Edit photos like on your iPhone, no install needed

Raising Brilliance on an iPhone brightens a photo differently from raising Exposure. Exposure adds light to the whole image, so the sky blows out first. Brilliance lifts dark areas and holds back bright ones, evening out the tones. PhotoTune follows the same distinctions, so each slider changes your photo only as much as you move it.

How to use

1. Open a photo. Click “Open photo” or drag a photo onto the editor. You can paste screenshots with Ctrl+V.
2. Adjust. Fine-tune 15 settings in the “Adjust” tab by dragging a slider or typing a value. Double-click a slider to reset just that one to 0.
3. Crop and decorate. Set the ratio, level and rotation in “Crop”, then add handwriting or captions with “Draw” and “Text”.
4. Save. Choose the format, quality and size in “Download”. Save adjustments you use often in “Presets” to reuse them on your next photo.

Keyboard shortcuts

Undo

Ctrl or ⌘ + Z

Redo

Ctrl or ⌘ + Shift + Z

Zoom

Ctrl or ⌘ + mouse wheel, trackpad pinch, or pinch with two fingers on a phone

Delete text

Select text in the Text tab and press Delete

A good order to edit in

Crop and straighten first to set the composition. Then set overall brightness with Exposure and Brilliance, and recover blown-out or crushed areas with Highlights and Shadows. Settle the punch with Contrast and Black Point, and finish with color and detail. You’ll go back and forth between sliders much less.

The names match the editing screens of the iPhone Photos app and Samsung Gallery. Most values range from −100 to +100, and 0 is the original.

Light

Exposure

Increases or decreases the amount of light itself. Bright areas react first, so pushing it far blows out skies and white walls. For dim indoor shots, start around +10 to +30.

Brilliance

Brightens dark areas and slightly tones down bright ones, evening out the whole image. Great for backlit or flat photos; lowering it gives a heavier, more dramatic look.

Highlights

Adjusts only the bright areas. If the cloud texture or the view through a window is blown out, lower Highlights to bring the detail back.

Shadows

Adjusts only the dark areas. For a backlit portrait with a dark face, raising Shadows brightens the face while leaving the background alone.

Contrast

Makes bright areas brighter and dark areas darker for a crisper image. Lowering it gives a soft, dreamy film look.

Brightness

Lifts the midtones while keeping the brightest and darkest points in place. Unlike Exposure it rarely blows out highlights, so it’s the safer choice when you want a photo just a little brighter.

Black Point

Sets the level treated as pure black. Raising it deepens blacks for a punchier image; lowering it lifts blacks toward gray for a vintage matte look.

Color

Saturation

Changes the intensity of all colors by the same amount. At −100 the photo becomes black and white.

Vibrance

Boosts muted colors more than already-strong ones. Use it instead of Saturation to avoid overly red skin tones.

Warmth

Shifts the color temperature toward yellow (+) or blue (−). Food shot under fluorescent light looks much more appetizing with a little more warmth.

Tint

Balances green (−) against magenta (+). Use it to correct a green cast from indoor lighting.

Detail

Sharpness

Increases fine contrast along edges to make outlines crisper. Too much also emphasizes noise and halos, so +20 to +40 is usually enough.

Definition

Adjusts local contrast over a wider area to bring out texture and depth. Raise it for landscapes and buildings; lower it slightly on portraits for softer skin.

Noise Reduction

Smooths the grainy noise of low-light photos, mainly in flat areas, while preserving edges as much as possible.

Vignette

Darkens (+) or lightens (−) the edges of the photo to draw the eye to the center.