PICFX Film Filters & Presets14.1 - App Store

Turn your photos & videos into real film edits, built from actual 35mm negatives, not computer generated presets. Loved by 2M+ creators worldwide. Layer 150+ handmade filters, light leaks, grain & frames endlessly for a look that's 100% yours.

WHY PICFX?
150+ handmade filters, textures & frames you won't find anywhere else
Real 35mm scans, not digital simulations
Light leaks, date stamps, grain, blur & toy camera FX
Fine tune exposure, contrast, vibrance & more
Built for Posts, Stories, Reels & TikToks
Ad-free & community funded

FEATURES
Filters & Textures: pro film, vintage film, instant camera, VHS, dust & grain, light leaks, bokeh & more
Frames & Borders: Authentic photo negative overlays plus customizable color borders
Editing Tools: Exposure, contrast, saturation, sharpen, highlight & shadow
FX: Film grain, date stamp, toy lens, old lens, vignette, motion
Smart Workflow: Long press to compare with the original, re-use recent settings, and edit fast with a clean tabbed interface

FREE FILTER SETS
Classics: Classic colour shifts
Vintage: Old film tones with fade & character
Modern: Bold tones for city & urban shots
PFX: Muted and faded edits

PICFX PRO (One-Time Unlock or Subscription)
Pro Film & CB Film: Looks like real 35mm film
Film Frames: Authentic photo negative overlays
Dust & Grain: Scanned from real 35mm negatives
Plus VHS, FD Film, Instant Film, Lifestyle, Disposable, Black & White, Bokeh, Light Leaks, 90s & more
New filters added often, with exclusive limited-time drops

SAVE & SHARE
Export photo & video in full quality with no resolution loss
Share straight to Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, WhatsApp & more
Tag @PICFX to be featured on Instagram

PICFX PRO SUBSCRIPTION
Unlock everything past and future with a one-time purchase or subscription.

Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. To manage your subscription and turn auto-renew off visit: Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Your Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed.

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Version History What's new in v14:

LIQUID GLASS
Interface has been redesigned with our interpretation of liquid glass
Save button is now positioned in the top right of screen
Toolbar buttons: "Filter, Tools, FX, Edges" are now icons

NEW VHS FILTER SET
We captured these textures from a real VHS tape playing on a CRT screen
VHS 1 - 1C: Handicam home video look, with moderate photo distortion
Static 1 - 1B: Static with severe photo distortion

FRAMES & BORDERS
Frames will now rotate to match your photos orientation
Borders are now included in layering
Further development on photos positioning inside the film frame

FX
New Motion FX for photos with a central subject
Bug with grain texture size has been fixed

SUBSCRIPTION
Added "Free" to free filter sets for clarity

APP MAINTENANCE
Various bug fixes and improvements

Ad-free & entirely community funded. Help spread the word by reviewing PICFX in the App Store.

Thank you for your support, we greatly appreciate it.

Ben & David 14.1 Jul 26 What's new in v14:

LIQUID GLASS
Interface has been redesigned with our interpretation of liquid glass
Save button is now positioned in the top right of screen
Toolbar buttons: "Filter, Tools, FX, Edges" are now icons

NEW VHS FILTER SET
We captured these textures from a real VHS tape playing on a CRT screen
VHS 1 - 1C: Handicam home video look, with moderate photo distortion
Static 1 - 1B: Static with severe photo distortion

FRAMES & BORDERS
Frames will now rotate to match your photos orientation
Borders are now included in layering
Further development on photos positioning inside the film frame

FX
New Motion FX for photos with a central subject
Bug with grain texture size has been fixed

SUBSCRIPTION
Added "Free" to free filter sets for clarity

APP MAINTENANCE
Various bug fixes and improvements

Ad-free & entirely community funded. Help spread the word by reviewing PICFX in the App Store.

Thank you for your support, we greatly appreciate it.

Ben & David 14 Jul 24 What's new in PICFX

• Film Frames
- Complete overhaul of how Film Frames are applied to your photos. Your photo will now be set inside the frame rather than the frame sitting on top, significantly reducing how much of your photo is cropped
- Added 10 new 35mm frames
- Re-worked existing 120film & Instant Film Frames

• Video
- Speed and stability improvements for video editing

• App maintenance
- What's new page can now be accessed from the settings menu

→ Ad-free & entirely community funded, please support us by reviewing PICFX in the AppStore!

