# Brightly - Fix Dark Photos — Brighten photos & videos > Automatically brightens photos and videos with adaptive lighting adjustments. (iPhone/iPad app by Code Organa.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brightly-fix-dark-photos/id1270382069 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Code Organa](https://appshunter.io/developer/363410063) - Category: Photo & Video, Utilities - Price: $5.99 - Rating: 4.70/5 from 1,084 App Store ratings · 108 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 11.0 · 31 MB - Languages: Russian, American English, European Spanish, Italian, Korean, German (Germany), European Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified, China), French (France), Japanese - Released: 2017-08-24 - Data updated: 2026-09-03 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brightly-fix-dark-photos/id1270382069/reviews.md ## What is Brightly? Automatically brighten your photos and videos where they need it most. With a single slider, Brightly adaptively brightens your photos instantly to bring out hidden details while maintaining a pleasing balance between light and dark without overexposing already lit areas. Brightly also brightens videos while applying lighting changes smoothly over time. Fine-tune your results with a full suite of professional grade adjustments, and take your editing to the next level with must-have professional features like RAW photos and 4K video. Magic Bar When taking a photo, there are many lighting challenges often out of one's control: low or uneven lighting, inadequate exposure, backlit subjects, some subjects are shadowed and others are not. Because its image processing algorithm is aware of the dark and light areas of a photo and how they interact, Brightly can handle these challenges where traditional photo editing apps fall short. Not only are the dark areas brightened, but their detail and contrast are enhanced. Already lit areas are not overexposed and blend seamlessly with the dark areas. The result is a pleasant, natural looking image. All those computations are combined into just one slider: the Magic Bar. It's simple, fast and intuitive. Quickly make lighting corrections to your photos and videos in a single tap, saving you time and requiring far less editing than other photo apps. Video and Live Photos Unlike other low light photo apps, Brightly works on videos, including 4K, Slo-mo and Time-lapse videos, as well as Live Photos. Algorithms specific to video dynamically brighten your video and smooth the changes over time to keep them looking great regardless of changing lighting conditions. RAW and Wide Color Photos Brightly reads RAW, Apple ProRAW and Wide color photos and processes these photos at a high precision, making it suitable for professional workflows. Results can be saved as JPEG and lossless PNG and TIFF. Adjustments Brightly has over a dozen adjustments to fine-tune the Magic Bar results. Some you'd expect from a photo app: cropping, exposure, contrast, saturation, vibrance, warmth, shadows, highlights, blacks, whites, vignette, sharpen and noise reduction. Others are designed specifically for Brightly. Brilliance provides an additional boost to brightness when it's needed without overexposing. Structure improves local detail, but more so in darker areas than in lighter. White balance is a two part control calibrated to remove indoor or outdoor color casts. Surface blur instantly smooths out large areas while preserving edges. Capture More Other low light photo apps require long exposure times and/or multiple exposures of the scene and a steady hand or camera in a fixed position. Objects that move during an exposure introduce blur, and videos aren't possible. Additionally, those apps cannot improve photos already in your album. This is where Brightly excels. Whether it's a photo or video, Brightly lets you be spontaneous and capture the moment, giving you the freedom to adjust the lighting later. This also allows you to breathe new life into photos and videos in your album that were once thought unusable. Brightly’s computational photography engine combines the science of computer vision, how the eye sees light, color and contrast, with the art of photography to restore photos harmoniously. Brightly makes a perfect addition to any professional photographer’s toolbox. Made for iOS Brightly is designed for iOS with deep integration, including drag and drop and Dark Mode. Brightly seamlessly integrates with the Photos app with the Photo Editing extension and the Share extension, and you can quickly launch it from other apps or with the Today widget, making editing easy and convenient. To find out more, visit us at www.codeorgana.com. ## Key features - Adaptive brightening with a single slider - Smooth lighting adjustments for videos - RAW and Wide Color photo support - Professional grade adjustments - Enhances detail in dark areas - Preserves balance between light and dark ## What do users think of Brightly? