Add a Sepia Tone
Give any photo a warm, vintage sepia wash in one click. Perfect for a nostalgic, antique-print look. Instant preview; one credit for the full-resolution download.
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Drop your images here
PNG, JPG, WebP or SVG — up to 20 MB
Drop several at once — you can edit them all together in the app.
Runs entirely in your browser. Your image is never uploaded.
What gives sepia its vintage warmth
The classic sepia matrix
We use the industry-standard sepia colour matrix, the same one photo editors apply, so highlights turn warm cream and shadows a deep brown — an authentic antique-print tone rather than a flat brown overlay.
Works on any photo
Portraits, landscapes, product shots — sepia reads as timeless on all of them. Upload and the warm wash is applied across the whole frame instantly.
One click, no sliders to fight
No layer stacks or blend modes to configure. Upload and the finished sepia photo is ready to download in seconds, straight from your browser.
How the tone is built
The sepia matrix first reads each pixel brightness, then remaps it toward a fixed warm brown ratio of red over green over blue. Because it keys off luminance, bright areas stay light and creamy while shadows deepen, which is what gives real sepia its glow.
Sepia versus grayscale and duotone
Grayscale strips colour to neutral grays. Sepia adds a single warm brown cast for a nostalgic feel. Duotone maps shadows and highlights to two colours you choose. Pick sepia for a classic vintage look with no setup, duotone for custom two-colour styling.
How to add a sepia tone
Upload your photo
Drop in a PNG, JPG, or WebP, or click to browse. The original appears on the left so you can compare the before and after.
See the sepia result
The warm tone is applied automatically the moment the image loads and shown on the right — no sliders, layers, or blend modes to set up.
Download
Preview the sepia look for free, or download the full-resolution image with one credit at the same quality you uploaded.
Where a sepia tone works best
Nostalgic portraits
Give family or wedding photos an heirloom, antique-print feel that suits printing and framing.
Menus & branding
Warm, vintage imagery suits cafés, bakeries, and artisan brands looking for a handcrafted mood.
Storytelling
Signal a flashback or historical section in a deck, article, or photo essay at a glance.
Wall art
Turn a modern snapshot into something that looks printed decades ago for prints and gallery walls.
Or just ask
Describe the edit in your own words
Type what you want changed and the assistant does it on the canvas — each step lands as a layer you can reopen, so nothing it does is baked in.
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