BeFunky Photo Effects

Hundreds of photo filters and artsy effects in BeFunky's online editor and mobile app, with many filters free and the photo-to-art styles on Plus.

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Overview

BeFunky Photo Effects is a large filter and effects library inside the BeFunky editor. One-click looks cover vintage, black and white, chromatic film styles, winter, cinematic, glitch and pop art. Lens flares and the Artsy collection, which redraws photos as oil paintings, watercolors, sketches and cartoons, need BeFunky Plus. Every effect has sliders, effects stack on top of each other, and paint tools apply a look to only the parts you choose.

It runs in the browser and in BeFunky's iOS and Android apps. Many effects are free without an account. The premium collections, batch editing and the AI tools need BeFunky Plus, a monthly or annual subscription.

Key features

✓Vintage, film, noir, glitch & pop-art looks
✓Artsy effects on Plus: oil paint, watercolor, sketch & cartoon
✓Sliders tune every effect
✓Effects stack for combined looks
✓Paint tools limit an effect to chosen areas
✓Free effects with no account
✓Collage & design tools in the same editor

When to use

Use BeFunky Photo Effects when a photo needs a look:

  • You want a finished look in one click: vintage, film, noir, glitch or pop art, then a slider to tune it.
  • You want photo-to-art: an oil painting, watercolor, sketch or cartoon version of a photo. The Artsy collection needs Plus.
  • You layer styles: effects stack, and paint tools keep a look off the parts of the photo you protect.
  • You plan to use the photo in a card, collage or design, which BeFunky's other tools handle in the same session.

When NOT to use

Skip BeFunky Photo Effects if any of these describe you:

  • You want the premium styles free. Those collections sit behind Plus, and free filters live across photo filters & effects tools.
  • You are correcting rather than styling: exposure, color casts and sharpness are an editor's adjustment tools, not effects.
  • You want one effect applied across hundreds of photos. Batch editing requires Plus, and batch AI editing requires the higher Pro plan.

Frequently asked questions

Many are, with no account needed. Lens flares, the Artsy photo-to-art effects, batch editing and the AI tools need BeFunky Plus, a monthly or annual subscription. Batch AI editing needs the higher Pro plan.

Photographic looks such as vintage, black and white, chromatic film treatments, cinematic, winter, glitch and pop art. Lens flares are a Plus feature, and so are the Artsy effects that redraw the photo as an oil painting, watercolor, sketch or cartoon.

Yes. Each effect has sliders, effects can be stacked, and paint tools let you keep an effect off parts of the photo.

Yes. The paint tools apply or erase a look area by area, so the subject and background can be treated differently.

Yes, in the browser and in BeFunky's iOS and Android apps, with processing through BeFunky's service.

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