PhotoDirector: AI Photo Editor
Not on the App Store since 2026-09-28. It stays in its lists at F tier, below every app still on sale, and gets its tier back automatically if the app returns.
What is PhotoDirector?
Edits photos and creates videos and images with AI and manual controls.
PhotoDirector is a photo and video editor in the Photo & Video genre. It includes AI tools for editing photos, changing appearances, creating images and animating photos, along with manual adjustment controls.
Pricing. PhotoDirector is free to download on the App Store.
Good for
- Turning a photo into an animated video
- Removing objects or changing a photo background
- Adjusting color, brightness, and image framing
Why this app is in F tier
F tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
PhotoDirector scores 65 out of 100: rating 81, rating count 79, App Store search rank 0, update recency 99. The four parts are averaged and F tier follows from that score within this list.
Description
Bring your photos to life. Over 120 million downloads and counting, PhotoDirector turns any photo into a video, lets you try on new outfits and hairstyles, erases anything in a tap, and enhances images to stunning 4K - all in one AI photo & video studio from CyberLink.
TURN PHOTOS INTO VIDEO
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- Image to Video - Animate photos with motion, powered by Kling, Google Veo, PixVerse & more.
- AI Video Try-On - See how outfits look on real, moving clips - not just stills.
- Character & Pet Motion Swap - Drop into trending dances and memes, powered by Wan 2.2 and Kling Motion Control.
- AI Anime Video - Turn a single photo into an animated anime clip.
REINVENT YOUR LOOK
- AI Try-On & Hairstyle - Redesign your style with AI outfits, new hairstyles and added hair volume.
- AI Face Swap - Try trending looks in selfies, portraits or group photos.
- AI Headshot - Create polished profile photos in seconds.
- AI Style Transfer - Apply the style of any photo to your own.
EDIT SMARTER WITH AI
- AI Edit Agent - Type what you want, AI does the edit!
- Object Removal - Your AI Eraser! Remove unwanted elements for cleaner photos.
- AI Replace - Swap any object using a text prompt or a reference image.
- AI Background - Change or remove your background instantly.
- AI Expand - Turn close-ups into wide shots and reframe to any size.
- AI Enhance - Sharpen, restore old photos and upscale to 4K; Deblur, Denoise & Dehaze.
- AI Relight - Add a virtual light source for perfect lighting.
- AI Color & Color Adjustment - Smart auto colour correction, plus fine manual control.
RETOUCH & RESHAPE, NATURALLY
- Face Reshape - Smooth skin, remove blemishes and wrinkles, refine jawline, nose and more.
- Makeup - Lipstick, eyes, brows, blush, contour and full looks.
- Body Reshape - Refine arms, waist, hips, shoulders and height with natural results.
- AI Glow Up - Brighten your face with adjustable lighting modes.
CREATE & STYLE
- AI Creative Studio - Collages, magazine covers and seasonal visuals, powered by Nano Banana Pro and GPT-Image-2.
- AI Art - Turn text into images, plus artistic style effects.
- Creative effects - Dispersion, double exposure, glitch, HDR and photo animation.
- Finishing touches - Filters, frames, text, stickers and a collage maker.
PRO CONTROLS
- Manual tune - Brightness, colour, white balance, sharpen, vignette and grain.
- Advanced colour grading - HSL (per-colour) and tone curve for pro-level control.
- Precision - Crop, straighten and resize to exact pixels; choose your export quality.
- Camera - Real-time beauty and AR filters for the perfect selfie.
WHY PHOTODIRECTOR
- Trusted by 120M+ users worldwide from CyberLink.
- The only all-in-one editor that turns your photos into video.
- Transparent pricing - Core editing is free. Advanced AI creations use credits, with the exact cost always shown before you generate. Go Premium for unlimited editing, 1,000+ styles and templates, 4K export.
Share straight to TikTok, Reels & more.
Get inspired on Instagram: @photodirector_app
Support: https://www.cyberlink.com/support-center/contact-support
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Questions about PhotoDirector
Can it turn photos into videos?
Yes. The listing describes image-to-video, AI anime video, and other photo animation features.
Does it include manual editing controls?
Yes. The listing includes controls for brightness, color, white balance, sharpening, cropping, straightening, and resizing.
Is the app free?
The listing says it is free and that core editing is free. Advanced AI creations use credits, and Premium is available.
Is PhotoDirector right for me?
PhotoDirector is built for turning a photo into an animated video, removing objects or changing a photo background, adjusting color, brightness, and image framing. It sits in the photo animation list on AppTierList.
Is PhotoDirector worth it?
PhotoDirector is F tier, ranked #41 of 39 photo animation apps with a score of 65 out of 100, from a 4.5 App Store rating across 8,144 ratings. 40 apps rank above it in the same list.
How does PhotoDirector compare to Movia AI?
PhotoDirector is F tier at 65; Movia AI is F tier at 74. Movia AI ranks higher. PhotoDirector is free to download, Movia AI is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is PhotoDirector updated?
PhotoDirector was last updated on 2026-09-07, 69 days ago.
Alternatives
Top rated in Photo Animation
Categories
All the facts
Ranking
- Lists
- Photo Animation (F tier, #41) · Photo Editing (F tier, #477)
- Tier
- F (Avoid)
- Score
- 65 / 100
- Rank in list
- #41 of 41
- Ranking certainty
- early: few ratings or search ranks so far
Ratings
- App Store rating
- 4.5 out of 5, every App Store country
- Ratings
- 8,144
App
- Price
- Free
- App Store category
- Photo & Video
- Current version
- (69 days ago)
Links
- Maker
- not verified
- As data
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