What is a golden hour filter?

It recreates the warm, soft light shortly before sunset by warming colors, adding a golden tint, a soft glow, and a light vignette.

How do I add golden hour light to a photo?

Upload your photo and raise the intensity slider until the amber glow matches the look you want.

Can I use it on photos taken at midday?

Yes. The filter regrades any photo, though scenes with open sky and landscapes work especially well.

What file formats can I export?

You can export as PNG, JPEG, WebP, TIFF, BMP, or HEIC.

Is this tool free to use?

Yes — completely free, no account needed. Your images are processed entirely in your browser and never uploaded to a server. Downloads have no watermarks.

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What you can expect

Bathe your photos in warm, amber golden hour light. This filter warms the white balance, shifts colors toward gold, boosts saturation, and adds a soft glow and vignette to recreate the magic hour before sunset. Control the effect with a single intensity slider.

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Sunset Filter

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Afternoon Filter

Give your photos the relaxed warmth of mid-afternoon sun. This time of day filter gently warms the white balance, adds a touch of golden chroma, and lifts saturation while keeping colors natural. Control the effect with a single intensity slider.

Warmth Adjust

Warmth adjusts the color temperature of your image to make it feel cooler or warmer by simulating different lighting conditions. Slide right for golden, cozy tones and left for cooler, crisper tones—while keeping neutrals and skin tones balanced.

Coachella Aesthetic

Transport your photos to the sun-scorched desert with this dreamy Coachella/Palm Springs–inspired effect. Heat waves ripple up from the bottom of the frame, mimicking a mirage. A warm chroma shift and boosted saturation bathe the image in a desert glow. All of it is controllable via the intensity slider.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a golden hour filter?: It recreates the warm, soft light shortly before sunset by warming colors, adding a golden tint, a soft glow, and a light vignette.
How do I add golden hour light to a photo?: Upload your photo and raise the intensity slider until the amber glow matches the look you want.
Can I use it on photos taken at midday?: Yes. The filter regrades any photo, though scenes with open sky and landscapes work especially well.
What file formats can I export?: You can export as PNG, JPEG, WebP, TIFF, BMP, or HEIC.
Is this tool free to use?: Yes — completely free, no account needed. Your images are processed entirely in your browser and never uploaded to a server. Downloads have no watermarks.

For developers

Use Golden Hour Filter from Python

Open the Jupyter notebook example to see how to run this tool from the BrushCue Python API, inspect the processing steps, and adapt the workflow for scripts or batch image jobs.

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