# Nitro Photo — Pro Photo Editor & Manager > Pro photo editor and manager with flexible storage and advanced editing tools. (iPhone/iPad app by Gentlemen Coders.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nitro-photo/id1591292532 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Gentlemen Coders](https://appshunter.io/developer/1157116443) - Category: Photo & Video, Productivity - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.80/5 from 58 App Store ratings · 222 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 16.4 · 296 MB - Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan) - Released: 2024-03-12 - Data updated: 2026-08-25 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nitro-photo/id1591292532/reviews.md ## What is Nitro Photo? Introducing Nitro, the brand new photo editor and manager from the developer of RAW Power. Nitro is designed for every photographer and every photograph. Try Nitro for free for 7 days without any obligation. No subscription signup, no nonsense. Requires iOS 16 or later. Easy, Powerful, Fast. Built with the latest technologies, Nitro has exceptional integration with iOS, including the most control over Apple’s RAW decoder. Its combination of flexible storage options, camera support, and editing tools is unmatched by any app. If you liked Aperture or RAW Power, you’ll love Nitro. Flexible Storage Options * Store your images in Files.app, external storage, or use Apple’s Photo Library * Rate, flag, and filter your images by 11 criteria, including rating, orientation and file type * Add keywords to images in the file system, manually or with AI assistance * With Photos, ratings, edits, and smart albums sync over iCloud * With Files.app and external storage, ratings and edits are stored in XMP sidecars * Move originals, ratings, and edits between the Photo Library and Files.app * UGreen NAS is not compatible with Nitro (bug reported to UGreen) Thoughtful purchasing and trial options * Try the app with absolutely no obligation. No signup, no unexpected charges. * Buy the app once, or get an inexpensive monthly and annual plan * All purchases include all platforms: macOS, iPhone, and iPad! Stop waiting for camera support * Supports more cameras than Photos, Darkroom, or Photomator, including compressed Fujifilm, Nikon HE and GoPro RAWs * By far, the most control over Apple’s RAW decoder. Fine tune your RAWs with noise reduction, moire, ProRAW tone mapping, and more. Seeing is Believing * View detailed metadata side-by-side * Synchronized Pan and Zoom of up to 4 images at once (iPad only) * Comparison mode helps you pick your favorites from a burst * Light and Dark user interface modes Masking with AI * AI-generated masks to quickly isolate a subject or background * Linear and radial gradients with invert and control over the ramp * Brushes provide full control over your mask, including softness, strength, and size * Edge Aware brushes automatically follow contours * Fine tune AI and gradients with brushes for maximum control Quick Fixes * Remove objects using Generative AI * Clone * Spot/Wire Removal * Highlight Recovery * Auto Enhance 16 Professional Adjustments * Tone, Enhance, White Balance, RAW * Crop, Lens Correction, Perspective * Levels, Curves, HSL, Split Toning * Detail, Depth, Black and White, Vignette, Channel Mixer * Apply most adjustments to masks including Levels, Curves, Blur, HSL, and Fringe control Presets, LUTs, and Copy/Paste * Quickly enhance images with a large set of presets and LUTs * Import your own LUTs and make your own presets * Advanced Copy and Paste of adjustments * Camera presets let you apply adjustments automatically by camera model Do More with the Photo Library * Make Smart Albums with complex queries * Search by file name, file type (including RAW+JPEG), and more * Sync everything over iCloud * Edit inside Nitro or with the included Photo Editing Extension Do More with the File System * Rate, flag, and edit non-destructively * All data is stored in XMP sidecars next to your originals * Search by file name, camera, lens, ISO, and more Workflow the way you want * Batch processing of presets, rotation and export * Export with control over size, compression, format, and metadata * Launch other apps after export for custom workflows * Integrated watermarking with both images and text * RAW Power edits are 100% compatible with Nitro After the trial, you need to purchase the app or subscribe to use all the features. Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/68647707 Terms of Use: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula ## Key features - Flexible storage options (Files.app, external, Photo Library) - AI-generated masks and object removal - Extensive camera RAW support - 16 professional adjustment tools - Presets, LUTs, and copy/paste adjustments - Smart album creation ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Annual Plan | $29.99 | per year | | Monthly Plan | $3.99 | per month | | Annual (RAW Power Discount) | $19.99 | per year | | Monthly (RAW Power Discount) | $2.99 | per month | **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Full Version (RP - No Discount) | $79.99 | one-time | | Full Version (No discount) | $99.99 | one-time | | Nitro Lifetime Purchase | $99.99 | one-time | | Lifetime (RAW Power Discount) | $79.99 | one-time | | 7 Day Free Trial | Free | one-time | ## What do users think of Nitro Photo? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Extremely well-written app - 👍 Seamless Apple Photos integration - 👍 Excellent user experience - 👍 Responsive developer - 👍 Elegant and simple UI - 👍 Powerful editing tools - 👍 Flexible workflow - 👍 Comprehensive feature set - 👍 Efficient photo management - 👍 Instant photo rendering - 👍 Configurable to user's needs - 👍 Subtle editing capabilities - 👍 Excellent RAW support - 👍 Affordable pricing options - 👍 Syncs edits across devices - 👍 Helpful videos and documentation **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional crashes - 🐛 Bugs and stability issues - 🐛 Finicky editing controls - 🐛 Frequent prompts to rate the app **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes when processing large batches of photos - Incompatibility with older devices - Editing controls not always responsive **Most requested features** - Luminosity masks - Keyboard navigation - Folder thumbnails - Location and time editing ## Recent user reviews (10 of 222) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nitro-photo/id1591292532/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Best Cross-Platform Photo Editor *2026-08-08, version 2026.07.01* If you are an avid photographer who likes to edit your images on an iPhone, iPhone, iPad, Mac, or a combination of these devices, I highly recommend Nitro! It is a powerful photo editor that offers advanced capabilities comparable to Lightroom, Darkroom and Photomator, but Nitro is significantly more user-friendly. ### 5/5 — Exactly what I’ve been looking for *2026-08-06, version 2026.07* I’m a photographer that’s been eager to ditch Adobe products from my workflow as much as possible. Nitro Photo has been HUGE in helping me to do this. The software is great, the integration with Photos is awesome, the development roadmap has me hype. Great stuff here, and it’s clearly a labor of love. ### 5/5 — Comprehensive photo editor for Apple users *2026-08-03* I came across Nitro a year ago when looking for an editor designed specifically for Mac to replace DXO Photolab. Photolab is also excellent but has gradually become too demanding / slow for my ageing M1 machine. Nitro seems less demanding on the system which is a big plus for me. In my experience, Nitro has a comprehensive set of editing tools for working on RAW files. In certain respects (eg local curves adjustments) it goes even deeper than Photolab and I can’t think of anything significant that is missing. There were two major issues for me 12 months ago - namely the repair and masking tools which were both below par. However, both of these have now had major overhauls to bring them up to scratch. And that’s one of the great things about Nitro - if you buy a relatively cheap lifetime licence then the product keeps improving and expanding at zero extra cost. There are too many positives to mention them all but support for cameras / lenses that Apple has not yet adopted benefitted me when I bought some new equipment; and I really like the fact that the developer is highly engaged in supporting customers. All I can say is well done and keep up the good work! ### 3/5 — XMPファイルが消えることがある *2026-07-08* XMPファイルを使っていないのであれば、良いアプリケーションだと思う。バグは多いけど。 XMPファイルを使っている人は気をつけた方が良いかも。Nitroを使っているとXMPファイル自体が消えてしまうことを何度も経験している。XMPを使うのであれば、このアプリケーションは信用ならないのが正直なところ。 ### 3/5 — Printing *2026-06-17* The one drawback to this app is there is no print function. Tried sending to Epson Print Layout, just got error. Most photo apps have a print function or the ability to send to a print app. ### 5/5 — Insanely Great! *2026-06-09* This is the app I've been waiting for ever since Aperture was discontinued. The RAW tools are insanely great (I compared them with Mac apps: Capture One, Luminar Neo (Luminar's RAW editing sucks), Photos, RAW Power and Darkroom). The highlight recovery is amazing: I had a blown out photo caused by using too much power with a manual flash; it rescued it in a way that the other apps couldn't quite match. The highlight roll off is excellent; can't tell that it was an (apparently) irretrievably overexposed photo. I LOVE that it syncs the edits across my devices. Finally, I can edit on iPad and then continue editing on Mac. Photos app syncs of course, but