FilmSlate Mobile
Slate your film photos
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
FilmSlate ends the era of handwritten roll notes, lost negative sleeves, and "what camera did I shoot this on?"
THE LOOP
1. Open the app. Type your roll's metadata — camera, film stock, ISO, lens, push/pull, project, notes.
2. Generate a digital slate — a photographable image with the metadata in editorial typography and a high-error-correction QR code at the bottom.
3. Photograph the slate on your film roll.
4. Shoot normally.
5. Get your roll back from the lab. Drag the folder of scans onto the FilmSlate Desktop app (free, at filmslateapp.com) and every image gets EXIF, IPTC, and XMP metadata embedded — Camera, Lens, Focal Length, ISO, Date, Location, Project, Keywords, Artist, Copyright. Lightroom (and Photos, and Capture One) instantly filter the entire roll.
One photographed frame. A whole roll tagged. No accounts, no cloud, no monthly fee.
WHAT YOU CAN STORE PER ROLL
— Camera (Make + Model)
— Lens (Make + Model + Focal Length)
— Film Brand + Stock — curated catalog of 70+ stocks across 14 brands, plus custom
— ISO, with push/pull stops
— Project, Roll Name, Date, Location, Notes
— Artist + Copyright — auto-stamped on every image in the roll
Save reusable presets for cameras, lenses, and film stocks. The New Session form quick-fills from a single tap.
SCAN EXISTING SLATES
Already photographed a slate? Tap the Scan tab, point your camera at the QR, and it imports as a session on your phone. Useful for shared shoots, lab handoffs, or working across multiple devices.
DESIGNED FOR FILM PHOTOGRAPHERS
Built to feel like a darkroom apprentice — quiet, exact, and respectful of the craft of analog photography.
DOES NOT REQUIRE
— An account
— A network connection (the QR is a self-contained payload — everything happens on your device)
— Cloud storage of your photos (we don't see them)
— A subscription
LIGHTROOM-READY
Every payload field maps to where Lightroom indexes it: Camera filter, Lens filter, Focal Length filter, ISO filter, Date filter, Location filter, Job ID, Keyword List, Creator, Copyright. Filter the whole roll by any combination, immediately, on import.
THE COMPANION DESKTOP APP
The metadata write-back happens on macOS. Free and simple — download it from filmslateapp.com. Drag-and-drop: drop a folder of scans, the app finds the slate frame, decodes the QR, and embeds metadata into every image in the folder. No subscription, no upload, no telemetry.
FOR WORKING FILM PHOTOGRAPHERS
If you shoot multiple cameras and film stocks, send to labs or scan at home, and live in Lightroom — this is the metadata bridge between analog and digital you've been keeping handwritten lists for.
Ratings & Reviews
- Added additional film stocks.
- Text entry bug fix.
The developer, Gotham West Studios, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Gotham West Studios LLC
- Size
- 33.8 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Gotham West Studios LLC