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Smartphone editing apps

Capture

Some apps also let you access your phone’s camera to capture images directly before editing. There may even be some control at the shooting stage.

Presets

Preset effects and filters allow you to make very quick edits to your image, but you may also want some additional control to get the results you’re looking for.

Local Adjustments

Most apps allow you to make global adjustments, but a few let you make local or targeted adjustments as well.

Sharing

Some apps enable you to share images direct to your social media channels once you’ve input all the necessary account details.

Undo

The ability to undo your edits one at a time is very useful, it saves you having to go all the way back to the beginning.

Snapseed

● Free ● iOS & Android

SNAPSEED manages to combine a huge array of controls and powerful tools with ease of use. Tap ‘Open’ or the large + to access your images. From here there are two ways to edit the image, either by applying a preset ‘Look’ or using the ‘Tools’. If you want a quick fix, tapping on ‘Looks’ brings up a selection

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