Retro
Polaroid Photo
Your photo as an instant print. Prints your photo on an instant film frame lying on a table, with the soft colors, glow and white border of a real instant shot.
Before
After, straight from our test, no retouching
Free accounts get 3 effects a day, with a small PixelDojo watermark.
What Polaroid Photo does
Polaroid Photo prints your photo on an instant film frame lying on a table, with the soft colors, flash glow and thick white border of instant film.
How to use the Polaroid Photo effect
- Upload your photo, or pick it from your library.
- Press Generate. The look is already set up, so there is no prompt to write.
- Your image is usually ready in under three minutes. Save it to your library or download it.
Tips for the best result
- Candid moments with friends look best as instant prints.
- Landscape photos fit the square frame best.
- Keep the faces large; the print is small inside the frame.
Ideas for using it
- A nostalgic post from a trip or festival.
- Digital scrapbook pages.
- Save-the-date or party invitation images.
More photo effects
Film Camera Look
Make a phone photo look shot on film.
Black and White Family Portrait
A timeless studio portrait of your family.
Ghibli Style Photo
Your photo as a Ghibli-style anime film still.
AI Action Figure
You, boxed as a collectible action figure.
3D Cartoon Character
An animated-movie version of you.
Photo to Cartoon
A bold, clean 2D cartoon of your photo.
Want motion instead? Video Effects turn one photo into a 5 second clip.
Polaroid Photo FAQ
Is this a real instant film brand?
No. It is the instant film look, with no brand names.
Can I write on the white border?
Not in the effect, but there is room for your own text in any editor.
Is Polaroid Photo free?
Yes, to try. A free PixelDojo account gets 3 effects a day across Photo Effects and Video Effects, with a small watermark. Subscribers make as many as they like with no watermark.
Who owns the result, and can I use it commercially?
We assign you whatever rights we hold in the result, so you can use it in your own projects, commercial ones included, as long as what you uploaded was yours to use. Unsaved results are deleted after 24 hours, so save the ones you want to keep.
Can I use a photo of someone else?
Only photos of adults, of yourself or of people who agreed to it, and only images you have the right to edit. Every upload goes through the same safety checks as the rest of PixelDojo.