Photo Filters
Give your pictures a new mood in one click. Browse live thumbnails of 27 filters, set the intensity and download the filtered photo at full resolution.
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How to use the Photo Filters
- Add a photo by dropping it on the box, choosing a file or pasting with Ctrl+V.
- Click a filter thumbnail to apply it; each thumbnail shows the effect on your own picture.
- Adjust the intensity slider to make the effect softer or stronger.
- Hold the compare button to flick back to the original and check the difference.
- Choose a format and press Download filtered photo to save it at full size.
What each filter does
| Filter | Recipe | Works well for |
|---|---|---|
| Vivid | Saturation ×1.4, contrast ×1.12 | Flowers, food, travel shots |
| Warm / Cool | Shifts white balance toward orange or blue | Fixing color casts, setting a mood |
| Vintage | Lower saturation, warm shift, faded blacks, cream highlights, vignette | Portraits, street photos |
| Sepia | Classic sepia color matrix | Old-photo look, family albums |
| Noir / Mono | Rec. 601 grayscale; Noir adds strong contrast and vignette | Architecture, dramatic portraits |
| Golden Hour | Warm shift with golden highlights | Outdoor portraits, landscapes |
| Teal & Orange | Teal shadows, orange highlights | Cinematic travel and city shots |
| Faded / Matte | Lifted blacks and softer contrast | Lifestyle and fashion feeds |
| Lomo | Punchy saturation and contrast with a heavy vignette | Toy-camera, party photos |
| Cross Process | Boosted red and green, yellowed blacks and cyan lift | Experimental, retro film look |
| Duotones | Maps brightness onto two colors | Posters, social graphics |
How the filters are calculated
Every pixel goes through the same pipeline, with values from 0 to 1: white balance shift → color matrix → saturation → contrast → brightness → gamma → fade → split-toning → duotone → vignette. Saturation mixes each channel with the pixel's luma L = 0.299 R + 0.587 G + 0.114 B: R' = L + (R − L) × s. Contrast scales around middle gray: R' = (R − 0.5) × c + 0.5. Fade lifts the blacks: R' = f + R × (1 − f).
The intensity slider then blends the result with the original: final = original + (filtered − original) × intensity. For example, a red pixel (220, 40, 40) through the Mono filter becomes gray 94; at 50% intensity it ends up at (157, 67, 67), a muted red.
Tips for better filtered photos
- Start at 100%, then back off. Most filters look most natural between 50% and 80% intensity.
- Match the filter to the light. Warm filters flatter golden-hour shots; cool ones suit snow, water and city nights.
- Keep a series consistent. Use the same filter and intensity for every photo in a post or album.
- Watch skin tones. Strong teal or green tints can make skin look unhealthy; use lower intensity on portraits.
- Use PNG for graphics and JPG at 85–92% for photos you share online.
Frequently asked questions
Are these the same as Instagram filters?
They are original filters made for this tool, inspired by popular looks such as warm vintage, faded film, high-contrast black and white and cinematic teal and orange. Each one is a recipe of colour, contrast, fade, split-toning and vignette adjustments.
What does the intensity slider do?
It blends the filtered photo with the original. 100% shows the full filter, 50% is halfway between, and 0% gives you the untouched photo. Lower values often look more natural.
Will my photo lose quality?
The download is processed at the original resolution. PNG output is lossless, while JPG and WebP are compressed at the quality you choose; 90% or higher is hard to tell apart from the original.
Why does the preview look slightly different from the downloaded file?
Very large photos are previewed at up to 1200 pixels wide so the filters stay fast. The vignette and all colour changes are calculated relative to the image size, so the downloaded full-size file has the same look.
Can I combine two filters?
Download the photo with the first filter, then load the downloaded file again and apply the second one. For finer control over brightness, contrast and saturation use a photo editor.
Are my photos uploaded?
No. All filters are applied with the canvas element in your browser. Your photos are never sent to a server.