Flash features
Everything Flash includes, from the first tap to the photo you share.
99 features in 12 groups
FlashGetting started
Open a photo and go.
- Your edited photosEvery photo you've worked on, in one gallery.
- Open several at onceBring in a handful of photos and edit them in turn.
- Tools by categoryFixes, looks, portraits and more, easy to find.
- Favorites barThe tools you use most, always one tap away.
- Swipe to adjustSwipe up and down to choose a setting, left and right to set it.
- Before and afterPress and hold to see the original.
- Pinch to zoomZoom in close and pan with two fingers.
- Histogram overlaySee the light in your photo at a glance.
- Apply or cancel each toolTry a tool and keep it only if you like it.
- Undo and redoInside every tool and across the whole edit.
- Light and dark themesEdit in whichever feels right.
One-tap fixes
A better photo, before you think about it.
- Auto fixLight, color and detail balanced in a single tap.
- Auto white balanceTrue colors under any light.
- Auto straightenLevel horizons for you.
- Apply last editGive the next photo the same treatment.
- One-tap looksA strip of looks, previewed on your photo.
Adjust
The essentials, one swipe each.
- BrightnessLift or lower the whole photo.
- ContrastAdd punch, or soften it.
- SaturationRicher color, or a quieter palette.
- AmbianceBalance light and color together for a natural glow.
- Shadows and highlightsOpen the darks and save the brights.
- WarmthGolden-hour warm, or crisp and cool.
- StructureBring out texture and fine detail.
- SharpeningCrisp edges without harshness.
- Tonal contrastSeparate contrast for the lights, the darks and the tones between.
- Haze removalClear skies and distant hills.
Curves and color
Fine control, made friendly.
- CurvesShape brightness with a few draggable points.
- Color curvesRed, green and blue on their own curves.
- Brightness curveChange light without shifting color.
- Curve presetsClassic shapes to start from.
- White balancePick a neutral spot, or set temperature and tint by hand.
- Color by rangeShift the hue, richness and brightness of one color at a time.
- VignetteDarken or brighten the edges around a center you choose.
Brush and selective edits
Change just the part you touch.
- Control pointsDrop a point and adjust the area around it.
- Point sizePinch to grow or shrink the area a point affects.
- Point brightness, contrast and saturationSmall changes, exactly where they belong.
- Several pointsUse as many points as the photo needs.
- Dodge and burn brushBrighten and deepen by hand.
- Exposure, warmth and saturation brushesPaint each change where you want it.
- Brush strengthGentle steps for subtle edits.
- Erase a strokeTake back any part of a brushed change.
- Show the maskSee exactly where a change applies.
- Smart maskingTap a subject and the brush follows its edges.
- Brush any stepLimit any earlier edit to just part of the photo.
Healing
Gone in a single stroke.
- Tap to healTap a blemish or a speck and it disappears.
- Brush to healPaint over a wire, a sign or a stray person.
- Size by zoomZoom in for a finer brush.
- Heal step by stepUndo and redo each fix on its own.
Crop and perspective
Frame it right.
- Free cropAny shape you like.
- Preset ratiosSquare, portrait, widescreen and the original shape.
- Swap orientationTurn a crop from tall to wide in a tap.
- StraightenLevel the horizon by a fraction of a degree.
- Rotate and flipTurn or mirror the photo.
- TiltFix buildings that lean back.
- Rotate perspectiveSquare up a wall or a sign.
- Expand the frameAdd room around a photo, filled in to match.
Portraits
Flattering, never fake.
- Face detectionFlash finds every face, and you choose which to edit.
- Face lightGentle light on the face that lifts it from the scene.
- Skin smoothingSofter skin that keeps its texture.
- Eye clarityBright, clear eyes.
- Skin toneWarm or even out skin with care.
- Lighting presetsSoft, flat or dramatic portrait light.
Film and looks
The feel of film, in a swipe.
- Film looksThe color and character of classic film.
- Film strengthBlend a look from a hint to the full effect.
- GrainFine, natural grain that renders with the photo.
- GlowA soft, dreamy bloom on the highlights.
- HalationThe warm red halo film gives bright lights.
- Black and whiteClassic presets with color filters, grain and contrast.
- NoirMoody black and white with a soft wash.
- VintageFaded color, soft vignettes and gentle warmth.
- RetroScratches, light leaks and aged film.
- DramaBold, gritty detail for skies and streets.
- GrungeTextured, edgy finishes.
- Lens blurA soft background with round, glowing highlights.
- Motion blurA sense of speed behind a sharp subject.
- Double exposureBlend two photos into one dreamlike image.
- Save your own lookKeep any recipe and apply it with a tap.
Edits you can revisit
Nothing is ever locked in.
- Edit listEvery step you took, in order.
- Re-edit a stepOpen any step and change its settings.
- Quick slider editNudge a step's strength without opening it.
- Delete a stepRemove one change and keep the rest.
- Copy and paste editsMove a whole recipe to another photo.
- Batch editGive a set of photos the same edits or look at once.
- Steps kept after savingCome back and change your edit any time.
- RevertBack to the original in one tap.
Lab Partner in Flash
Say what you want. See it happen.
- Describe the lookWarmer, brighter or more like film, applied as steps.
- Fix a setYour AI gives a whole album a consistent finish.
- Remove a distractionAsk, and it's healed away.
- Learn as you goAsk how a tool works, and it shows you.
- Always yoursEvery change is reviewable, and you can undo it.
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