What is Snapseed? Snapseed is a professional photo editor developed by Google that offers 29 tools and filters, including RAW development, selective filter brush, and tutorial cards with tips and tricks. It allows users to save personal looks and apply them to new photos later. Snapseed can open both JPG and RAW files and all styles can be tweaked with fine, precise control.
- 29 tools and filters, including Healing, Brush, Structure, HDR, Perspective, and more
- Ability to open JPG and RAW files
- Save personal looks and apply them to new photos later
- Selective filter brush
- Fine, precise control over all styles
- Tutorial cards with tips and tricks about Snapseed and general photography
- RAW Develop for opening and tweaking native camera files
- Tune image for adjusting exposure and color automatically or manually
- Details for bringing out surface structures in images
- Crop to standard sizes or freely
- Rotate by 90° or straighten a skewed horizon
- Perspective for fixing skewed lines and perfecting the geometry of horizons or buildings
- White Balance for adjusting colors to make the image look more natural
- Brush for selectively retouching exposure, saturation, brightness, or warmth
- Selective Control Point technology for assigning enhancements to up to 8 points on the image
- Healing for removing unwanted objects from a photo
- Vignette for adding a soft darkness around the corners
- Text for adding stylized or plain text with 38 predefined styles
- Curves for precise control over brightness levels
- Expand for increasing the size of the canvas and filling up the new space with content from the image
- Lens Blur for adding a beautiful Bokeh to images
- Glamour Glow for adding a fine glow to images
- Tonal Contrast for boosting details selectively in the shadows, midtones, and highlights
- HDR Scape for creating the effect of multiple exposures
- Drama for adding a hint of doomsday to images
- Grunge for an edgy look with strong styles and texture overlays
- Grainy Film for modern film looks with realistic grain
- Vintage for the style of color film photo from the 50’s, 60’s, or 70’s
- Retrolux for going retro with light leaks, scratches, and film styles
- Noir for Black and White film looks with realistic grain and the “wash” effect
- Black & White for classic Black and White look straight out of the darkroom
- Frames for adding frames with adjustable size
- Double Exposure for blending two photos with blend modes inspired by shooting on film and digital image processing
- Face Enhance for adding focus to the eyes, face-specific lighting, or smoothing skin
- Face Pose for correcting the pose of portraits based on three-dimensional models.
this app is a complete and professional photo editor developed by Google. == KEY FEATURES== • 29 Tools and Filters, including: Healing, Brush, Structure, HDR, Perspective (see list below) • Opens JPG and RAW files • Save your personal looks and apply them to new photos later • Selective filter brush • All styles can be tweaked with fine, precise control • Tutorial cards with tips and tricks about this app and general photography == TOOLS, FILTERS AND FACE == • RAW Develop – open and tweak native camera files; save non-destructively or export as JPG • Tune image – adjust exposure and color automatically or manually with fine, precise control • Details – magically brings out surface structures in images • Crop – crop to standard sizes or freely • Rotate – rotate by 90°, or straighten a skewed horizon • Perspective – fix skewed lines and perfect the geometry of horizons or buildings • White Balance – adjust the colors so that the image looks more natural • Brush – selectively retouch exposure, saturation, brightness or warmth • Selective – the renown “Control Point” technology: Position up to 8 points on the image and assign enhancements, the algorithm does the rest magically • Healing – remove the uninvited neighbor from a group picture • Vignette – add a soft darkness around the corners like a beautiful, wide-aperture would do • Text – add both stylized or plain text (38 predefined styles) • Curves - have precise control over the brightness levels in your photos • Expand - increase the size of your canvas and fill up the new space in smart ways with content of your image • Lens Blur – add a beautiful Bokeh to images (background softening), ideal for photographic portraits • Glamour Glow – add a fine glow to images, great for fashion or portraits • Tonal Contrast – boost details selectively in the shadows, midtones and highlights • HDR Scape – bring a stunning look to your images by creating the effect of multiple exposures • Drama – add a hint of doomsday to your images • Grunge – an edgy look with strong styles and texture overlays • Grainy Film – get modern film looks with realistic grain • Vintage – the style of color film photo from the 50’s, 60’s or 70’s • Retrolux – go retro with light leaks, scratches, film styles • Noir – Black and White film looks with realistic grain and the “wash” effect • Black & White – classic Black and White look straight out of the darkroom • Frames – add frames with adjustable size • Double Exposure - blend two photos, choosing from blend modes that are inspired by shooting on film and by digital image processing • Face Enhance – add focus to the eyes, add face-specific lighting, or smoothen skin • Face Pose - correct the pose of portraits based on three dimensional models
By Paul in NJ
This is one of a very select number of apps that appear on my coveted front page. Its ability to smartly select areas for selective retouching is uncannily accurate; its Structure feature beats anything Photoshop can do; and its Ambience tool provides a wonderful combination of brightness, shadow opening, warmth, and even incredible highlight protection all at once. On top of that are regularly-introduced enhancements like the Curves tool, and the incredible White Balance tool which allows you to see your eyedropper effect in real time as you drag it around your image – a huge advantage I have not seen in any other mobile app or even desktop program. On top of all of this, there are other miraculous effects that seem to be added every other week that are too numerous to delineate here but are absolutely worth exploring. My only two wishes are that 1) a clone tool be added; and 2) there were even more options in the Selective and Brush Tools. Still, I recommend this app without reservation.
By AuntBoogie
I have been using this app for MANY years; it is the longest-reigning photo editing app in my iLife. Over the years I have tried so many photo apps that seemed promising from their description, but wound up not delivering the goods. The lone survivor of many cullings of my photo apps herd, this app is tried and true! The fact that I am able to edit a photo and then Save the new edited version OVER the original version (by Allowing the app to ‘Modify’) is the reason why I fell in love with the this app app. I am able to write a note or add a label on a photo and then save it without creating a new needless copy and, most importantly, without moving the photo from its original spot in my timeline. This allows my edited photos to remain alongside any untouched photos, in their originally captured order. This simple yet invaluable feature is what makes this app a standout for me! I do wish we could open a chosen photo in this app directly from the Photos app (either via (a) the ‘Edit’ button ‘...’ Activities, or (b) the ‘Share’ button Activities). And honestly, if you were to add a ‘TOOL’ that allows us to draw (and then move/resize/reshape/rotate) lines, arrows and maybe even squares (shapes), you would become the HOLY GRAIL of photo editing apps! I would [figuratively] shout praises of your name from the mountaintops!!! I am always excited and never disappointed when you release an update! Keep up the AMAZING work!!!
By katiekrl
Taking photos is one of my favorite hobbies. Editing photos, well...it’s just not. While helping my sister start her own business, we needed product photos. I snapped some off my phone that looked nice, but they needed an extra boost through editing. No other photo editing apps I was previously using were doing it for me. So, I went looking. Found this one and instantly fell in love! I send all my photos through this app before posting now. Super simple to use. I love the swiping feature to go between settings and to adjust settings. It makes the whole process seamless and effective. Only thing I wish I could do, and it’s entirely possible I’m just not seeing it because I’m still learning new things on this app everyday, is to edit specific colors in the photo. Otherwise, this app is hands down the absolute best!