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FilmFX

Free film filter online for photos that feel less digital.

Give your photos Fujifilm-inspired, Kodak-inspired or vintage color. Edit locally in your browser—no sign-up, no photo uploads, no watermark.

Try the sample photoYour photo stays on your device

Explore photo effects

Compare an actual example, then open the matching effect on your own photo.

Choose a film look by what the photo needs

Start with tone, then compare warmth or monochrome. These three references use the same daylight portrait so the subject and light stay constant.

Reference: 82% strength, neutral color adjustments, no extra grain or vignette. The preset’s own tone and texture remain.

The same daylight portrait of a woman in a denim jacket, seated on a bench, with this film-inspired preset applied.

Quiet color, clear subject

Use Classic Chrome when the background is more colorful than the subject. At 82%, compare the face, jacket and foliage before adding extra grain.

What to check: If skin becomes gray or shadows lose separation, reduce strength; a muted palette should still have useful midtones.

The same daylight portrait of a woman in a denim jacket, seated on a bench, with this film-inspired preset applied.

Warmer everyday daylight

Gold 200 is a starting point for travel and family photos with neutral daylight. Watch white fabric as well as skin when judging the warmth.

What to check: Under warm indoor lamps, this can become too yellow. Lower strength rather than stacking another warm adjustment.

The same daylight portrait of a woman in a denim jacket, seated on a bench, with this film-inspired preset applied.

Let light carry the frame

Try Acros when light and shape matter more than color. Check whether the face still separates from the background at a normal viewing size.

What to check: Monochrome cannot restore missed focus or blown highlights. Choose a source with useful tonal differences.

Try applies the preset and strength to your current photo. Your crop and other adjustments stay as they are; reset adjustments for a clean comparison.

More ways to finish the photo.

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Polaroid-style photo frame maker

Polaroid-style photo frame maker

Give a photo a paper frame and a little room for a memory. Choose the border, add a caption and export a print-ready PNG locally. This independent tool is not affiliated with Polaroid.

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Batch photo filters

Batch photo filters

Give a small set of photos the same color direction without repeating the export steps. Choose up to 10 photos, prepare them on your device and download one ZIP.

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What the preset is actually doing

A preset should help the photo, not announce itself.

FilmFX adjusts contrast, color, highlights, shadows, grain, and vignette together. If a look feels too strong, pull it back—the photograph should still lead.

Color is only part of the look.

Each recipe also changes how bright areas roll off, how shadows sit, and where grain appears. Those small choices matter more than a heavy tint.

The file stays with you.

The browser does the pixel work on your device. FilmFX never receives the photo or keeps a server copy.

No upload queue.

Switch looks and adjust the strength as you watch, on a computer or a phone.

Look at faces and skies first.

Drag the divider over skin, bright clouds, and dark clothing. Those areas quickly show when a preset has gone too far.

Start with the scene

Pick a look for the light you actually shot.

A cloudy street, a window portrait, and a direct-flash party need different treatment. Start with the subject and light; the preset name comes second.

Try the named filter at the strength shown. Your photo and other edits stay in place; if you haven't chosen a photo, the studio uses its sample.

The whole workflow

One photo in. One finished copy out.

There is no project to set up and no account to create. Most photos take less time than choosing a caption.

  1. 01

    Open a photo

    Choose a JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, HEIC, or HEIF. You can also drag it in or paste from the clipboard.

  2. 02

    Try a few, not all of them

    Start with the scene: portrait, daylight, night, black-and-white, or something deliberately strange. Then adjust the strength.

  3. 03

    Download the version you like

    Save a JPG, PNG, or WebP at the size you need. There is no FilmFX watermark.

Before you start

A few useful answers.

The things worth knowing before you open a large file, switch color spaces, or import a LUT.

Try it on a photo you know well

You will know in ten seconds whether a look belongs.

Start around 70%, compare faces and bright areas, and stop before the preset becomes the subject.

Choose a photo