# Dramatic Black & White

> Incredible B&W Photos

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id457075492](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id457075492)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id457075492`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** JixiPix Software
- **Category:** Photo & Video
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (345 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.75
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-24
- **First published:** 2011-08-20
- **Size:** 15 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dramatic-black-white/id457075492)
- **Website:** [http://www.jixipix.com](http://www.jixipix.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://jixipix.com/privacy-policy.html](https://jixipix.com/privacy-policy.html)

## Description

Dramatic Black & White is a Chrome extension that helps you craft striking monochrome images with light, contrast, grit, and form. MacWorld named it a pick for the App Gems of the Year Award.

Featuring an ellipse spotlight tool, fully adjustable controls for contrast, light, texture and shape, and built-in Black & White filters, grain and vignette, you can transform photos into dramatic, gallery-worthy B&W art. It includes presets and the ability to create custom presets, quick preview, and easy sharing to social networks.

## Rankings

- #83,553 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise its ease of use and strong, dramatic B&W results with abundant editing options, and appreciate the one-time purchase model. However, recurring issues undermine reliability: crashes and gray screens, a mandatory spotlight effect, limited/fragile editing controls, export/print quality concerns, and camera access problems. The app is valued for its focused B&W workflow, but stability and UX improvements are frequently requested.

### Pros

- Easy to use with quick, dramatic black-and-white edits and a wide range of adjustable effects
- Delivers strong moody B&W results with high contrast and detail
- Offers a lot of editing latitude; many effects and good final control
- One-time purchase rather than a subscription, which users appreciate
- Focused B&W tool that does the job well and is easy to pick up

### Cons

- Crashes and instability across sessions; frequent crashes and occasional gray screens
- Spotlight effect is forced by default and hard to disable or permanently turn off
- Limited editing controls and UI drawbacks; color-channel sliders are not independent and other features (dodge/burn, contrast, saturation) are missing
- Output resolution and quality issues: thumbnail previews, not full-resolution export, and banding in skies when printing
- Camera access / photo import can fail on launch, preventing getting new images

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id457075492)