FilmSnapHold up the negative. Get the photo.
Photograph your negatives on any backlight. FilmSnap removes the orange mask, inverts the tones and corrects the colour on your device. No scanner, no account, nothing uploaded.
Free to download. Made for iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo.
See the photo hiding in the negative.
Drag the handle. This is what FilmSnap does to every frame you capture or import: it removes the orange mask, inverts the tones and corrects the colour.
Three steps from strip to photo.
Light it from behind
Lay the film on any bright, even surface. A tablet, a laptop or a light pad all work. No lightbox? Open our free one on any screen.
Capture or import
Photograph the film in FilmSnap, with tap to focus and exposure control, or import a photo you already have. FilmSnap finds the frame and crops it for you.
Pick a look, then export
Choose a film look, fine-tune brightness, contrast, saturation and temperature, then save to Photos or share. With Premium, process a whole roll in one batch.
Looks inspired by classic film.
Film looks for colour negatives, black and white and slides shape colour, contrast and tone, so a scan feels like the stock you shot. Six are free, and Premium adds ten more.
Standard
True-to-scene colour with a neutral base.
Vintage Warm
Golden tones and a soft, faded contrast.
Cool Slide
Crisp slide colour with clean, cool blues.
Standard B&W
Full tonal range with fine, even contrast.
Noir
Deep blacks and bright highlights.
Standard Slide
Saturated colour and the snap of projected transparency.
Film looks are inspired by classic film stocks. FilmSnap is not affiliated with any film manufacturer.
Use any screen as a lightbox.
Open the free lightbox on a tablet, a laptop or a spare phone. Choose pure white or a warmer backlight, set the brightness, and tape your strip inside the guide. It runs in the browser, so there is nothing to install.
Open the lightboxTabletop capture on iPhone DuoStand the Duo in tabletop posture and scan hands-free, with the camera held steady above your film.
Your negatives never leave your phone.
Everything on your device
Inversion, film looks and editing all run on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded, ever.
No account
Open the app and start scanning. No sign-up, no email address.
No tracking
No third-party analytics and no advertising SDKs. There is no profile of you to sell.
Free to scan. Premium when you want more.
The core app is free. Premium adds ten more film looks, batch processing, HD and full-resolution export, custom presets and enhance tools.
Free
- Six film looks
- Automatic frame detection, plus manual crop, rotate and mirror
- On-device inversion and colour correction
- Brightness, contrast, saturation and temperature
- HEIC or JPEG export at standard size, to Photos or share
Premium
- Everything in Free
- Ten more film looks, sixteen in all
- Batch processing for whole rolls
- HD and full-resolution export
- Custom presets to save your own looks
- Noise reduction
- Dust and scratch removal
- Super resolution
Monthly
$0.99/month
Flexible. Cancel any time.
Yearly
$9.99/year
Only $0.83 a month. Cancel before the trial ends and you pay nothing.
Lifetime
$19.99once
Pay once and keep Premium for good.
Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage them in your Apple Account settings. Prices may vary by country.
Questions, answered.
Which film does it work with?
Colour negatives, black and white negatives and slides. Frame detection works best when the film lies flat on an even backlight.
Do I need a scanner or a light table?
No. You need a bright, even surface behind the film. A tablet or laptop screen works, and so does our free lightbox page.
How good are the results?
Your iPhone camera captures plenty of detail for sharing and everyday prints. Steady hands, a flat strip and even light matter more than anything else. Film looks take you from a neutral conversion to the feel of a classic stock.
Is it really private?
Yes. All processing happens on your device. There is no account, and FilmSnap uses no third-party analytics or ad trackers.
How do the trial and plans work?
The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial. Cancel before it ends and you will not be charged. Monthly is $0.99, yearly is $9.99, and lifetime is a single payment of $19.99.
Manage or cancel in Settings, under your Apple Account and Subscriptions.
Which devices are supported?
iPhone, iPad and the foldable iPhone Duo. FilmSnap is built for iOS.