About Polarr

Polarr is a free online photo editor which allows users to create diverse photo effects by applying layers, filters and masks to their images, and later use these images in graphic design projects. The software works online, and through native apps on Windows, Mac, iOS and Android devices.

Polarr’s free version supports all the standard photo editing tools including cropping and resizing, color adjustment and automatic enhancements. It offers vignette and lens distortion filters in addition to masks that can be blended or stacked. Functionality also includes expendable 3 band histograms and watermarking. The paid version comes with additional filters and layers as well as batch processing capabilities and Apple Photos extensions.

Polarr allows users to customize their workspace with different themes and custom tool arrangements in up to two workspaces. All historical changes are tracked and accessible within the system. Both the free and paid version are also enhanced by twelve interactive walkthrough tutorials that familiarize users with Polarr’s capabilities.


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4.4 /5
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Value for Money
4.5/5
Features
4.2/5
Ease of Use
4.8/5
Customer Support
4.5/5

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Stephen
Stephen
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Lightweight Lightroom alternative but full-featured and cross-platfrom

Reviewed on 2023/07/05

I regard it as the true alternative to Adobe Lightroom. In fact, it has more filters and options.

I regard it as the true alternative to Adobe Lightroom. In fact, it has more filters and options.

Pros

It is available on all platforms. You can use it on desktop, mobile, web. In fact, I like the SaaS version.

Cons

Options are so overwhelming nowadays. It needs to be redesigned.

Mohammad
Mohammad
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  • Industry: Civil Engineering
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Polarr is by far the easiest & most versatile photo-editing utility I've used on desktop &...

Reviewed on 2023/01/20

Polarr tremendously enhances my photos with its plethora of dynamic effects, filters, & adjustment...

Polarr tremendously enhances my photos with its plethora of dynamic effects, filters, & adjustment options to make end results look more prominent. Whether I'm using the software on my computer or mobile, Polarr fails to disappoint with its fantastic user experience to fulfil my productivity & entertainment demands.

Pros

The feature-rich, yet simplified user interface allows me to perform a wide variety of modifications to my photos to deliver stunning results. This is most apparent when dealing with photos captured & received at our construction site where images in their current state are unsuitable to be attached in our monthly report for submission. Thus, I highly rely on Polarr to implement necessary adjustments in colour, brightness & contrast, date & time stamps as well as resizing in order to produce usable pictures. Furthermore, Polarr seems best suited for creating eye-catching presentation intros & social media posts with its wide selection of high-quality filters & overlay effects. Another appreciable attribute of the software is its offline usability which comes in quite handy when there's limited network access or coverage.

Cons

I have absolutely zero complaints with the Polarr. The application works flawlessly & conveniently across all platforms.

Kyle
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  • Industry: Food & Beverages
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

A great free photo editing app for mobile devices

Reviewed on 2021/11/22

I have used it many times, and it has always performed very well.

I have used it many times, and it has always performed very well.

Pros

It is easy to use, and has various filters and overlays. I like that you can make the photos look weathered, or overlay it with rain or snow. You can even use one free pro export a day, using all the pro features. All in all, it is a fine app for beginners for editing photos.

Cons

It would be great if they would update the app with more features and overlays.

Ali
Ali
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Easy Online and Offline Photo Editing tool for all mobile and desktop devices

Reviewed on 2021/02/21

There are many photo editing tools on the market and Photoshop is one the oldest and best that you...

There are many photo editing tools on the market and Photoshop is one the oldest and best that you can do everything with it, but Photoshop needs training and you must be trained to use it, and many of its features may not work for you, but Polarr is simple, practical and convenient. You can easily edit your photos with it.

Pros

The menus and buttons are simple, with everything I need to edit photos, filters, resize, effects, retouch, add text, Ai Gradient, Awesome Adjustment, Raw editor, and many more useful common features. The design of its user dashboard is so stylish and simple and designed with few buttons that anyone with the least computer knowledge can start working with it. It has professional filters and the Retouches feature works very well for me and it works on all devices online and offline via mobile or desktop with any resolution and any os. Also, the font import tool for editing photos with my desired Font is great.

Cons

Several sample prebuilt templates such as banners, ready-made text-photos, ready-made sample sizes, and materials could make the job easier so that one could prepare projects for social networks more easily.

Reasons for Choosing Polarr

Looking for an easy and handy web-based Photo Editor, I believe when a photo tool that does not work easily on all devices is not my primary choice.

Reasons for Switching to Polarr

We choose Polarr because It has always been available everywhere, with all the tools and all the browsers and desktops and laptops in every screen size and resolution, and it is very reasonably priced and the commercial version is a very fair price.
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Excellent for social media images

Reviewed on 2020/08/26

I have used Polarr to create nicely looking images for social media, especially using its filters.

I have used Polarr to create nicely looking images for social media, especially using its filters.

Pros

With a very extensive selection of filters, overlays and tools for basic image editing and retouch, Polarr is very powerful when it comes to editing images for social media.

Cons

Its interface is fairly different from most tools out there, so it takes some time to get familiarized with it.

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Polarr FAQs

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Polarr offers the following pricing plans:

  • Starting from: US$3.99/month
  • Pricing model: Free Version, Subscription
  • Free Trial: Not Available

Polarr offers a limited number of features for free, and users can upgrade to paid plans to access all editing tools. Monthly billing: $3.99/month. Annual billing: $29.99/year (equivalent to $2.49/month).

Polarr has the following typical customers:

Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000

Polarr supports the following languages:

Chinese, English

Polarr supports the following devices:

Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

We do not have any information about what integrations Polarr has

Polarr offers the following support options:

Email/Help Desk, Knowledge Base

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