What does the Duotone effect change?

Duotone assigns two controlled colors across the image's dark-to-light range, producing a graphic two-ink grade without flattening important contours. The strength control determines how much of that treatment replaces the unedited appearance.

Which photos work best with Duotone?

Choose Duotone for album artwork and editorial covers, landscapes with clear shadow and highlight separation, or travel photographs with mixed colors when the source has clear detail and balanced exposure. Start with a lighter setting if it contains severely clipped channels, color-critical documentation, or images where an exact product color must remain unchanged.

Duotone applied to the same source image — The same source image before and after applying Duotone.

Original source image before Duotone — The same source image before and after applying Duotone.

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Duotone creates a deliberate palette and tonal balance from the colors already present in the photo; tune the strength before exporting the finished image.

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Supported formats include JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, SVG, HEIC, AVIF, TIFF, RAW, PSD. Maximum file size: 11 MB.

What you can do with the Duotone effect

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Apply the Duotone effect to any photo
Fine-tune the effect strength to taste
Preview your photo live as you edit
Download your edited photo in high quality
Apply Duotone to many photos at once

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About the Duotone effect

Duotone remaps channel and luminance relationships while retaining the source geometry. Its intensity control blends the processed output with the uploaded pixels, so the edit can remain restrained or become the dominant look.

How to use Duotone

Upload a photo, adjust the Duotone intensity, compare its processed preview with the source, and download the finished result.

Why use the Duotone effect?

Duotone, tuned to your photo

Use the intensity control to balance the Duotone treatment with the detail and character of your original photo.

A fast Duotone workflow

A reduced Duotone preview keeps adjustments responsive. Free downloads are clean and web-size; Premium or a credit unlocks the original resolution.

Secure Duotone processing

Duotone uploads are processed on secure servers and automatically removed under the normal Pixoate retention policy.

How it works

Processing

Duotone runs as a classic image effect and does not use an AI action.

Best for

Duotone works best for album artwork and editorial covers, landscapes with clear shadow and highlight separation, and travel photographs with mixed colors, especially when the source is sharp and well exposed.

Less suited to: Duotone is less reliable on severely clipped channels, color-critical documentation, or images where an exact product color must remain unchanged.

Ways to use Duotone

Build album artwork and editorial covers with the Duotone effect.
Use Duotone to prepare landscapes with clear shadow and highlight separation.
Try a lower-strength Duotone treatment for travel photographs with mixed colors.

Duotone questions

What does the Duotone effect change?: Duotone assigns two controlled colors across the image's dark-to-light range, producing a graphic two-ink grade without flattening important contours. The strength control determines how much of that treatment replaces the unedited appearance.
Which photos work best with Duotone?: Choose Duotone for album artwork and editorial covers, landscapes with clear shadow and highlight separation, or travel photographs with mixed colors when the source has clear detail and balanced exposure. Start with a lighter setting if it contains severely clipped channels, color-critical documentation, or images where an exact product color must remain unchanged.