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Snapseed: Photo Editor, Camera

A Tier
Excellent
97
4.8210K ratings
4.4recent reviews
3dsince update
Freeto download
Photo & Video
category
Lifestyle
category
4+age rating
38languages
Made for iPhone
Made for iPad

What is Snapseed?

A photo editor with film filters, masking, batch editing, and RAW support.

Snapseed is a photo editor with more than 30 tools and filters. It supports targeted edits, film simulations, batch editing, and editing JPG and RAW files.

Pricing. Snapseed is free, with no in-app purchases on the App Store.

Good for

  • Applying film-style looks to photos
  • Editing the same look onto multiple photos
  • Making targeted edits to a subject or background

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Why this app is in A tier

97/100The average of 4 parts, with no weights
Rating97
Ratings93
App Store search rank96
Update recency100

A tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.

Snapseed scores 97 out of 100: rating 97, rating count 93, App Store search rank 96, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged and A tier follows from that score within this list.

Description

Snapseed is a complete and professional photo editor developed by Google. Pro-level tools, authentic film simulations, smart masking and more - all with no strings attached.

KEY FEATURES

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  • No Strings Attached: Get 30+ pro tools and filters - no subscriptions, purchases, ads, or watermarks
  • Vintage Styles: realistic film filters, plus Halation, Bloom, and Grain tools
  • Smart Masking: Instantly and intelligently isolate subjects or backgrounds with a single tap for fast, targeted edits
  • Batch Editing: Quickly apply your favorite Looks and edits to multiple photos
  • Discover Looks: Browse Looks made by photographers with every adjustment intact, try them on your own photos, and tag your edits with #SnapseedLook to be featured
  • Bring Your Presets: Import your presets and LUTs in a few taps, and share your own Looks
  • Snapseed Camera: Capture using custom styles or film looks. Save time with real-time effects that can be edited or reset later
  • Non-destructive Editing: Easily undo changes or revert to your original photo at any time
  • RAW Support: Open and edit JPG and RAW files with precise control

PRO TOOLS & FILTERS

  • Adjust: adjust exposure and color automatically or manually with fine, precise control
  • Selective: precisely adjust brightness, contrast, or saturation in specific areas without affecting the rest of your photo
  • Healing: remove the uninvited neighbor from a group picture
  • Film: get beautiful looks with our completely updated, realistic film simulations of historic film stocks
  • Halation: add an authentic highlight glow to replicate classic analog lens effects
  • Bloom: create a soft, dreamy optical diffusion to light sources for a cinematic finish
  • Motion Blur: add a sense of speed with realistic motion trails - blur the background for a panning shot, or the subject to emphasize movement
  • Lens Blur: soften the background by depth like a wide-aperture lens, and use Bokeh Boost to turn highlights into creamy bokeh
  • Color Grade: set a cinematic mood by tinting the shadows, midtones, and highlights separately with easy-to-use color wheels
  • LUT: apply your imported LUTs to any photo
  • RAW Develop: open and tweak some RAW file types
  • Double Exposure: combine two photos using blend modes inspired by film and digital processing
  • Portrait: modern tools to quickly enhance lighting, adjust poses, and refine facial features
  • Details: magically brings out surface structures in images
  • Crop and rotate: crop to standard sizes, 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
  • Vignette: darken image corners for a classic photographic effect
  • Curves: have precise control over the brightness levels in your photos
  • Color HSL: precisely adjust hue, saturation, and luminance of any color
  • Dehaze: instantly clear haze, fog, or glare for better contrast and detail
  • Expand: increase the size of your canvas
  • Glow: add a fine glow to images, great for fashion or portraits
  • Tonality: boost details selectively in the shadows, midtones and highlights
  • Black & White: classic Black and White look straight out of the darkroom
  • and more!

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Questions about Snapseed

Does it support RAW files?

It opens and edits JPG and RAW files. It notes that RAW Develop works with some RAW file types.

Can I edit multiple photos at once?

Yes. Batch editing can apply custom looks and edits to multiple photos.

Are there ads or watermarks?

There are no ads or watermarks.

Is Snapseed free?

Yes. Snapseed is free on the App Store, with no in-app purchases.

Is Snapseed right for me?

Snapseed is built for applying film-style looks to photos, editing the same look onto multiple photos, making targeted edits to a subject or background. It sits in the photo editing list on AppTierList.

Is Snapseed worth it?

Snapseed is A tier, ranked #14 of 40 photo editing apps with a score of 97 out of 100, from a 4.8 App Store rating across 210,140 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 13 apps rank above it.

How does Snapseed compare to Lensa AI?

Snapseed is A tier at 97; Lensa AI is A tier at 97. They score the same. Snapseed is free, with no in-app purchases, Lensa AI is free to download, with in-app purchases.

How often is Snapseed updated?

Snapseed was updated 3 days ago, which counts in its favour.

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Ranking

Lists
Photo Editing (A tier, #14) · Photo Filters (A tier, #17)
Tier
A (Excellent)
Score
97 / 100
Rank in list
#14 of 81
Ranking certainty
settled

Ratings

App Store rating
4.8 out of 5, every App Store country
Ratings
210,140
Recent reviews
4.4 from 20 in the last 180 days

App

Price
Free download
App Store category
Photo & Video
Current version
(3 days ago)
Size
239 MB
Requires
iOS 17.0 or later
Age rating
4+
Languages
38
Runs on
iPhone, iPad

Links

Developer pages
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Maker
not verified

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