# Photo Tools

> A collection of Photography tools for professionals and ambitious amateurs.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/be.hcpl.android.phototools](https://chrome-stats.com/d/be.hcpl.android.phototools)

## Overview

- **ID:** `be.hcpl.android.phototools`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** hcpl
- **Category:** PHOTOGRAPHY
- **Downloads:** 1,405,462
- **Rating:** 3.00 / 5 (7,022 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-07-22
- **First published:** 2010-04-22
- **Publisher country:** BE
- **Size:** 7.16 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=be.hcpl.android.phototools)
- **Website:** [http://www.hcpl.be](http://www.hcpl.be/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.termsfeed.com/live/c3edcc47-7860-4367-a96b-55dbaf9df82d](https://www.termsfeed.com/live/c3edcc47-7860-4367-a96b-55dbaf9df82d)

## Description

Photo Tools is a comprehensive Chrome extension designed for professional photographers and advanced amateurs. It bundles multiple photography calculators and utilities into one free application, enabling users to perform precise calculations for depth of field, exposure, hyperfocal distance, flash, and much more. Key features include DOF & Hyperfocal Distance Calculator, Exposure Reciprocation Calculator, Flash Exposure Calculator, Time Lapse tools, Light Meter with EXIF data, Blue & Golden Hour Calculator, Moon Phase & Exposure Calculator, as well as practical utilities like a Stopwatch, Timer, Notepad, Grid Overlay Camera, and Color Wheel. 

This tool is ideal for photographers requiring precise technical assistance to optimize their shots. The extension also provides weather forecasts, image histogram viewing, photo enlargement calculators, and even a gallery for inspiration. Suitable for users with some photography background, Photo Tools streamlines complex computations and enhances photographic planning through an all-in-one interface.

## Rankings

- #55,986 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `be.hcpl.android.phototools.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Photo Tools is praised for its broad editing and calculation tools and its usefulness for professionals, plus being free. Repeated critiques focus on incomplete camera/brand coverage (missing popular modern models), UI readability problems due to color contrast, and stability bugs such as crashes and camera profile loading failures. Users want updated camera databases, better readability, and bug fixes to improve reliability and overall usability.

### Pros

- Rich set of editing tools and calculation features for photographers
- Free to use and highly regarded by professionals
- Useful photography guide and reference inside the app
- Generally feature-rich, supporting a wide range of workflows

### Cons

- Incomplete camera/brand support with missing modern and popular models (e.g., Nikon Z, Canon EOS R, Pentax, Olympus)
- UI readability issues due to dark color scheme (black text on gray background) affecting usability
- Stability and bugs including crashes and camera profile loading failures (and the moon phase issue) reported

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