Filters can be applied to layers within your document for corrective or creative purposes.
In Affinity Photo, filters are available in both non-destructive and destructive forms. A variety of filters are available as Live Filters which are non-destructive.
As well as to pixel layers, you can apply destructive filters to mask layers, adjustment layers, live filter layers and masked fill layers; spare channels can also take destructive filters too.
For destructive filters, it's a great idea to make a duplicate layer of the layer you planned to work on. By applying a filter to the duplicated layer, you preserve the original layer's contents, with the option to hide the 'filter' layer as needed.
Filters are organised into the following categories. Tap a category to explore its contents.
Filter name | Regular filter (destructive) |
Live filter (non‑destructive) |
Average | ||
Bilateral Blur | ||
Box Blur | ||
Depth Of Field Blur | ||
Diffuse Glow | ||
Field Blur | ||
Gaussian Blur | ||
Lens Blur | ||
Maximum Blur | ||
Median Blur | ||
Minimum Blur | ||
Motion Blur | ||
Radial Blur | ||
Zoom Blur |
Filter name | Regular filter (destructive) |
Live filter (non‑destructive) |
Affine | ||
Apply Image | ||
Deform | ||
Displace | ||
Equations | ||
Lens Correction | ||
Lens Distortion | ||
Mesh Warp | ||
Mirror | ||
Perspective | ||
Pinch / Punch | ||
Pixelate | ||
Polar to Rectangular | ||
Rectangular to Polar | ||
Ripple | ||
Shear | ||
Sphere | ||
Twirl |
Filter name | Regular filter (destructive) |
Live filter (non‑destructive) |
Clarity | ||
Frequency Separation | ||
High Pass | ||
Unsharp Mask |
Filter name | Regular filter (destructive) |
Live filter (non‑destructive) |
Add Noise | ||
Deinterlace (Even) | ||
Deinterlace (Odd) | ||
Diffuse | ||
Dust & Scratches | ||
Noise Reduction | ||
Perlin Noise |
Filter name | Regular filter (destructive) |
Live filter (non‑destructive) |
Auto Colour | ||
Auto Contrast | ||
Auto Levels | ||
Auto White Balance | ||
Defringe | ||
Detect Edges | ||
Detect Horizontal Edges | ||
Detect Vertical Edges | ||
Divide by Alpha | ||
Emboss | ||
Erase White Paper | ||
Fill | ||
Halftone | ||
Haze Removal | ||
Lighting | ||
Matte | ||
Multiply by Alpha | ||
Procedural Texture | ||
Remove Black Matte | ||
Remove White Matte | ||
Shadows / Highlights | ||
Solarise | ||
Vignette | ||
Voronoi |
The following general settings are available from the filter's context toolbar:
Live filters have these additional settings: