Edit your wallpaper with professional filters before extracting colors.
- Load a wallpaper in the Palette Editor
- Click the edit icon (pencil) next to the Extract button
- The full-screen editor opens
| Filter |
Range |
Description |
| Blur |
0-5px |
Gaussian blur |
| Brightness |
50-150% |
Overall lightness |
| Contrast |
50-150% |
Color difference |
| Saturation |
0-150% |
Color intensity |
| Hue Shift |
0-360° |
Rotate color wheel |
| Filter |
Range |
Description |
| Sepia |
0-100% |
Vintage brown tone |
| Invert |
0-100% |
Negative colors |
| Filter |
Range |
Description |
| Exposure |
-100 to 100 |
Camera exposure simulation |
| Sharpen |
0-100 |
Edge enhancement |
| Vignette |
0-100% |
Darken edges |
| Grain |
0-10 |
Film grain overlay |
| Shadows |
-100 to 100 |
Shadow detail |
| Highlights |
-100 to 100 |
Highlight recovery |
Add a color cast to your image:
- Choose a preset color (Blue, Cyan, Green, etc.)
- Or pick a custom color
- Adjust intensity with the slider
12 one-click presets for instant looks:
| Preset |
Effect |
| Muted |
Reduced saturation, slight blur |
| Dramatic |
High contrast, deep shadows |
| Soft |
Gentle blur, reduced contrast |
| Vintage |
Sepia, faded look |
| Vibrant |
Boosted saturation |
| Faded |
Low contrast, lifted blacks |
| Cool |
Blue tone, high contrast |
| Warm |
Orange tone, soft glow |
| Cinematic |
Teal shadows, warm highlights |
| Film |
Grain, muted colors |
| Crisp |
Sharpened, high contrast |
| Portrait |
Soft skin tones, vignette |
- Real-time preview: See changes as you adjust
- Click and hold: View original image temporarily
- Debounced updates: 75ms delay for smooth performance
- Adjust filters to your liking
- Click Apply to save the edited wallpaper
- Edited image saves to
~/.cache/aether/
- Color extraction runs on the edited version
- Click Cancel to discard changes
- Start with a preset, then fine-tune
- Use vignette to draw focus to center
- Grain adds texture to flat images
- Desaturate busy wallpapers for cleaner palettes