Use blur filters to apply creative blurring effects to your photo.
Filters are applied to your image from the Filters menu (destructive) or Layer menu (non-destructive) and mostly include customisable settings alongside general options. Non-destructive filters are called live filters, and, once applied, they can be identified as both a filter and a specific filter type by using unique symbols.
Filter name | Description | Regular filter (destructive) |
Live filter (non‑destructive) with layer symbol |
Average | Applies a uniform colour averaged across your image. | ![]() |
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Bilateral Blur | Blurs while retaining high contrast. | ![]() |
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Box Blur | Blurs based on a boxed region. | ![]() |
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Custom Blur | Applies your own blur using a customisable pixel matrix. | ![]() |
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Depth Of Field Blur | Applies elliptical or Tilt-shift blur gradients. | ![]() |
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Diffuse Glow | Blurs with a soft glow effect. | ![]() |
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Field Blur | Adds focal points to a blurred image. | ![]() |
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Gaussian Blur | A smoothing blur for noise reduction. | ![]() |
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Lens Blur | Simulates blurring from wide aperture lens usage. | ![]() |
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Maximum Blur | Broadens highlights, reduces shadows. | ![]() |
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Median Blur | Blurs while affecting colour regions. | ![]() |
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Minimum Blur | Shrinks highlights, increase shadows. | ![]() |
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Motion Blur | Blurs to simulate directional movement. | ![]() |
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Radial Blur | Gives a circular blur at a chosen position. | ![]() |
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Zoom Blur | blurs to simulate zooming-in motion effect. | ![]() |