
Pick one direction. Keepframe will protect the important parts automatically.
We’ll detect what matters after you upload, then protect it automatically.
2 Choose one you can refine it below
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Detected mode after upload
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Change strength
Balanced — clear change, identity and layout stay stable.
Aspect ratio
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Real before & after
Anime style changes; identity, expression and pose remain the reference
Compare facial features and framing across the original and converted image, then adjust strength if the character stops feeling like the same person.
The control other tools hide
You don't pick a model. You pick what survives.
Most img2img tools give you one abstract “strength” slider. We turn it into decisions a human actually makes.
Keep — hard constraints
Locked items become model routing, region masks and post-composition — not just a sentence in the prompt.
- Face — it's still the same person. Identity reference plus face-region protection.
- Subject — the product, pet or object keeps its shape, logo and key details.
- Composition — pose and layout stay put via structure and depth control.
- Text & Logo — original pixels are preserved, never re-drawn by the model.
Change — creative freedom
One tap per intent. Each chip compiles into a structured instruction with the right negative constraints.
- Style — anime, watercolor, film, 3D, oil paint and 40+ more.
- Background — a new scene behind an untouched subject.
- Outfit — swap clothing while the person stays the person.
- Lighting — golden hour, studio, neon night, overcast.
Subtle
Light touch: tone, light, small edits. Routed to precise editing models.
Balanced
The default. Obvious change with stable identity and layout.
Creative
Big reimagining. Structure loosens — fine details may drift, on purpose.
Three steps
From photo to finished image in under a minute
Upload & auto-detect
Drop any JPG, PNG or WebP. We recognize portraits, products, sketches and interiors, and pre-lock what usually matters for that kind of image.
Lock, describe, set strength
Toggle what to keep, tap what to change, pick Subtle, Balanced or Creative. No denoising values, no seed numbers, no model menus.
Compare, download, iterate
Slide before/after, download free with no watermark, then keep editing the result with plain language — no re-upload needed.
One-tap starts
Prompt templates that fill the tool for you
Tap any template — it configures keep, change and strength, then scrolls you back to the studio.
Complete guide
Convert a photo to anime without losing the person
This free photo to anime AI converts a portrait into anime, manga or illustrated artwork while using the original face and pose as references. Upload a photo, choose Style, keep Face and Composition locked, and describe the art direction. The first conversion is free with no sign up and no watermark.
What you can make
Creator and fan artwork
Turn a real pose into a cel-shaded, manga, watercolor-anime or cinematic still while controlling background and palette.
Couples and pet portraits
Stylize a meaningful photo while retaining its composition. Simpler scenes work best; review each face separately when more than one subject appears.
How to get a controlled result
A three-step workflow for Photo to Anime AI
Start with a clear face
Use good front or three-quarter lighting, visible eyes and minimal blur. Avoid sunglasses and tiny faces in wide group shots.
Lock identity and framing
Enable Face and Composition, select Style, and begin with Balanced strength. Creative makes a bigger artistic change but can reduce likeness.
Name the anime direction
Describe line quality, era, palette and lighting without naming a living artist. Iterate one characteristic at a time.
Prompt examples
Copy one as a starting point, then change only the details that matter to your image.
- Convert this portrait into a polished 1990s cel-anime still, warm film palette; keep face, expression and pose recognizable.
- Create a clean manga portrait with confident ink lines and soft screentone shading; preserve facial structure.
- Turn this photo into a gentle hand-painted anime scene with morning light and pastel colors; keep the same composition.
- Make a cinematic anime key visual with dramatic rim light and detailed city background; do not change the person's identity.
Common problems and fixes
Use these checks before increasing change strength or adding more instructions.
Likeness is weak. Lower strength, keep Face locked and remove requests that also change age, expression or hairstyle.
Eyes or hands look wrong. Use a closer, sharper source and regenerate; these details remain difficult for image models.
Style is too generic. Specify era, line weight, shading method, palette and lighting instead of only saying anime.
Background competes with the face. Keep the first pass simple, then continue editing the result with a more detailed environment.
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Private by default
Your images and results are never public. No gallery, no indexable links.
Auto-delete in 24h
Anonymous uploads and results are wiped within 24 hours, automatically.
Never trained on
We don't use your uploads to train models. Not opt-out — it just doesn't happen.
Delete instantly
One click removes the source and every result. Download links die with it.
Simple pricing
A free first result. Credits when you need more.
5 credits per successful standard image. Two more takes cost up to 10 credits. Failed images are refunded.
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Subscriptions renew monthly and add credits after each successful payment. Packs are one-time purchases, available with or without a subscription. Unused credits carry over and remain after cancellation. No automatic pack purchases.
Honest limits
What AI still gets wrong — and what we do about it
No “100% accurate” promises. Here's the truth, and the workaround.
Faces can drift at Creative strength. If it stops looking like you, drop to Balanced or Subtle — Face lock works hardest there.
Hands and fingers remain the hardest thing in AI imaging. Keep them out of the change region when you can.
Tiny text and fine logos may blur if they're not locked. Turn on Text & Logo lock — we composite the original pixels back.
Complex textures like lace, fur or micro-patterns can simplify. Subtle strength preserves them best.
Big scene swaps can nudge edges of the composition. Lock Composition and expect minor boundary shifts, not layout changes.
Failed generations happen. Timeouts and moderation blocks are labeled clearly and never consume your free quota.
FAQ
Questions, answered straight
Yes. Your first conversion is free with no sign up and no watermark.
Face lock prioritizes recognizable features, but strong stylization can cause drift. Balanced or Subtle strength usually preserves likeness better than Creative.
You can describe cel animation, manga ink, soft watercolor anime, chibi, cinematic key art and other broad visual directions.
You can, but identity consistency becomes harder with multiple small faces. A clear photo with one main subject gives the most reliable result.
No. Uploads are processed to make the result and are not used to train models.
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