its RAW editing tools are not up to the standard of Nitro. I just bought this, but am really excited by its capabilities. Oh, and the Ul is lovely; clean, straightforward and highly functional. So glad that it offers a one-time purchase option; I generally don't use subscription apps. ### 3/5 — An up and coming star *2026-06-06, version 2026.5* A younger relative to RAW Power, Nitro has the benefit of the same dedicated developer as well as attractive pricing and digital asset management features to boot. The developer (Nik Bhatt) has a passion for his work which shows in the update/addition cadence as well as his timely response to my questions/suggestions. Nitro has a way to go but it’s on the right track. ### 5/5 — Una herramienta seria para edición profesional *2026-06-02, version 2026.5* La app recibe actualizaciones constantemente con funciones y mejoras que cada vez la ubican un peldaño mas arriba junto a los gigantes de la industria. El desarrollador extremadamente atento me ha solucionado todas las dudas y ha implementado las funcionalidades propuestas. Ademas, la implementación esta realizada con unos estándares de calidad altísimos! Finalmente recalcar que si lo que quieres es editar con ipad y estas acostumbrado a la interfaz de los editores de ordenador, Nitro es la mejor opcion, con diferencia, por delante de toda la competencia. Y cuenta con borrador inteligente que resuelve de una manera extraordinariamente buena la tareas que he puesto en practica. Sin dudarlo, un 10. ### 5/5 — An excellent photo editor *2026-05-25* I’ve used Nitro for several months now as my main editor. Nitro has all the basic functions you need for effective editing, with some unique tools like Recover, which reaches deep into the Mac OS RAW engine to recover seemingly lost highlights. Nitro has very few weakness in terms of basic functions. The Shadows slider pulls up the lower midtowns a little too much for my taste, but you can circumvent this using the tone curve. I understand from the developer, who is very responsive to feedback, that this is being addressed. The user interface is a joy to use, whether you are using Mac OS or iOS via an iPhone or iPad. The iOS version is bundled at no extra cost, which is great. The development roadmap for Nitro has some excellent planned features. It is already highly useable, and the initial RAW file rendering is better than Photomator in my opinion. Highly recommended for enthusiast photographers who wish, for example, to expand their editing options beyond apps such as the Apple Photos editor. ### 5/5 — Remarkable ! *2026-05-22* Nitro by Gentlemen Coders has quickly become one of my favorite productivity apps on both iPad and Mac. The interface is minimal without feeling bare, and everything is exactly where you expect it to be, so you can focus on images instead of learning about the settings. I especially like how seamlessly it syncs across devices — I can start editing via the Apple Photos App (or stand-alone folders) on my Mac and continue on my iPad. ## Frequently asked questions about Nitro Photo ### What does Nitro Photo do? Nitro is a comprehensive photo editor and manager designed for iOS devices. It allows you to store, organize, and edit your photos with a wide array of professional tools, including AI-powered features for masking and object removal. It offers flexible storage options and supports a broad range of camera RAW formats. ### What are the key features of Nitro Photo? Key features include flexible storage options (Files.app, external storage, Photo Library), AI-generated masks for selective editing, object removal with Generative AI, extensive camera RAW support, 16 professional adjustment tools, presets and LUTs, and the ability to create smart albums. It also offers advanced masking capabilities with brushes and gradients. ### How much does Nitro Photo cost? Nitro Photo offers a free 7-day trial with no obligation or subscription signup. After the trial, you can purchase the app once for a one-time fee, or choose an inexpensive monthly or annual plan. All purchases include access across macOS, iPhone, and iPad. ### What are the compatibility requirements for Nitro Photo? Nitro Photo requires iOS 16 or later. It is available on macOS, iPhone, and iPad, with all purchases granting access to all platforms. ### What are some common use cases for Nitro Photo? Common use cases include managing large photo libraries, editing RAW files from various camera models, applying advanced edits like selective masking and object removal, organizing photos with ratings and keywords, and creating custom presets and smart albums for efficient workflow. