MakeHDR: Ultra HDR Photo+Video
Buy once. Convert on device.
Free · In‑App Purchases
Turn ordinary photos and video into real HDR that glows.
MakeHDR converts any JPEG, PNG or HEIC into a true gain-map HDR photo, and turns standard video clips into genuine HDR video. Your photos light up on iPhone, Instagram and Google Photos. Your video plays as real HDR in Photos, QuickTime, Safari and Chrome.
No AI. No invented detail.
MakeHDR does not generate, upscale or hallucinate anything. It computes real HDR from the light already in your file — a standards-based gain map (ISO 21496-1 + Adobe XMP, the same format Apple and Google use). The result is your photo, with the highlights it always had, finally allowed to shine.
Everything stays on your device.
Your photos and videos are never uploaded. Conversion happens entirely on your iPhone, iPad or Mac, using Apple's own media frameworks. No cloud, no queue, no account required to start.
About the screenshots above
HDR is literally brightness, so what you see above depends on the screen you are reading this on. The test that settles it takes a minute and costs nothing: convert one of your own photos — the free tier needs no account — and open the result in Photos on an HDR display. The highlights go past white; the rest of the picture does not move.
WHAT YOU GET
• One-click auto HDR — drop a file, get real HDR in seconds
• See the difference — slide, split or full-screen comparison against the original
• Manual control — fine-tune the HDR strength to taste
• True HDR video — hardware-encoded with Apple VideoToolbox
• Full 4K and beyond — no resolution cap, no thermal throttling
• PQ or HLG — pick the HDR transfer your delivery needs
• Batch processing — convert a whole shoot at once
• Standard files — normal JPEG and MP4 that work everywhere
WORKS EVERYWHERE, FALLS BACK GRACEFULLY
An Ultra HDR photo is still a normal photo. On an HDR screen the highlights punch; on any other screen it displays as a regular image. Nothing breaks, nothing looks strange. The same is true of the video: real HDR where it's supported, normal video everywhere else.
FREE TO USE
Convert as much as you want, free, forever. Every export carries a small watermark. Go Pro to remove it.
ONE PAYMENT. YOURS FOREVER.
MakeHDR Pro is a single purchase. Nothing renews, and there is nothing to cancel.
• Unlimited exports with no watermark
• iPhone, iPad and Mac — one purchase covers all of them
• Every future update
• The web converter at makehdr.com is included
Your MakeHDR account works across the app and the web converter — sign in once, use it anywhere.
Support: support@makehdr.com
Privacy Policy: https://makehdr.com/privacy
Terms: https://makehdr.com/terms
Video conversion that finishes.
• Fixed a hang: a clip whose audio ends before the video — which is most clips — could stop mid-conversion and never finish, with the progress bar frozen
• Your screen stays awake while MakeHDR converts, so a long video no longer stops when the display sleeps
• The progress bar follows the time actually converted, instead of jumping to 99% and sitting there
• A clip already recorded in HDR now says so, with Convert anyway one tap away
• Watermarked video exports say they are re-encoding, because that is what takes the time
• A conversion that stops responding now tells you, instead of waiting forever
The developer, Eliecer Valerio, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Eliecer Valerio
- Size
- 53.7 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 11 more
- English, Arabic, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- MakeHDR Founding — Lifetime $24.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Eliecer Valerio
