Apply Instant Film Filter to images and videos online
Apply an instant film filter online with authentic Polaroid and Instax color LUTs. Recreate Polaroid 600, 669 and 690, Fuji FP-100C and Instax Mini - including faded, expired-film looks - in your browser. Also known as: polaroid filter, instax filter, instant photo effect, expired film look
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Ideas for using the effect
Polaroid portraits
Use Polaroid 600 or Polaroid 690 for soft skin, lifted blacks, and the slightly green-yellow cast that makes an instant portrait feel immediately recognizable.
Expired film looks
Apply Polaroid 600 Expired, Polaroid 669 Expired, Polaroid 690 Expired, or Fuji FP-100C Expired for the sepia, teal, or washed-out color shifts of old, badly stored instant film.
Clean Instax color
Use Instax Mini for a light, warm, slightly lifted look, or Instax Mini Deep for darker tones and richer greens.
Peel-apart tones
Fuji FP-100C Warm and Fuji FP-100C Cool recreate the peel-apart pack film look, from neutral warm color to cool cyan shadows with deep blacks.
Party, travel & snapshot content
Add the look of a photo pulled straight from an instant camera to casual shots, trips, and events.
Social content & reels
Give photos and clips a nostalgic instant-camera feel that stands apart from ordinary color grades.
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Use Instant Film Filter in Photoshop, Figma or on your desktop
One account, the same effect everywhere.
In Photoshop
Apply it to a layer in Photoshop 2022 and later, on macOS or Windows. The plugin renders on your own GPU and hands the result back as pixels on a new layer.
get the Photoshop plugin →In Figma
Run it on images and frames without leaving the canvas. The Figma plugin is this same editor, pointed at whatever you have selected.
get the Figma plugin →On desktop
Install the macOS or Windows app when you want a window of its own, with your account and your presets already there.
download the desktop app →Frequently Asked Questions
What is an instant film filter?
An instant film filter recreates the color of self-developing film from Polaroid and Fuji Instax cameras: muted contrast, lifted blacks, and color casts that come from the chemistry of the print rather than a lens or sensor.
Which instant film looks are included?
Thirteen LUTs: Polaroid 600, 600 Golden and 600 Expired; Polaroid 669 and 669 Expired; Polaroid 690 and 690 Expired; Instax Mini and Instax Mini Deep; and Fuji FP-100C in standard, Warm, Cool and Expired versions.
What is Polaroid 600?
Polaroid 600 is the most common instant film, made for the 600-series cameras. It is known for soft contrast, slightly green-yellow shadows, and a dreamy, faded color palette.
What is Fuji FP-100C?
Fuji FP-100C is a peel-apart instant film that was popular for its clean color and fine detail. It is cleaner than Polaroid, with neutral skin tones and cooler shadows.
What does "expired" film look like?
Instant film that is past its date or badly stored develops with shifted color, often sepia, teal, or green casts, and low contrast. The Expired LUTs recreate that look without needing to find old film.
Is this a real Polaroid frame or a color effect?
It is a color LUT effect. It reproduces the color and tone of instant film but does not add a white border or frame.
How is instant film different from other Film looks?
Instant LUTs reproduce the washed, color-cast look of Polaroid and Instax prints. Use Classic Film for true-to-life 35mm color, Vintage Film for retro period looks, and Infrared Film for false color. Combine with film grain for an even more analog feel.
Can I use this for video?
Yes. Instant film LUTs apply to both photos and video for consistent color grading across a clip.
Can I use this filter online without editing software?
Yes. This page runs the instant film color grade in your browser, so you can compare all thirteen LUTs and adjust intensity without installing desktop software.
Is there an instant film filter for Photoshop?
Polaroid color needs a stack of curves and color balance layers to fake by hand in Photoshop. The Photoshop plugin applies the instant film LUTs to a layer in Photoshop 2024 and later, with the intensity adjustable.