Add a neon light effect to a photo
Relight a photo with coloured lights that follow its shape.
or drop it anywhere on this pageLook & effects
Colour, light, blur, transparent backgrounds, cut-outs of people and colour picking.
Adjust image colourBrightness, contrast, saturation, warmth and simple filters.
Blur imageBlur, pixelate or cover parts of a picture.
Make background transparentTurn a plain background colour, such as white, transparent.
Remove backgroundCut a person out of a photo, on a transparent or plain background.
Image colour pickerPick colours from a picture and make a palette.Add light to imageRelight a photo with coloured lights that follow its shape.How it works
- 1Choose a pictureSelect it or drop it on the page.
- 2Set it upPick a look, then drag the lights into place. The preview shows the result as you go.
- 3Save the resultPress Download. The new picture is made on your device, ready to save.
It works in current Chrome, Edge and Firefox. An iPhone HEIC photo needs a reader of about 1.5 MB, loaded once. Very large pictures may be too big for your browser.
About this effect
The Neon look is picked: a magenta light on the left and a cyan light on the right, both in front of the subject, with the Overall light turned down so the colours stand out. Drag either light to move it, or choose it in the list of lights to change its Colour.
Questions people ask
Can I use other neon colours?
Yes. Choose a light in the list of lights and pick another Colour, or any colour you like. Add light gives you one more light, up to 6.
Can the neon glow only behind me?
Yes. Choose a light in the list of lights and drag Depth towards Behind. In the hatched part the light sits behind you, so only the background glows in its colour.
Is my photo uploaded?
Yes, a small copy of it, at most 1024 pixels across, goes to our server as soon as you open it, to work out its shape. The server holds the copy only in memory and deletes it as soon as the shape is sent back. It is never stored or logged, and never used for anything else. Your full-size photo stays on your device, and the light is drawn in your browser.
Step by step
- 1
Select a photo. A small copy goes to our server to work out its shape: it is held only in memory, deleted as soon as the shape is sent back, and never stored or logged.
- 2
Drag the two neon lights into place, and change their colours if you like.
- 3
Press Download to save the picture, drawn in your browser, at full size.
