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Photo Filters

Pick a preset, fine-tune warmth, contrast and fade, and compare against the original with a slider — all without uploading the photo.

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Everything runs in this tab. Your photos are never uploaded to a server.

Photo filter presets and when to use each one

Every preset is just a starting set of slider values, so you can pick one and keep adjusting. The swatches below show the character of each look on our own sample scenes.

  • Vivid

    More contrast and colour for flat phone shots and overcast travel photos.

  • Warm

    Golden-hour tone for skin, food and interiors shot under cold daylight.

  • Cool

    Crisp blue cast for snow, sea and architecture; tames orange street lights.

  • Mono

    Clean black and white that keeps mid-tones — good for portraits and texture.

  • Noir

    Hard black and white with dark corners, for moody street and night scenes.

  • Sepia

    Brown-toned print look that suits family photos and still lifes.

  • Fade

    Lifted blacks and muted colour — the matte look used on lifestyle feeds.

  • Vintage

    Warm, faded and slightly vignetted, like a 1970s colour print.

Start from the light, not the mood

Cold, grey daylight usually wants Warm or Vivid; photos under tungsten bulbs look more natural with Cool. Fix the light first, then add a mood preset on top.

Black and white is a decision about contrast

Mono keeps detail in the greys; Noir crushes them for drama. Busy backgrounds read better in Noir, soft faces in Mono.

Keep one look across a series

For a carousel or a gallery, apply the same preset to every frame and only nudge brightness per photo. The set will look planned instead of random.

Manual adjustments: brightness, contrast, warmth and fade

Eight sliders cover the edits most photos need. They work on the colour values of each pixel, the same way on every device, and never touch the original file.

Brightness and contrast

Brightness scales every pixel; contrast pushes tones away from mid-grey. Raise contrast a little after brightening, or the photo can look washed out.

Warmth and saturation

Warmth shifts red against blue to correct white balance. Saturation scales colour intensity — past +40 skin tones start to look orange.

Fade and vignette

Fade lifts the darkest tones for a matte finish. Vignette darkens the corners to pull the eye to the centre; 20–40 is usually enough.

Exporting filtered photos for social, web and print

The download keeps the full resolution of your original. Choose the format by where the photo is going next.

DestinationTypical sizeFormat / qualityColour space
Instagram / Facebook post1080 × 1350JPG 85–92sRGB
Photo print300 dpiPNG / JPG 95sRGB
Blog or shop image≤ 2000 pxWebP 80sRGB

Social posts

JPG is accepted everywhere. Instagram recompresses uploads, so there is no gain in sending more than about 1080 px wide.

Websites

WebP is roughly a third smaller than JPG at the same quality. Run the result through the compressor if the page has a size budget.

Prints

PNG avoids a second round of JPG compression. For a sharp 15 × 10 cm print you want at least 1800 × 1200 px.

Photo Filters: questions

Do these photo filters reduce image quality?

The filter itself works on full-resolution pixels. Quality only drops if you export as JPG or WebP, which are compressed; choose PNG when you want a lossless copy.

Can I use the same filter on several photos?

Yes. The last preset and slider values stay selected when you replace the image, so load the next photo and download again to keep a series consistent.

Why does my photo look different on my phone?

Screens differ in brightness and colour. Export in sRGB (the default here) and check the photo on the device your audience will use; avoid extreme saturation that some displays exaggerate.

Is there a filter to make photos look vintage?

Vintage combines a warm tint, lifted blacks and a soft vignette. Sepia is the stronger, brown-toned version; add Fade on top for a washed-out print feel.

Does the photo filter tool keep EXIF data?

No. The export is re-drawn from pixels, so camera metadata and GPS location are removed. That is usually what you want before posting publicly.

Can I undo a filter after downloading?

Your original file is never changed. Keep it, and you can re-open it here and pick a different look at any time.

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