Thank you for your support, we greatly appreciate it.

Ben & David 13.6 09/30/2025 → What's new in PICFX

• Film Frames
- Complete overhaul of how Film Frames are applied to your photos. Our photo will now be set inside the frame rather than the frame sitting on top, significantly reducing how much of your photo is cropped
- Added 10 new 35mm frames
- Re-worked existing 120film & Instant Film Frames

• Video
- Speed and stability improvements for video editing

• App maintenance
- What's new page can now be accessed from the settings menu

→ Ad-free & entirely community funded, please support us by reviewing PICFX in the AppStore!

Thank you for your support, we greatly appreciate it.

Ben & David 13.5 09/28/2025 What's new:

• Edges Tab
- You can now choose between portrait or landscape border orientations
- Toggle between orientations by tapping your chosen ratio
- An example of how we've been using this putting 3:2 landscape photo into a 9:16 portrait frame for Instagram stories!

• Filter Set UI
- Updated the width of filter sets to improve legibility for longer titles

• App maintenance

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Ben & David 13.3 05/12/2025 What's new:

• Date Stamp FX
- Two new fonts added: Pixel & Dot

• Filters
- Dust filter set re-named: Dust & Grain
- 6 New Dust & Grain filters: DG 14 - DG 19
- 10 Re-worked Dust & Grain filters: DG 03 - DG 12 now include the original film grain
- 2 New Instant Film Frames added to the Film Frames set: INSTANT 01 - INSTANT 02

• Other changes
- Updated PICFX wordmark in camera roll and on splash screen
- Various bug fixes & performance updates

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Thank you for your support, we greatly appreciate it.

Ben & David 13.2 03/13/2025 What's new:

• Date Stamp FX
- Use this new FX to add a date stamp to any photo
- Date is printed in the bottom right hand corner of your photo
- Two font styles added: Film & Digital

• Toy Lens FX
- Use the toy lens slider in the FX tab to add a fun 3d lens effect to any photo

• Old Lens FX
- Blur FX has been updated and re-named to old lens
- Use the old lens slider in the FX tab to add a blurry old lens effect to any photo
• Other changes:
- Various bug fixes
- Various speed enhancements
- Changed direction of "back" arrow when navigating back to the camera roll after using the edit screen
→ The best way to support us is to leave a NEW Rating & Review for this update in the AppStore.
Thank you for your support, we greatly appreciate it,
- Ben & David 13 09/12/2024 What's new:

• Textures are now applied to match your photos orientation
- Enables us to release new film frames
- This will make Dust textures look even better

• PICFX PRO filters released directly in-app since last update:
- NEW Film Frames set
- 8 Dust textures made from scanning real film negatives
- 6 Light leaks
- 9 Bokeh light effects

• Bug fixes:
- Fixed bug with depth slider in tools tab

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→ If you need help or have any feedback please email us hi@picfx.co or DM @PICFX on Instagram

Thanks for the support! 12.7 04/11/2024 • New tools: Saturation, Temperature & Tint
• New 16:9 & 9:16 crop screen option
• New PICFX PRO filters released directly in-app since last update:
- FD FILM: 9 filters that simulate faded, desaturated & underexposed colours found in old film prints
- CB FILM: 3 filters with unique film tones characterized by beautiful greens and blues with faded shadows, warm highlights and magenta tinted skin

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→ If you need help or have any feedback please email us hi@picfx.co or DM @PICFX on Instagram

Thanks for the support! 12.3 05/25/2023 → What's new in PICFX v12

• 11 NEW filters textures & light:
- 2 x Dust Textures (DU 01 - DU 02)
- 4 x Light Leaks (LL 01 - LL04)
- 2 x Light Effect (LE 01 - LE 02)
- 2 x Bokeh (BK 01 - BK 02)
- 1 x Pro Film (PF 04)
• Updates to colour profiles for: PF 01, PF 02 & PF 03
• Border colours can now be picked directly from your photo
• We can now release filters without an app update; make sure you keep an eye out in app for new filters as they may be for a limited time only!
• Stability & speed improvements
• Bug fixes

→ PICFX PRO SUBSCRIPTION

The new way to access all filters and features. Become a PICFX PRO via a one time purchase or subscribe to unlock everything past and future. New filters added frequently as well as limited time only filters updated directly in app.

