Factsheet

Developers:
Héliographe &
Nuevo.Tokyo
Based in Tokyo, Japan

Contact:
contact@heliographe.net

Release Date:
Latest version:
1.0 released March 2025

Beta testing started September 2024

Platforms:
iPhone (iOS 15+)
iPad (iPadOS 15+)
Mac (M1 chip and above)

Websites:
https://agbr.app

App Store Link

Price:
Free download
One-Time In-App Purchase to unlock all features

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USD 9.99
EUR 9.99
JPY 1000

Description

AgBr is a black & white film emulator for iPhone/iPad/Mac, based on long-term research and development into modern and expired film stocks.

Features

• 11 B&W film emulations, with a new one coming every month in 2025.


• Real-time film grain & advanced controls: Density, Pull & Push, and more coming soon


• Edit photos captured from your phone, or your digital camera.


• Export as HEIF/JPEG, and lossless TIFF.


• Supports native iPad/Mac features such as drag and drop, keyboard shortcuts, contextual menu integration.


• No subscription: a single in-app purchase for advanced processing & export features, and all future updates on all your devices.


• Absolutely no tracking, third party libraries, data collection or transmission.

Development History

We're passionate photographers, and black and white film photography holds the most special place in our hearts. But like most people we also shoot lots of digital images with our phones every day, so we wanted to build something that would bridge the two worlds.

Our approach with this app was to design a tool that could be used just as well by casual photographers who want a straightforward way to give a unique look to their images, as well as pros who want to experiment with something fresh and different.

The last thing we wanted to do was make yet another photo editor where you get lost fidgeting with dozens of sliders, curves, and widgets - instead we set out to come up with an editing flow inspired by the darkroom process, where you learn to trust your eyes and build your intuition. With a few swipes in AgBr you can sweep through film emulations, quickly refine the processing, and export your final image.

While we've been building AgBr since last summer, it's part of a much longer journey of research and development into film emulation - including Nuevo.Tokyo's work on the BLACK app for Windows Phone/iOS (2014), and NOIZE preset series for Lightroom (2023).