# XnView Photo Fx Editor

> Photo & Video

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id483193237](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id483193237)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id483193237`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** pierre gougelet
- **Category:** Photo & Video
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (206 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.39
- **Last updated:** 2019-05-21
- **First published:** 2011-12-12
- **Size:** 17 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xnview-photo-fx-editor/id483193237)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.xnview.com/PrivacyPolicy.html](http://www.xnview.com/PrivacyPolicy.html)

## Description

XnView Photo Fx Editor is designed as the ideal companion to your photo library, making editing easy with a wide range of adjustable tools and effects. Create vintage looks, apply artistic filters, and refine images with professional controls — all for free, with no registration, ads, or watermarks.

Key features include crop/rotate/mirror, vintage frames, textures, bokeh, gamma and color adjustments, color effects (black&white, sepia), creative image effects (sketch, charcoal, halftone), blur and tilt-shift, deformation (symmetry, kaleidoscope), and simple sharing to Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and more. Save edits to your photo album or send by email.

## Rankings

- #104,569 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise the app for its broad effects and custom presets and its on-the-go usability. Repeated drawbacks include saving/library bugs, a very limited free tier, a UI that needs refinement, and compatibility issues with older devices/OS versions along with mixed support responsiveness. Overall, strong creative potential exists, but reliability and ongoing maintenance are common concerns.

### Pros

- Large variety of effects/filters, including unique options not found elsewhere
- Ability to create and save custom presets for quick edits
- Easy to use and portable for on-the-go editing

### Cons

- Bugs that prevent saving or accessing the photo library; can render the app unusable
- Free version is very limited with many features greyed out (e.g., no mirror/crop)
- User interface feels unfinished and can be non-intuitive; needs polishing
- Compatibility/update issues on older devices/OS versions and inconsistent developer responsiveness

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id483193237)