ON1 Effects

A key component of the ON1 Photo RAW all-in-one photo organizing, editing and effects program, but also available separately as a plug-in for Lightroom Classic or Photoshop, or as an external editor for programs like Capture One.

Ideas | Tutorials

Struggling for inspiration? Check out ON1’s online Creative Library for a huge array of presets and LUTs
ByRod Lawton August 17, 2026August 17, 2026

There is a reason I don’t create and share ON1 presets – there are just so many of them already available for download from ON1! I do complain about some software publishers not having a lot of imagination when it comes to effects and ideas, but that’s definitely not the case with ON1, and especially the extra preset packs on the ON1 website. For some downloads you need an ON1 Plus subscription, but many are completely free.

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Tips

ON1 Effects can apply non-destructive edits even as a Lightroom plug-in – did you know that?
ByRod Lawton August 5, 2026August 5, 2026

ON1 Effects is a component of ON1 Photo RAW, which is itself a non-destructive editor, storing all your editing adjustments as metadata alongside your images. But if you choose to use the ON1 Effects plug-in alongside Lightroom instead, surely you lose that non-destructive capability? No!

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Reviews

ON1 Effects 2026 review
ByRod Lawton April 8, 2026August 1, 2026

Verdict: 4.5 stars ON1 Effects is both a standalone program, reviewed here, and a core component in ON1 Photo RAW 2026, ON1’s flagship photo editor. So why would you buy this one component and not the whole thing? Because, in my opinion, ON1 Effects is the best part of ON1 Photo RAW, and the standalone Effects version gives you all the same inspiring effects and powerful masking and adjustment tools but in an application you can slot into your existing Lightroom, Capture One or other workflow.

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Opinion

Adobe misses a huge chunk of photographic imaging styles like they don’t exist
ByRod Lawton March 10, 2026August 1, 2026

Depending on who you ask, either Photoshop or Lightroom is the world’s most popular photo editor. I’d be inclined to back Lightroom, given that it’s clearly photography-focused, whereas Photoshop is really a design tool that also does photography. But both miss a huge part of the photography style spectrum – what I’m going to call ‘organic’ photography.

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News

Get ON1 Effects 2025 free – but you’ve only got until January 12th
ByRod Lawton January 7, 2026January 7, 2026

ON1 Effects is a key part of ON1 Photo RAW and comes with dozens of customisable photo effects and filters which can be combined in almost limitless permutations. This is the 2025 version not 2026, but it’s still packed with many of the latest AI features. Best of all, it can be used as a standalone application or as a plug-in from within Lightroom or Photoshop.

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