Darkroom
Edit photos and videos with AI-powered creativity, making every frame shine
- Pricing:
- Free plan
Overview
Darkroom is an award-winning photo and video editor for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and VisionOS, offering creative professionals a complete workflow from quick retouching to professional color grading. With non-destructive editing, AI-powered smart masks, and a rich preset system, Darkroom lets you achieve stunning visuals in minutes.
It unifies the photo and video editing experience, supporting Portrait, RAW, ProRAW, slow motion, 4K, and even 8K video. Use the same color tools, curves, and masks to adjust any footage, with real-time preview for every action—editing motion footage feels as fluid as editing stills. Copy and paste adjustments to refine across files, while your original files remain untouched.
Darkroom also integrates powerful organization and filtering tools to help you manage your growing library efficiently. Use batch operations, ratings, and flags to quickly surface your best shots. The built-in preset store and community sharing features make it easy to find inspiration and showcase your work.
Core capabilities
- Non-destructive editing
- All adjustments are reversible, preserving original files with full history
- AI Smart Masking
- Automatically identifies subjects such as people and sky for precise local adjustments
- Unified photo-video workflow
- Edit photos and videos with the same tools, seamlessly switching across media
- Professional color tools
- Curves, levels, HSL, and color grading to satisfy high-end requirements
- Preset system
- Built-in and community presets, apply with one click and fine-tune further
- RAW/ProRAW support
- Parses professional formats, maximizing detail and dynamic range retention
- 4K/8K video editing
- Smoothly edit high-resolution video with slow-motion support
- Batch export and preset sharing
- Process multiple photos simultaneously and share custom presets
Use cases
- One-touch color grading for travel photos while preserving original details
- Quick editing and color grading of short videos for social media
- Product photography post-production: remove backgrounds and calibrate colors
- Portrait retouching: use masks to brighten skin tones and backgrounds
- Batch process RAW photos to output a consistent style
- Vlog color grading to give videos a cinematic look
- Wedding photography post-production: efficiently organize and deliver final images
- Creative photography: use color grading to create dreamy atmospheres
Who it's for
Photographers, Video creators, Social media managers, Design enthusiasts, Content creators, Apple users, Photo post-production professionals
Getting started
- 1Download and install — Get Darkroom from the App Store, then sign up or log in
- 2Import media — Add photos or videos from your library or Files, with RAW support
- 3Apply presets — Choose a style from the preset library, or fine-tune with sliders
- 4Use masks — Tap the mask tool and select AI smart masks or manually paint areas
- 5Export and share — When finished, export in various formats or share directly to social platforms
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