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2026.07.01 — 2026-08-03 Fix crash with AI Eraser on iPhones when used in portrait screen orientation. ### 2026.07 — 2026-07-27 NEW FEATURES * The masking interface is easier to use and much more powerful. * Masks can be disabled and rearranged. * Create Luminance or Color Range Masks directly. * Feather any mask, including AI Subject masks and luminance/color masks. * Add or subtract an AI mask from a linear or radial gradient mask. * Control the threshold when using the edge-following brush. * Bracket keys ( ‘]’ and ‘[‘ ) change the brush parameters. Shift-] adjusts softness, Option-] adjusts strength. * Improvements to masking overlay management. * More on-screen controls for gradients, including shift-key to constrain. * Brushes have both Flow and Strength, and strokes overlap more naturally. * See the help, which includes a detailed video on the new features. BUG FIXES * Fix bug where RAW Tuning sometimes appeared without any sliders. * Fix bug when exporting originals when the image was edited with an app other than Nitro. * Show a message when a camera preset is applied. * Fix bug on iPhone when rotating with keywords visible. * Fix bug when using the numeric text fields on Mac to change adjustment parameters. * When using straighten tool, include any existing straightening in the calculation, so you can combine the slider and the tool now. * Add support for Sony A7R VI. * Fix hang when deleting images from external drives. * Fix issues with perspective and masking. * Improve undo in Edit mode. * Improve support for smaller screens and windows. * Fix several crashes. * Fix bug when scrolling editing panel. ### 2026.06 — 2026-07-27 NEW FEATURES * The masking interface is easier to use and much more powerful. * Masks can be disabled and rearranged. * Create Luminance or Color Range Masks directly. * Feather any mask, including AI Subject masks and luminance/color masks. * Add or subtract an AI mask from a linear or radial gradient mask. * Control the threshold when using the edge-following brush. * Bracket keys ( ‘]’ and ‘[‘ ) change the brush parameters. Shift-] adjusts softness, Option-] adjusts strength. * Improvements to masking overlay management. * More on-screen controls for gradients, including shift-key to constrain. * Brushes have both Flow and Strength, and strokes overlap more naturally. * See the help, which includes a detailed video on the new features. BUG FIXES * Fix bug where RAW Tuning sometimes appeared without any sliders. * Fix bug when exporting originals when the image was edited with an app other than Nitro. * Show a message when a camera preset is applied. * Fix bug on iPhone when rotating with keywords visible. * Fix bug when using the numeric text fields on Mac to change adjustment parameters. * When using straighten tool, include any existing straightening in the calculation, so you can combine the slider and the tool now. * Add support for Sony A7R VI. * Fix hang when deleting images from external drives. * Fix issues with perspective and masking. * Improve undo in Edit mode. * Improve support for smaller screens and windows. * Fix several crashes. ### 2026.5 — 2026-06-02 USABILITY AND PERFORMANCE * Improve performance when arrowing through images especially outside of Edit. * Improve performance of metadata display and Exif display. * Arrowing through images now scrolls to keep the next image visible to provide better context. * Thumbnail size icons in the grid have been updated. * Split Toning color circles now scale up when the panel is wider. * ExifTool now runs on a background thread for better responsiveness. * Right-click (Mac) or tap and hold (iPhone/iPad) on the Info or ExifTool panel to change the font size. * You can now drag multiple items from the grid to the Photo Library sidebar. * Drag and drop in the Photo Library on Mac will display multiple small thumbnails to make it easier to use. * Watermark and Border setup options have moved into their respective export popups. * iPhone/iPad: the file name and date are now shown at the top of the screen. * iPhone: the Edit button is now an icon to give more room for the file name. * Curves pop-out on iPhone has been improved — the curve and image are larger and the layout is cleaner. * In vertical orientation on iPhone, the Curves panel gives more space to the curve itself, and the In/Out controls can be hidden. * Keyword filtering is now significantly faster. * You can now zoom past 100% on tightly cropped images. * Reduce memory use. BUG FIXES * Fixed: masks on RAW images were incorrectly positioned after applying perspective correction. * Fixed: adding an image to a file system folder placed it in the wrong position in the grid when sorted by File Creation Date. * Fixed: pressing two arrow keys at the same time would cause repeated keypresses and could not be cancelled. * Fixed: a color profile was incorrectly shown for RAW images, which do not have one. * Fixed: the histogram would sometimes not update while zoomed in. * Fixed: filtering in grid view did not always indicate the item number correctly. * Fixed: purchase status was not correctly reported when both a lifetime purchase and subscription were active. * Fixed: changes to the Photo Library did not always update the sidebar. * Fixed: sometimes when arrowing in Edit, a previous image would appear briefly. * Fixed: sometimes ISO was not written out during export. * Other fixes and improvements. ### 2026.4 — 2026-05-04 2026.4: Fixed a bug with portrait orientation images being incorrectly rotated. 