**If you have previously purchased any of our Premium Filter sets eg: 90s Film, Disposable Film & Instant Film you will still have access to these without subscribing to our PICFX PRO subscription. The subscription will unlock everything new and sets that remain locked.

→ The best way to support us is to become a PICFX PRO + Rate & Review this new version in the AppStore

→ If you need help or have any feedback please email us hi@picfx.co or DM @PICFX on Instagram 12.2 12/29/2022 → What's new in PICFX v12

• 11 NEW filters textures & light:
- 2 x Dust Textures (DU 01 - DU 02)
- 4 x Light Leaks (LL 01 - LL04)
- 2 x Light Effect (LE 01 - LE 02)
- 2 x Bokeh (BK 01 - BK 02)
- 1 x Pro Film (PF 04)
• Updates to colour profiles for: PF 01, PF 02 & PF 03
• Border colours can now be picked directly from your photo
• We can now release filters without an app update; make sure you keep an eye out in app for new filters as they may be for a limited time only!
• Stability & speed improvements
• Bug fixes

→ PICFX PRO SUBSCRIPTION

The new way to access all filters and features. Become a PICFX PRO via a one time purchase or subscribe to unlock everything past and future. New filters added frequently as well as limited time only filters updated directly in app.

**If you have previously purchased any of our Premium Filter sets eg: 90s Film, Disposable Film & Instant Film you will still have access to these without subscribing to our PICFX PRO subscription. The subscription will unlock everything new and sets that remain locked.

→ The best way to support us is to become a PICFX PRO + Rate & Review this new version in the AppStore

→ If you need help or have any feedback please email us hi@picfx.co or DM @PICFX on Instagram 12.1 12/28/2022 → What's new in PICFX v12

• 11 NEW filters textures & light:
- 2 x Dust Textures (DU 01 - DU 02)
- 4 x Light Leaks (LL 01 - LL04)
- 2 x Light Effect (LE 01 - LE 02)
- 2 x Bokeh (BK 01 - BK 02) ...maybe even a new hearts bokeh
- 1 x Pro Film (PF 04)
• Updates to colour profiles for: PF 01, PF 02 & PF 03
• Border colours can now be picked directly from your photo
• We can now release filters without an app update; make sure you keep an eye out in app for new filters as they may be for a limited time only!
• Stability & speed improvements
• Bug fixes

→ PICFX PRO SUBSCRIPTION

The new way to access all filters and features. Become a PICFX PRO via a one time purchase or subscribe to unlock everything past and future. New filters added frequently as well as limited time only filters updated directly in app.

**If you have previously purchased any of our Premium Filter sets eg: 90s Film, Disposable Film & Instant Film you will still have access to these without subscribing to our PICFX PRO subscription. The subscription will unlock everything new and sets that remain locked.

→ The best way to support us is to become a PICFX PRO + Rate & Review this new version in the AppStore

→ If you need help or have any feedback please email us hi@picfx.co or DM @PICFX on Instagram 12 12/26/2022 Improvements for iOS 14
Restore your purchases by tapping the menu icon and choosing "Restore Purchases"

If you have any feedback please email us hi@picfx.co or DM @PICFX on Instagram. 11.0.3 12/04/2020 Improvements for iOS 14
Restore your purchases by tapping the menu icon and choosing "Restore Purchases"

If you have any feedback please email us hi@picfx.co or DM @PICFX on Instagram. 11.0.2 12/03/2020 * Minor bug fixes for in app purchases

If you have any feedback please email us hi@picfx.co or DM @PICFX on Instagram. 11.0.1 08/04/2020 Thank you for updating to v11! PICFX is developed by a small team of photographers and creators; If you find PICFX valuable please show your support by rating and reviewing PICFX on the App Store. 

