Snapseed

Photo editing on Android

Snapseed is a photo editor for people who want more control than a filter alone provides. It offers tools for adjusting the overall look of an image and making changes to particular areas, so it can suit both quick touch-ups and more deliberate edits.

Tools for shaping an image

The editing toolkit includes adjustments for tone and colour, filters, portrait effects, and options for correcting perspective. A healing tool can help remove small distractions, while selective adjustments let you work on part of an image without applying the same change everywhere. Snapseed can also open DNG RAW files, giving compatible images more room for exposure and white-balance adjustments.

Edits are organised so you can revisit the changes you have made and alter or remove individual steps. That makes experimentation less final: you can try a different treatment without having to start from the original photo each time.

What to expect

The range of controls makes Snapseed more involved than a simple one-tap filter app. It may take a little exploring to find the tools and understand how their adjustments work, but the options are useful for anyone who wants to refine photos on a phone rather than only add a preset look.

• Developer: Google LLC
• Category: Photography
• Rating: 3.96 from 1,734,713 ratings
• Installs: 100,000,000+

Its large install count and substantial rating base suggest Snapseed has reached a broad audience. Consider it if you want hands-on editing controls, including selective changes and RAW support, in an Android photo editor.