Photo Editor for macOS

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Pro ≠ Complicated
Polarr is designed for both new and experienced photographers. Polarr's user interface allows you to navigate basic and advanced edits with ease, whether it is instant filters or sophisticated masking and local adjustments.
Feature Complete
From text editing, skin retouching to film simulations and advanced denoise algorithms, Polarr packs all the essential photo editing tools in one package. The team behind Polarr constantly updates and patches the app.

“Sophisticated and high-quality editing tools” - Business Insider

Stunning effects

Polarr's proprietary image rendering engine executes light and color effects with astonishing speed and detail. Our advanced algorithms result in unparalleled treatments for your images. State-of-the-functions include diffuse, dehaze, clarity, sharpness, and targed HSL tools.

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Dehaze with Polarr

Automatic enhancement

Improve your photos with a single click with Polarr’s new auto-enhance button. Automatic white balance, color correction and enhancement, and adjustment of highlights and shadows take your photos to the next level, instantly.

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Auto-enhancement with Polarr

Global adjustment tools

Nine tool categories, over 40 core functionalities.

COLOR
Temperature, Tint, Vibrance, Saturation
LIGHT
Dehaze, Exposure, Brightness, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, Whites, Blacks, Diffuse
DETAILS
Clarity, Sharpen, Color Denoise, Luminance Denoise
VIGNETTE
Vignette amount, Feature, Highlights, Size, Roundness
HSL
Eight channel Hue, Saturation, Luminance
CURVES
Master and three channel Red, Green, Blue
TONING
Highlight, Shadow, Hue, Saturation for each channel
DISTORT
Lens distortion, Horitonal distortion, Vertical distortion
EFFECTS
Fringing, Pixalate, Grain amount, Grain size

Local adjustment tools

Edit specific parts of your photo with circular or gradient adjustments.

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Polarr Local Adjustment

Customizable workspace

Drag and drop tool icons to re-arrange, click icon to expand or hide panel.

No panel

Film Strip

Global Adjustment

Filter Panel

History Panel

Crop Panel

Circular Adjustment

Gradient Adjustment

100+ high quality filters in 12 categories

Each filter applies subtle and drastic changes, which can stand-alone, or be used as a foundation for future edits.

Text editing tools

Powerful font, and text blending tools with touch support.

Comparing free and paid (pro) version

The free version has unlimited trial with basic functionalities.

Features	Free version	Paid version
Global detail tools	✓	✓
Global curve, hsl tools	✓	✓
Global toning tools	✓	✓
Global distortion tools	✓	✓
Global special effects	✓	✓
Auto enhancement	✓	✓
History management	✓	✓
Touch interface	✓	✓
Advanced cropping	✓	✓
In app guides	✓	✓
Watermark Tool	✓	✓
Customizable Themes	✓	✓
Basic filters	✓	✓
Custom filters	✓	✓
Premium filters		✓
Radial mask		✓
Color mask		✓
Brush mask		✓
Gradient mask		✓
Text tools		✓
Denoise tools		✓
Batch export tools		✓
Batch resizing tools		✓
Batch renaming tools		✓

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Advanced design features

Polarr Photo Editor leaves no missing details.

Infinite history
Infinite undo and redo. All your editing histories are tracked and reversible.
Watermark and batch export
Export and rename your photos in batch with watermark, chosen quality and different sizes.
Advanced cropping
Free crop, flip, tilt, and rotate tools that work with with batch export and custom filters.
Handle PNG and RAW
Polarr's rendering engine leverages OSX's camera RAW utility to decode RAW data.
Keyboard controls
Mouse and touch-friendly interface with keyboard shortcuts designed for productivity.
Before/After preview
Instantly preview before-and-after during zooming and panning with keyboard or mouse.