Photo Filters & Adjustments
Apply photo filters and quick fixes in your browser: brighten a dark shot, add contrast, warm up skin tones, sharpen soft detail, or pick a look such as black and white, sepia, vintage or dramatic. The same settings can go on a whole set of photos at once, and a slider compares each result with the original. Nothing is uploaded.
- Runs on your device
- Canvas · GPU
- WASM codecs
- Works offline
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How to apply filters to photos
Step 1: Drop one photo or a whole set on the box above.
Step 2: Pick a look under Filter, or leave it on None.
Step 3: Fine-tune Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Warmth and Sharpen; the sliders add to the look you picked.
Step 4: Press Apply, compare before and after, and download the photos or the ZIP.
Good to know
Formats
Batch-friendly: add many files and they are processed one after another — if one fails, the rest still finish.
How it runs
- GPU canvas
- Pixels are drawn and composited with the GPU-accelerated canvas.
- WebAssembly codecs
- Images are encoded with Squoosh-grade codecs (MozJPEG, WebP, AVIF, OxiPNG, JPEG XL). Each codec loads only when you use it.
What each filter does
Every look is a recipe of the same sliders you can move yourself, so you can start from one and adjust it. Black & white and sepia remove all colour; the others shift colour, contrast and tone.
| Filter | Recipe | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Vivid | Saturation +35, contrast +12, brightness +2 | Dull phone photos, landscapes, food |
| Warm | Warmth +35, saturation +6 | Portraits, sunsets, indoor shots that look cold |
| Cool | Warmth −35, saturation +2 | Snow, water, city scenes, product shots under warm light |
| Black & white | All colour removed, contrast +10 | Portraits, street photos, documents |
| Sepia | Colour removed, full brown sepia tone, contrast +4 | Old-photo look, invitations |
| Vintage | Light sepia, lifted blacks, warmth +12, lower contrast and saturation, vignette | Nostalgic, film-like posts |
| Faded | Lifted blacks, contrast −14, saturation −25, brightness +4 | Soft, matte look for feeds |
| Dramatic | Contrast +40, saturation −20, vignette, slightly darker | Moody skies, architecture, sport |
How to brighten a dark photo
Raise Brightness. It works as a curve rather than a flat lift: the shadows and mid-tones come up while pure white and pure black stay where they are, so a dark photo opens up without turning grey and washed out. Values of +20 to +40 suit most underexposed shots. If it now looks flat, add a little Contrast back.
Very dark photos also contain noise that brightening makes visible. Pushing past about +60 can make grain in the shadows obvious; a slightly darker but cleaner result often looks better.
How to sharpen a blurry image
Use Sharpen. It is an unsharp mask: every pixel is compared with its immediate neighbours and the difference is increased, which makes edges and fine texture look crisper. It helps photos that are slightly soft from a phone lens, from resizing or from mild compression; 20 to 40 is a good range.
To be honest about its limits: sharpening cannot recover detail that was never captured. Motion blur and a missed focus stay blurry, and too much sharpening adds bright halos along edges and exaggerates noise. For small or very soft pictures, the AI image upscaler rebuilds detail instead of just boosting edges.
Apply the same filter to many photos at once
Drop the whole set, choose the settings once, and press Apply: every photo gets exactly the same filter, which keeps a holiday album, a product range or an Instagram grid consistent. Each result has its own before-and-after slider, and the batch downloads as one ZIP. If one file cannot be read, the others still finish. Animated GIFs keep their animation, with the filter on every frame.
How to make a photo black and white
Choose Black & white under Filter. All colour is removed using the standard luminance mix of red, green and blue, and contrast is lifted slightly so the greys do not look flat; raise Contrast further for deeper blacks. The result is a grayscale image, with every shade of grey rather than only pure black and pure white. The dedicated black and white photo converter has the same filter preset with just the sliders that matter for monochrome.
Edit photos online for free, without uploading
This photo editor online is built for quick, repeatable fixes rather than retouching:
- Private. Photos are edited by your browser; nothing goes to a server.
- Non-destructive. Your originals are never changed; every result is a new file.
- Your format. Keep the input format, or save as JPG, PNG or WebP under Advanced settings.
- Extras. A vignette darkens the corners, and Invert colours makes a negative, both under Advanced settings.
Tips & troubleshooting
Fix the framing first: crop with the image cropper before filtering so the vignette sits around the subject.
Warmth fixes colour casts: move it towards negative under orange indoor light and towards positive in blue shade.
Filtering video too? Video filters offers matching colour looks for clips.
For a cut-out subject on a clean background, combine filters with the background remover.
Pick settings on your most difficult photo, then run the whole set; easy photos rarely suffer from settings that rescue a hard one.
Photo Filters & Adjust FAQ
How do I make a photo black and white?
Choose Black & white under Filter and press Apply. Colour is removed and contrast is lifted slightly; raise Contrast for a punchier result. The black and white photo converter is the same filter on its own page.
How do I brighten a dark photo?
Raise Brightness to around +20 to +40. It lifts shadows and mid-tones while keeping white and black anchored, so the photo opens up without looking washed out. Add a little contrast if it turns flat.
How do I sharpen a blurry image?
Raise Sharpen to 20 to 40 for slightly soft photos. Sharpening crisps edges but cannot fix motion blur or a missed focus; for very soft or tiny images, try the AI image upscaler.
Can I apply the same filter to many photos at once?
Yes. Add them all, set the filter once and press Apply. Every photo gets identical settings and you can download them together as a ZIP.
How do I edit photos online for free?
Drop your photos here, choose a look and adjust the sliders, then press Apply. There is no account, no watermark and no upload; the photos are edited on your own device.
Are your photos uploaded anywhere?
No. Your photos are processed by your own browser on your own device. There is no server that receives files, so nothing is uploaded, stored or shared. You can even switch to airplane mode once the page has loaded.