The Best Photo Scanning Service by Wirecutter

Memories Renewed was chosen as the best photo scanning service by Wirecutter, a New York Times company.

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We’ve spent 80 hours of research and testing to figure out that the best place for most people to get their photos and film scanned is Memories Renewed, an online scanning service based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We came to this conclusion after researching 37 different scanning services; shipping out slides, negatives, and prints to the 12 most promising contenders; and then submitting a set of damaged family photos in need of restoration to our final three picks. Memories Renewed consistently delivered great-looking digital files throughout our testing process, offering the best combination of price, quality, and turnaround time of any service we tested. Their order process was simple, communication was prompt and personal, and our originals were safely packed for return, things we couldn’t say for all of our contenders

Original Wirecutter Article on archive.org

Wirecutter Inc., A New York Times Company

The Best Photo Scanning Service

After comparing comparing our scans with other services, Wirecutter chose Memories Renewed as the best option for most people to get their photos scanned. It is truly an honor because there is a sea of options available for people to consider when choosing a digitization service. The original article can be viewed here.

Personalized Quality Service

Your photos and videos are important! We at Memories Renewed strive to do our best to provide you with an affordable yet personalized service.  Memories Renewed doesn’t require payment upfront, and will only charge you for the media that you send to us and want digitized. We will give you a free quote, communicate with you during each step of the process of digitizing your materials and return great digital versions!

Other Reviews

Wirecutter wasn’t the only client that was blown away by our service. Our customer reviews speak for themselves!

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Latest News: Read what Consumer Reports says about Memories Renewed in “The Best Ways to Preserve (and organize) Your Photos,” an article found in the Consumer Reports November 2022 issue.

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Tony C.
Friendly and helpful staff. Fast completion time and excellent quality of the converted digital videos. The old negatives that were scanned as well turned out much better than expected. We’ll definitely have them do more projects in the future.
Charles E.
October 2026 this great firm did a high resolution scan of one of my photos from 40 years ago. Excellent work and turnaround was on time, quicker than I expected. Glad to endorse again.
JoAnn C.
Almost 20 years ago, this wonderful business combined bunches of my photos of my kids growing up and they put them all on a disc. I gave a disc to each one of my adult children and we watched it all together that x-mas. We all still have ours. It is invaluable. Everyone should have this done. It is truly a keepsake especially now that I am almost 80 and looking through all my stuff, some of which has been ruined over the years. I am into ancestry and will have some more work done soon. RECOMMEND to all.
Terry M.
I've used the services of Memories Renewed three times now and each time their digital scanning services have been superb. My largest order was having them scan 415 color 35mm slides that were mounted in cardboard, plastic, and plastic with glass. I also had one Super 8mm silent film reel scanned and the results were most excellent quality. Their scanning and customer service teams are very efficient. I highly recommend them to customers wanting high quality digital scans of their photos, slides, and home movies. I initially found out about their services from a Consumer Reports review of scanning services a few years ago.
Vance L.
I love the quality of the scans of the slides - thank you so much!
s S.
Memories Renewed has consistently done outstanding work to digitize thousands of our family's slides, photos, and negatives, many dating from the 1920s-1960s. They're extraordinarily attentive to balancing color and removing blemishes (e.g., mold, scratches) from slides as much as possible. Original media and digitized files are returned well labeled in meticulous order. Memories Renewed isn't the fastest or the least expensive digitization service, but if you're looking for a company to handle your precious media with utmost care and do an amazing digitization job, this is the right place.
Noella B.
MEMORIES RENEWED HAS DONE A FANTISTIC JOB OF CONVERTING MANY OLD SLIDES TO DIGITAL FILES. THEY TAKE CARE OF THE SLIDES AND EVERYTHING IS HANDLED BEAUTIFULLY. I AM ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED WITH THE QUALITY OF THEIR WORK AND WITH THE CARE THAT THEY TAKE WITH MY IMAGES. I AM HAPPY TO RECOMMEND THEM AND WILL BE USING THEM AGAIN VERY SOON.
Carolyn S.
Easy process & transaction, thank you, Legacy Box
Esper H.
Memories Renewed has done an excellent job with the orders I’ve placed. They have scanned both negatives and photographs for me, bringing new life to old images through their outstanding color correction work. Their team has also been highly responsive and helpful whenever I’ve had questions. I’m very pleased with the quality of their service and results.
Julie M.
Digitized slides from 1966. Great work, great customer service.
Patty M.
Wow! Memories Renewed exceeded my expectations by a long shot. I can’t believe how well they restored my photos which were in pretty bad shape. So happy to have used their services!!!
Scott B.
These folks always do great work! Wife and I have sent photos and family history items to the multiple times. They take care of the originals, check in along the way, and return great digital versions of our items and photos! Recommending to friends for sure!
Dan H.
I have used Memories Renewed 4 times in the last 5 years. Although most still images, I have also had them digitize old home movies. I have probably had them digitize over 1000 photographs at this point. They have done an absolutely great job. They are very careful handling the photos and movies and do a great job in scanning and taking care of the resulting digital versions. I will use them again without any reservations. Definitely a quality organization.
Leonardo Robledo J.
Excellent experience with Memories Renewed! Communication was great throughout the process, and the quality of the digitized photos exceeded my expectations. Everything was handled in a very organized and professional way. I also liked that they’re highly recommended by Consumer Reports. I highly recommend them to anyone looking to digitize and preserve their photographs.
Joe H.
Friendly service, thorough and clear on what to expect and pricing options. Looking forward to seeing the results!
Diane C.
I contacted Memories Renewed at a friend's recommendation. Our twins were celebrating their 50th birthdays and we arranged a weekend of festivities. We completely and unreservedly thank Memories Renewed for their excellent work in digitizing multiple photos and other memorabilia for a slide show marking this event. Not only did they do a superb job, but they were lovely to work with. They have our highest recommendation.
Gary S.
Memories Renewed is awesome! Their positive, can-do attitude saved the day for me in getting a critical project done on time.
Stanley F.
Fast turnaround and reasonably priced. Excellent digital reproductions of photos, slides and B&W negatives.
Aaron R.
I haven't even seen the finished product yet but found them to wonderfully kind, engaging, and helpful. I'm grateful to have found something local to me before shipping my film to another place.
Valerie
I had two oversized pictures and 2 8x10s scanned and restored. The 8x10s were from the 1910s. One of the larger pictures was from 1920 and had some tears in it. They were able to restore it! Excellent job. I would use them again! 💕
Theresa S.
Thank you very much for fixing a 45 year old cassette tape and digitizing it for me. It contains precious memories of me and my sister when we were kids.
John G.
Memories Renewed scanned photos of my father's dating from the 1940"s. The photos were small and aging. I was amazed at the quality of the scanned photos received from Memories Renewed. They are now even suitable for printing in large format and framing. The staff were courteous and informed. I highly recommend Memories Renewed!!
Chris L.
A tiny 9.55mm European-format movie reel has been in my family since 1947. Without the equipment to run it, we've never been able to see what was on it. I'd pretty much given up hope of ever running it, but Memories Renewed just fixed that, even though the format presented a significant challenge. Thank you for enabling us to digitize and preserve a family memory from almost 80 years ago. Courteous service, quality and pricing -- all excellent!
Molly H.
Great way to digitize old family VHS tapes so you don’t lose them as they degrade over time. Excellent customer service, and the end result is exactly what I was hoping for!
Sarah B.
I've used them at least 5 times and they really do a good job and are very responsive.