PICFX v11 UPDATE NOTES

1/ Filters

~ NEW Pro Film Filter Set: 3 analog film filters inspired by professional grade film. Born in the snow these filters display beautiful blues, bright whites, subtle colour shifts and fade

~ NEW 90s Filters: 90s 01- & 90s 02- added to the 90s Set

~ Updated Black & White Filter set

2/ FX

~ Added 3 new Grain textures available FREE

3/ Interface

~ Updated app icon to the new PICFX wordmark

~ Introducing the "Recents" set: Your most recently used Filters, Tools & FX are now saved and stored in the Recents Filter Set for consistent editing across multiple images

~ Updated Filter preview region with new slim Filter Sets, animated scrolling for easy browsing and a bright filter selector

~ Premium Filter previews: We have brought back the ability to test all Premium Filter Sets before you buy

~ You can now toggle between two image sizes in the Camera Roll

If you have any feedback please email us hi@picfx.co or DM @PICFX on Instagram. 11 11/27/2019 Thank you for updating to v10! PICFX is developed by a small team of photographers and creators. If you find PICFX valuable the best way to support us is to rate and review us on the App Store. If you have any feedback please email us hi@picfx.co or DM @PICFX on Instagram.

PICFX v10 update notes:

1/ NEW 90s Filter Set — Free for a limited time!
For casual snapshots; 2 analog film filters inspired by 90s plastic cameras & consumer grade film.

2/ NEW FX Tab
Combine filters with our new Blur and Grain FX for convincing film edits.

3/ Edges Tab
Colour choices will now update when you make adjustments in the Tools tab.

4/ Tools Tab
Default Filter strength changed from +70 to +100.

5/ Performance, reliability improvements + design tweaks.

#PICFX 10.1 09/27/2019 Thank you for updating to v10! PICFX is developed by a small team of photographers and creators. If you find PICFX valuable the best way to support us is to rate and review us on the App Store. If you have any feedback please email us hi@picfx.co or DM @PICFX on Instagram.

PICFX v10 update notes:

1/ NEW 90s Filter Set — Free for a limited time!
For casual snapshots; 2 analog film filters inspired by 90s plastic cameras & consumer grade film.

2/ NEW FX Tab
Combine filters with our new Blur and Grain FX for convincing film edits.

3/ Edges Tab
Colour choices will now update when you make adjustments in the Tools tab.

4/ Tools Tab
Default Filter strength changed from +70 to +100.

5/ Performance, reliability improvements + design tweaks.

#PICFX 10 09/18/2019 Added Japanese language support 9.6 01/14/2019 NEW*
Edges tool to frame your photo in a variety of aspect ratios: 1:1 4:5 3:4 2:3 9:16

UPDATED*
Toolbar to incorporate the new Edges tab. 9.5 12/21/2018 Thank you for supporting Picfx by updating to version 9.3

If you are enjoying Picfx please rate & review us in the App Store. Join our Instagram community by using the #Picfx hashtag and following @Picfx

FILTERS
— New Filter set: Disposable
10 analog film filters with colour balance inconsistencies; reminiscent of 90's disposable cameras and 1hr film labs
— Expired Cool & Expired Warm have been re-named to Extreme Cool & Extreme Warm

ADJUSTMENT TOOLS
— Custom Exposure tool
We have rebuilt our exposure tool; no longer will highlights blow out
— Sharpen tool has been updated

UX
— Camera Roll now display photos in full format
— Large filter preview tiles
— Adjustment tool sliders updated
— Shop page updated
— Photos App extension updated

BUGS
— Fixed exporting for high res images
— Fixed video bug where single frames would be exported incorrectly
— Classics 08, 09 default filter strength set to 100
— Crash fixes 9.3 09/22/2018 Thank you for supporting Picfx by updating to 9.1! If you are enjoying Picfx please rate & review us in the App Store. Join our Instagram community by using the #Picfx hashtag and following @Picfx

— What's new in 9.1

• All filters are available for Photos, Videos and IGTV!
• Default filter strength is now set to 70
• Various bug fixes 9.1 07/17/2018 Thank you for using Picfx photo & video filters! Update to version 9 to experience our new filters, updated interface and shop.

What's new in Picfx v9:
— Expired Cool Filter Pack
4 filters characterised by extreme cool tones and faded shadows, reminiscent of expired film.

— Expired Warm Filter Pack
4 filters characterised by extreme warm tones and faded shadows, reminiscent of expired film.

— Interface updates
New* Shop
New* filters and settings section
New* Re order filter sets

— Various bug fixes
— Various crash fixes

Share you edited photos and videos on Instagram with #Picfx and @Picfx

If you discover any issues while using Picfx please contact us at support@picfx.co 9 03/28/2018 - UI adjustments for the iPhone X 8.4 11/09/2017 - Enhanced the interface icons
- Various bug fixes 8.3 10/28/2017