MONOCHROME LAB FOR IPAD

A black-and-white darkroom you can hold.

The Mac-shaped Monochrome Lab workspace, rebuilt for touch: precise Color Response, desktop-matched Detail, Character and Finish, masks, layout, and export—without sending the photograph to the cloud.

Open the Free iPad App Add to Home Screen

Free to begin. No account at the door. We ask for an email only when your finished photograph is ready to export.

＋ IMPORT PHOTOMONOCHROME LABC   P   ↶   ↷
TOOLSDevelopmentLight CropDetailCharacterMasksFinish
FIT43%ORIGINAL
Black-and-white photograph of a fence and field shown inside the iPad editor
LIGHTBrightnessContrastHighlightsShadowsMidtoneOUTPUTJPEG · 16 MP

ClassicTap a Look to change the tonal preview

Mac-style workspaceTool rail, canvas, inspector, and top-bar Export.
Private by designEditing happens on your iPad.
Up to 16 MPLarge output built for sharing and print.
Home Screen readyLaunch it like an app.

THE COMPLETE EDIT

Everything between opening the photograph and knowing it is finished.

  1. 01
    Development

    Eight Color Response bands shape the colors behind the monochrome image.

  2. 02
    Looks + Projects

    Begin from a clear visual direction or save a complete self-contained editing project on your device.

  3. 03
    Crop

    Frame, straighten, rotate, flip, and choose the canvas.

  4. 04
    Light

    Shape exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, midtones, whites, and blacks.

  5. 05
    Detail

    Use the same focused Sharpen, Definition, and Dehaze controls as the desktop app.

  6. 06
    Tone Curve

    Choose a luminance curve and blend its strength into the edit.

  7. 07
    Character

    Control material style, grain, scratches, vignette, and Black Mist independently.

  8. 08
    Finish + Layout

    Add Tone, Pop, and Punch, choose a social-ready canvas, set the border, and build a page spread.

  9. 09
    Masks + Export

    Shape local light, then save the completed photograph as JPEG, PNG, or TIFF.

Black-and-white photograph with a hard patch of window light

BUILT FOR MONOCHROME

Less interface.
More intent.

Monochrome Lab is not a general photo editor squeezed onto a tablet. Every control answers a black-and-white question: where the eye goes, how tones separate, and what the finished frame should feel like.

Edit a photograph

MADE FOR THE IPAD WORKFLOW

Serious where it matters. Simple everywhere else.

01

Full-resolution DNG rendering

Supported DNG files use their largest display-ready image instead of the tiny thumbnail. Ricoh DNGs open at their full 25.6 MP rendered size.

02

Complete local projects

Save a self-contained project and return to the same photograph, crop, controls, masks, Character, and Finish later.

03

The desktop layout, made touchable

A persistent tool rail, centered canvas, zoom and compare bar, and right-side inspector preserve the Mac editing rhythm on iPad.

04

A border that belongs

Frame the photograph for social sharing or a page spread without moving it through a second app.

A clear boundary: the iPad edition opens the full-resolution rendition included by supported DNG cameras. Native sensor RAW development, high-bit processing, Library management, batch export, and tethering remain part of Monochrome Lab PRO for Mac.

A GIFT FOR YOUR DARKROOM

Crisp + Dramatic.
Two free Looks.

Share your email when you want them. Crisp keeps texture controlled and edges clean. Dramatic drives harder separation and a more graphic response.

Get the free Look pack Optional. No account is required to open or use the editor.
CRISP

Firm · clean · controlled

DRAMATIC

Harder separation and an intense monochrome response.

KEEP IT ON YOUR HOME SCREEN

No App Store.
No installation wait.

Open this page in Safari, add it to your Home Screen, and Monochrome Lab launches in its own app window whenever you need it.

Open Monochrome Lab
  1. 1
    Open in Safari

    Visit monochromelab.app/ipad on your iPad.

  2. 2
    Tap Share

    Use the Share button in Safari’s toolbar.

  3. 3
    Add to Home Screen

    Keep “Open as Web App” enabled, then tap Add.

ONE DARKROOM. TWO WORKFLOWS.

Start on iPad.
Go deeper on Mac.

FOR IPAD

Monochrome Lab

A focused, touch-first darkroom for one photograph at a time.

  • Free browser app
  • Local editing
  • DNG, TIFF, JPEG, PNG
  • Up to 16 MP output
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FOR MAC

Monochrome Lab PRO

The complete professional workstation for RAW development and bodies of work.

  • Native high-bit RAW
  • Profiles and Library
  • Batch and export presets
  • Layouts, tethering, and print
Explore PRO →

MONOCHROME LAB FOR IPAD

Your next black-and-white photograph starts here.

Open the Free iPad App

Photographs stay on your device.