The best AI photo editors for Mac
Speed up your photo fixing with AI-powered tools
Image credit: George Cairns
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Reviewed by GEORGE CAIRNS
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Your iPhone’s camera can capture perfect
pictures, but some shots will benefit from AI-assisted tweaks to overcome a range of problems. For example, in low light a moving subject’s face may appear blurred due to the camera’s slow shutter speed setting. Traditionally, motion-blurred shots would be destined for deletion, but thanks to artificial intelligence (AI) powered tools, previously unfixable photos can be sharpened and shared!
Other shots may feature unwanted objects (such as a cheeky photobomber in the background). In the past, you would manually sample suitable pixels and spray them over an unwanted subject to hide it. But AI-assisted tools can seamlessly remove unwanted objects after a quick scribble, which saves you lots of editing time.
The AI apps we’ve tested can speed up a host of time-consuming edits, such as removing a background or replacing a bland sky with a dramatic sunset. Some AI-assisted apps make subtle tweaks (such as enhancing eyes), while others produce creative alterations, such as changing the season from summer to winter or even making a sullen subject smile!