Photo Filters and Manual Adjustments

40 ready filters in 8 categories and 7 sliders: intensity, brightness, contrast, saturation, temperature, blur and sharpening.

Your photo is sent to the Pixelift server in Germany and processed with the Sharp library. It is not passed to any AI provider. Without an account we don't save the result; when you're signed in, the original and the result are saved in your account history.

Free photo filters

You see a preview right away, and the exact file is made on the server. Free, no account.

Free no credits
40 filters in 8 categories
7 adjustment sliders

Operational
Free · Sharp

How It Works

Step 1
Upload a photo
JPG, PNG or WebP up to 20 MB.
Step 2
Pick a filter
One of 40 in 8 categories.
Step 3
Fine-tune with sliders
Intensity and adjustments; the preview updates right away.
Step 4
Apply and download
The server applies the filter with Sharp, and you download the file in the original format.

What is Photo Filters?

Photo Filters is a free tool in Pixelift that works online with no installation. 40 ready filters in 8 categories and 7 sliders: intensity, brightness, contrast, saturation, temperature, blur and sharpening. You see a preview right away, and the exact file is made on the server. Free, no account. Engine: Sharp. No credits are charged per result. Files go to our server in the EU; if the tool uses an AI model, it runs at a provider from our subprocessor list. We never train models on them.

8 filter categories

Natural Glow

Sunkissed, Fresh Face, Morning Light, Bare Beauty, Dewdrop.

Soft Romance

Rose Petal, Cotton Candy, Blush Hour, Silk Lace, Petal Soft.

Golden Hour

Honey Glow, Golden Dream, Sunset Blvd, Amber Glass, Firelight.

Film & Vintage

Polaroid Days, Kodak Summer, Disposable, Faded Memory, Analog.

Dark & Moody

Velvet Night, Noir Rose, Shadow Play, Midnight Bloom, Dark Bloom.

Black & White

Classic B&W, High Contrast, Film Noir, Soft B&W, Sepia.

Portrait & Beauty

Glow, Peach Skin, Clarity, Soft Focus, Glass Skin.

Dreamy

Cloud Nine, Fairy Dust, Meadow, Enchanted, Wildflower.

What the filters do

40 ready filters

The filters combine a color matrix, brightness and saturation, a gamma curve, tint and local contrast.

7 sliders

Filter intensity, brightness, contrast, saturation, temperature, blur and sharpening, applied on top of the filter.

Before and after preview

A slider on the photo compares the original with the filtered version; the preview is approximate, the result is exact.

What it's good for

Social media posts

A consistent look across your profile with one filter.

Product photos

Brightness, contrast and color temperature correction.

Personal photos

A warm, film or black-and-white mood in a few clicks.

Dark photos

Brighten and add contrast to poorly lit shots.

Filters on the Pixelift server (Sharp)

The Pixelift server applies the filter with the Sharp library (libvips). Recipes combine a 3×3 color matrix, brightness and saturation, a gamma curve, tint and local contrast; the on-page preview is a CSS approximation.

No AI models: each filter is a fixed recipe with the same result every time
Intensity from 0 to 100% weakens or strengthens the filter
Temperature adds a warm or cool overlay
No credits

Good to know — Works well with

Good-quality photos
Portraits, landscapes and product shots
One photo at a time

Limitations

Very dark photos may lose detail
The preview is approximate; the exact result comes after applying
One ready filter at a time
Filters adjust color and light; they don't change the style of the photo (this isn't AI)

Tips

Start at 50–70% intensity, then go up.
Using the same filter on all photos gives a consistent profile.
Use temperature to warm up or cool down a photo without changing the filter.
Sharpening doesn't show in the preview; check the result after applying.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which filters are available?

40 ready filters in 8 categories: Natural Glow, Soft Romance, Golden Hour, Film & Vintage, Dark & Moody, Black & White, Portrait & Beauty, Dreamy. Plus 7 sliders: filter intensity, brightness, contrast, saturation, temperature, blur and sharpening.

Are the filters free?

Yes. The filters use no credits and work without an account; the only limit is on the number of operations in a short time.

Is my photo uploaded to a server?

Yes, to the Pixelift server in Germany, where the Sharp library applies the filter. It is not passed to any AI provider. Without an account we don't save the result; when you're signed in, the original and the result are saved in your account history.

Does the preview show the exact result?

The on-page preview is an approximation. The exact file is made on the server after you click “Apply Filters”; sharpening doesn't show in the preview and only appears in the result.

Will I keep the resolution and format?

Yes. The filter doesn't change the dimensions, and the result keeps the input format: JPG, PNG or WebP up to 20 MB.

Can I combine several filters?

One ready filter at a time, but the sliders work on top of it: you can lower the filter intensity and add your own brightness, contrast or temperature adjustments.

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Call it from code

One endpoint, key in the header. The same tool that runs on this page — no browser, no clicking.

curl -X POST https://pixelift.pl/api/image-filters \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer pk_live_..." \
  -F "file=@zdjecie.jpg" \
  -F "preset=vivid"

Response: { "image": "https://pixelift.pl/uploads/…", "creditsUsed": 1 }