2026.3 NEW FEATURES: * Combined Crop and Perspective: Crop, Perspective, and Straighten are now together in one place, making perspective correction much easier. The interface has been redesigned to give you more screen space on iPhones, and Presets and Copy/Paste are shared across both Crop and Perspective. * Advanced Perspective Tool: Tackling complex perspective distortion is now a lot more powerful — simply draw a rectangle or a pair of horizontal or vertical lines to correct it. You can also combine the new tool with the existing slider-based controls, and even stretch the image to fix aspect ratio issues. Best of all, the new tool keeps much more of your image visible while you work. * Duplicate Image: You can now duplicate images whether they're stored in the File System or Photo Library. * Multiple Watermarks: You can now create and manage more than one watermark to suit different needs. USABILITY: * The grid now shows you which item number you're currently viewing, so it's easier to keep your place. * Press the Space bar to quickly jump between the Grid and Viewer. Prefer to use it for zooming instead? There's a new preference to make that switch. * You can now search for images with no keywords, or for images that have any keywords at all. * White Balance now displays the color temperature of each built-in preset. * Press and hold the arrow keys for faster navigation. BUG FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS: * Fixed an issue where the left sidebar wasn't expanding and collapsing the right item in some situations. * Fixed three crashes. * Fixed an issue in Crop and other tools where the app could unexpectedly switch to a different image. * Fixed a scrolling issue in the grid that could feel like it was working against you. * Fixed the Duplicate + Invert command when used with gradient masks. * Fixed an issue with window restoration. * Performance improvements for the grid and histogram. * Added buttons in Settings to clear the Nitro internal databases if needed. * When resetting adjustments for a RAW+JPEG pair, the app now remembers which file of the pair you were working on. * The software keyboard on iPads and iPhones no longer covers the active text field. * Added support for the GoPro Hero 11 Black and Hero 12 Black. * Fixed an issue where the Replace Edits setting wasn't being remembered. * Fixed an issue where keywords weren't always saved when going directly to Edit from Keywords. * Various other fixes and improvements. ## Apps similar to Nitro Photo | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Ultralight: Photo Video Editor](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ultralight-photo-video-editor/id972428565) | 4.7 (43,695) | Free | Photo & Video | | [Lightroom: AI Photo Editor](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lightroom-ai-photo-editor/id878783582) | 4.8 (336,238) | Free | Photo & Video | | [VSCO: Photo & Video Editor](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vsco-photo-and-video-editor/id588013838) | 4.7 (276,797) | Free | Photo & Video | | [Photo Presets Light Room cc](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-presets-light-room-cc/id1499649181) | 4.0 (3) | Free | Photo & Video | | [Presets & Filters - Koloro](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/presets-and-filters-koloro/id1345159029) | 4.7 (2,194) | Free | Photo & Video | | [Darkroom: Photo & Video Editor](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/darkroom-photo-and-video-editor/id953286746) | 4.8 (29,333) | Free | Photo & Video | ## More apps by Gentlemen Coders - [RAW Power](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/raw-power/id1250601531) - [LiveScan: Grab Text in Images](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/livescan-grab-text-in-images/id1532663695) All apps by Gentlemen Coders: https://appshunter.io/developer/1157116443 ## Related topics [nitro](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/nitro) · [hjgt](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/hjgt) · [extensions photo](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/extensions-photo) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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