Add beautiful photo effects
in seconds
Upload a photo, pick from 52 creative effects — vintage, glitch, pencil sketch, duotone and more — tweak every detail and export in full resolution. Free, private, no watermark.
Drop your photo here
or tap to browse — then tweak any effect live and export in full resolution
🔒 Never uploaded — runs on your device
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🆓 Free forever · no watermark
Every photo effect, one tap away
Each effect has its own fine-tuning controls — grain, warmth, intensity, colors — plus a live preview on your photo before you commit.
Blur & Focus
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Blur BackgroundKeep your subject sharp and melt the background into a soft portrait blur.
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BokehSoft background blur where lights bloom into glowing orbs.
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Tilt-ShiftA sharp horizontal band with blur above and below — turns real scenes into tiny miniatures.
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Motion BlurDirectional streaking that fills a still photo with speed and movement.
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BlurSmooth gaussian-style blur — soften, abstract, or build backgrounds.
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VignetteDarkened corners that pull every eye to your subject.
Film & Classic
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VintageWarm faded tones, soft grain and a gentle vignette — instant old-photo charm.
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Old PhotoDecades of aging in one tap — fading, yellowing, grain, scratches and dust.
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SepiaClassic brown-toned monochrome, like a photograph from the 1900s.
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Black & WhiteRich monochrome conversion with real contrast control — not just desaturation.
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Film NoirHigh-contrast moody monochrome with deep shadows — 1940s detective-movie drama.
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Film GrainAuthentic analog grain texture — from a fine 100 ISO dusting to gritty pushed film.
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Faded FilmLifted blacks and washed-out colors, like a print left in the sun.
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LomoPunchy saturated colors and heavy dark corners — the toy-camera cult look.
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Cross ProcessShifted greens, cyan shadows and yellow highlights — film developed in the wrong chemicals.
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PolaroidInstant-film colors in a classic white frame — a Polaroid straight from the camera.
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VHS / RetroScanlines, color bleed and analog noise — a frame straight off a worn VHS tape.
Color & Tone
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CinematicTeal-orange movie grade with widescreen letterbox bars.
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Color SplashBlack and white photo with one color kept — tap the color you want to survive.
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DuotoneTwo-color gradient mapping — bold, graphic, poster-ready.
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Pop ArtFlattened colors and loud saturation — Warhol-style screen-print energy.
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PastelSoft, airy, candy-colored tones — gentle light and dreamy calm.
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Golden HourWarm sunset glow and honeyed light — golden hour, whenever you need it.
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CyberpunkTeal shadows, magenta highlights, electric contrast — neon-city color grade.
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Neon GlowEdges traced in glowing electric light over a darkened scene.
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InfraredSurreal false-color look where foliage glows and skies deepen — IR film simulation.
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InvertFull negative — every color and tone flipped to its opposite.
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HDRCrisp local contrast and vivid detail in shadows and highlights alike.
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Dreamy GlowSoft ethereal bloom and gentle haze — like remembering, not seeing.
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SolarizeTones flip past a threshold — the surreal darkroom accident Man Ray made famous.
Artistic
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CartoonCartoonize any photo — smooth painted color and clean animated-movie shading.
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Pencil SketchTurn any photo into a hand-drawn pencil sketch with real stroke texture.
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WatercolorSoft pigment washes and paper texture — your photo as a watercolor painting.
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Oil PaintingBrush-stroke color blobs and painterly texture — photo to canvas.
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Comic / CartoonBold ink outlines and flat cel-shaded color — photo to comic panel.
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Line ArtPure contour drawing — your photo reduced to clean ink lines.
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Double ExposureBlend two photos into one — the classic portrait-meets-landscape film trick.
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PosterizeReduce the photo to a few flat tone bands — clean, graphic, screen-print style.
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HalftoneRebuild the image from printed dots — newspaper and comic-print texture.
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EmbossSculpt the image into raised metal relief — every edge becomes a ridge.
Fix & Enhance
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Unblur / ClarifyRescue soft, slightly blurry photos with layered sharpening and clarity.
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DenoiseClean up grainy, noisy photos while protecting real detail.
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SharpenCrisp up soft photos with professional unsharp masking.
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Red Eye RemoverTap each glowing red pupil and it returns to natural black.
Digital & Distortion
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GlitchTorn slices, shifted RGB channels and digital corruption — beautiful data damage.
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Chromatic AberrationRed and blue fringes at the edges — dreamy lens distortion, dialed to taste.
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Pixelate / 8-BitChunky pixels and optional retro palette — mosaic censor or 8-bit game art.
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MirrorFlip your photo or mirror one half into perfect symmetry.
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FisheyeBulging ultra-wide lens distortion — skate-video and GoPro energy.
Fun & Overlays
Why PhotoEffect?
Truly privateYour photo is processed on your device with browser canvas technology. Nothing is uploaded, stored or tracked.
Instant & lightweightNo 50 MB app download, no loading spinners. The whole editor is smaller than a single photo.
Real controlsNot just one-tap filters — every effect exposes its actual parameters so the result looks like yours.
Feels like an appFull-screen editor, touch-first sliders, live effect thumbnails. Add it to your home screen and it works offline.
Full-resolution exportEffects are re-rendered on your original file at export — a 12-megapixel photo exports at 12 megapixels.
Free foreverNo signup, no watermark, no export limits, no premium sliders. Every feature is available to everyone.
How it works
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Upload any photoTap Upload photo or drag & drop. JPG, PNG and WebP all work — straight from your camera roll.
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Pick an effect & make it yoursBrowse live thumbnails of every effect on your photo. Tweak the sliders, hold the image to compare with the original.
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Export full resolutionDownload as JPG, PNG or WebP — full quality, no watermark, no account.
Frequently asked questions
Is PhotoEffect really free?
Yes — every effect, every slider and every export is free. No signup, no watermark, no premium tier. The tool runs entirely in your browser, so there are no server costs behind it.
Are my photos uploaded anywhere?
No. Your photo is opened directly by your browser and processed on your own device using the canvas API. It never touches a server — you can even go offline after the page loads and keep editing.
What image formats can I use?
JPG, PNG, WebP and most images your browser can open (Safari also opens HEIC from iPhones). You can export as JPG, PNG or WebP at full resolution.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes — the editor is designed mobile-first with a native-app feel: full-screen editing, touch sliders and effect thumbnails. You can even add it to your home screen and use it like an app.
Can I combine multiple effects?
Each effect includes several adjustable layers (like grain, vignette and color), plus global brightness, contrast and saturation controls. For heavier stacking, export the result and run it through another effect.