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Quick and easy to use - 🚀 Able to create beautiful abstracts quickly - 💡 Great editing app for even rookies - 👍 Versatile and allows for fine-tuning - 👍 Able to instantly lighten up dark images - 👍 Excellent for owners of black dogs to see facial features - 👍 Able to vastly improve dark and unviewable images - 👍 Simple and effective - 👍 Surprisingly good performer - 👍 Makes photos look 10 times better - 👍 Works like magic - 👍 Impressive automatic enhancements - 👍 Makes you look like a pro photographer **Cons** - 🐛 Can't save to photos, deletes original - 🐛 Doesn't work, app crashes - 🐛 Pixelates the photos - 🐛 Distorts faces badly - 🐛 Doesn't save videos - 🐛 Same as iPhone's built-in editing tools - 🐛 Decreases photo quality extremely - 🐛 Freezes when trying to open photos **Commonly reported bugs** - Can't save to photos, deletes original - Doesn't save videos - Freezes when trying to open photos **Most requested features** - Ability to save to photos without deleting original - Improved video saving functionality - More advanced editing tools beyond just exposure adjustment ## Recent user reviews (10 of 108) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brightly-fix-dark-photos/id1270382069/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2026-04-03, version 2.6.2* Doesn’t do any more than the basic editor in apple photos. ### 1/5 — DO NOT BUY *2026-03-18, version 2.6.2* This is the worst app I have ever used just use your pic app ### 1/5 — Doesn’t Work *2025-03-17, version 2.6.0* Can’t save to photos. Deletes original in photos or saves with no changes. ### 5/5 — Quick and easy *2025-01-26* Nice. I am able to create beautiful abstracts quickly. ### 1/5 — 별로예요.. *2025-01-09* 별로예요.. ### 5/5 — Refund *2024-11-10* I need refund of my money, I was trying to sub one month but mistakenly sub one year.. please refund my money ### 2/5 — 원래버전 *2024-08-08* 원래버전이 더 좋아요 ㅠㅠ 그리고 동영상 수정할때마다 자꾸 팅기고 열번시도했는데 열번 다 팅겨서 보정도 못했어요!! 그리고 보정복사같은기능도있었으면 좋겠네요.. 이전사진이랑 똑같이 보정하고싶은데 들어갈때마다 하나하나 수동으로하니깐 너무 오래걸리고 잘안쓰게되여.. **Developer response:** 이에 대해 귀하와 더 논의하고 싶습니다. support@codeorgana.com으로 이메일을 보내주시겠습니까? 감사 해요! ### 1/5 — Awful! *2024-06-16, version 2.2.1* Waste of money. Do not fall for it. Extremely disappointed. ### 5/5 — Great Editing App *2024-01-30* This app is very versatile! Even a rookie like me can turn an ordinary capture into an extraordinary “masterpiece”! Don’t be afraid to try it—experiment with the filters until you are satisfied with your masterpiece! ### 5/5 — “Try it…you’ll like it” says my friend… *2023-10-23* OK , I will …. I took the most extreme photo I had of a sunset with a totally dark foreground and bam… Keep in mind, that’s the app making the decision for the perfect picture but it’s still allows for multiple layer of fine-tuning should you want to. Nine times out of ten It seems to do it perfectly for you! I’ve been taking pictures for 65 years… Trust me on this one. Get it . I figure it would’ve added at least 10 years to my life not having to adjust all my photographs in the past. ha ha ha. Now go forth and photograph. ## Frequently asked questions about Brightly ### What does Brightly do? Brightly automatically brightens photos and videos, especially in low or uneven lighting conditions. It uses an adaptive algorithm to enhance details in dark areas while preventing overexposure in lit areas, creating a natural look. ### How does the Magic Bar work? The Magic Bar is a single slider that intelligently adjusts the lighting in your photos and videos. Its image processing algorithm understands the interplay between dark and light areas, allowing for quick and intuitive lighting corrections with a single tap. ### Can Brightly edit videos and RAW photos? Yes, Brightly supports editing videos, including 4K, Slo-mo, and Time-lapse. It also processes RAW, Apple ProRAW, and Wide Color photos with high precision, making it suitable for professional workflows. ### Is Brightly free to use? Based on the provided information, the app is available for free. There are no mentions of in-app purchases or subscription models. ### What kind of adjustments does Brightly offer? In addition to the Magic Bar, Brightly offers over a dozen professional-grade adjustments. These include standard controls like exposure, contrast, and saturation, as well as specialized features like Brilliance, Structure, and Surface blur for fine-tuning. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.6.2 — 2025-09-17 • Bug fixes and other improvements We’d love to hear what you think! If you have any questions or comments, email us at support@codeorgana.com. ### 2.6.1 — 2025-09-15 • Bug fixes and other improvements We’d love to hear what you think! If you have any questions or comments, email us at support@codeorgana.com. ### 2.6.0 — 2025-02-26 • Bug fixes and other improvements We’d love to hear what you think! If you have any questions or comments, email us at support@codeorgana.com. ### 2.5.0 — 2024-12-10 • Improved localizations for French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish • Visual quality improvements • Bug fixes and other improvements We’d love to hear what you think! If you have any questions or comments, email us at support@codeorgana.com. ### 2.4.0 — 2024-09-21 • Optimized for iOS 18 • Improved wide color support • Bug fixes and other improvements We’d love to hear what you think! 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