Live preview
Watch texture, color, scale, and distortion update instantly.
Make photos feel artistic
Dither, halftone, paper
and more in one studio
and more in one studio
Choose a look, shape every detail, then export in high quality. No account. No uploads.
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A complete shader studio for visual play.
Made for artists, photographers, and curious image-makers.
8+
real-time effect families
100%
on-device processing
1×
one-time Pro unlock
Live creative control
Stay in flow with real-time shaders
See every change while you make it. PhotoShaders keeps the process immediate, playful, and precise.
Fine control
Start from a preset, then tune the result into your own look.
A different image language
Top features of PhotoShaders
From retro pixels to tactile materials, every effect is designed to feel expressive before it feels complicated.
Dither with character
Pixel patterns, palettes, and texture with a distinctly graphic edge.
Print-inspired halftone
Shape dots, newsprint grain, and four-color CMYK separation.
Material transformations
Move through paper, fluted glass, and water-like distortion.
Poster-ready finishing
Crop, compare, add a minimal metadata poster, and export.
Get started
Simple steps to make it yours
Move from camera roll to finished image without breaking your creative rhythm.
Choose a photo
Open an image from Photos, Camera, or directly from the iOS Share Sheet.
Shape the effect
Pick a shader or preset and adjust it while the image responds in real time.
Save your work
Compare, crop, add a poster finish if you want, then export in high quality.
Why PhotoShaders? Your studio in your pocket.
Curated presets
Find a strong starting point without flattening your own taste.
Fast interaction
Preview and adjust without waiting on remote processing.
Private by design
Your photos stay on your device. No account or tracking.
Made to share
Open from the Share Sheet and export straight back to Photos.
Dither
CMYK
Halftone
Paper
Glass
Water
Graphic
styles Trending looks Build your own
styles Trending looks Build your own
Explore effects
Discover a look that changes the whole image
Move between nostalgic pixel systems, analog print texture, and fluid material distortion in a single editor.
Explore the effects
PhotoShaders exportReady to save
A clean finish
Export the result without leaving your flow
Compare with the original, crop, save, and share. Your image never needs to leave your iPhone.
Get PhotoShadersMade for visual thinkers
One app, many creative directions
“Turn clean digital photos into rough, rhythmic images that feel pulled from a risograph print.”
For image makersEditorial & art direction
“Explore pixel patterns, reduced palettes, and graphic texture without moving to a desktop workflow.”
For digital artistsPixel & experimental work
“Add a tactile counterpoint to polished photography, then export the finished frame in one pass.”
For photographersPersonal & commercial projects
“Build a recognizable visual language for social posts, covers, posters, and campaign experiments.”
For designersBrand & graphic systems
Made for
Photography
Editorial
Posters
Social
Experiments
Pricing plans
Simple pricing. Yours forever.
Start free, preview every Pro effect, then pay once when you want the complete PhotoShaders studio. No subscription and no recurring charge.
For exploring tactile effects
Free
forever
No purchase required.
Download and start creating.
- Glass, Water, and Paper effects
- Real-time preview and adjustment
- Crop, compare, and export
For the complete creative toolkit
$6.99
one-time
US storefront · ¥6.00 in mainland China
The App Store shows your local price.
- Unlock every Pro shader and look
- Export work made with Pro effects
- Restore purchase on your Apple Account
No. Photo editing happens on your device. PhotoShaders has no accounts, analytics, advertising, or third-party tracking.
Glass, Water, and Paper are available for free. Pro effects can be previewed before you choose the one-time unlock.
No. PhotoShaders Pro is a one-time, non-consumable in-app purchase handled by Apple.
Yes. You can send a photo directly into PhotoShaders from the system Share Sheet, then edit and save it back to Photos.
PhotoShaders is designed for iPhone and requires iOS 17 or later.
Take the next step in
your image.
Find a shader, follow the texture, and turn a familiar photo into something you have not seen before.
Explore tactile effects
Process privately on device
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