Photo videos · iPhone, iPad & Mac

Your photos.
A story in motion.

Turn photos into cinematic videos with music. Beat Sync times photo changes to your soundtrack, while SteadyFlow shapes the motion and style.

5 free exports · One-time Premium unlock · No subscription
iOS 16+ · macOS 14+ · Apple silicon for Mac

PHOTOS / STYLE / MUSIC5.2 · AVAILABLE NOW
SteadyFlow creative workspace on Mac with cinematic styles, Beat Sync music controls, and a photo film roll
Your photos, cinematic styles, and music. One creative workspace.
Photo changes synced to musicOn-device photo analysisLocal video export
A pencil-sketch cartoon of a Yorkshire terrier, made from a photo with Apple Intelligence

Cartoons with Apple Intelligence

Turn photos into a 3D animation, an illustration or a sketch. Put the cartoon in place of the photo or right after it, and keep the original.

Play with sound ↗
  • Captions and labelsWrite on any photo with fonts, colors, speech bubbles and smileys. Place labels anywhere, then copy them to other photos in one tap.
  • A silent title cardOpen your video on a card with a message and a date, in six looks. The music and every beat-synced cut still start exactly on time.
  • Fashion Editorial, in printA high-fashion magazine look with a masthead, cover lines and several photos on a page.
  • Live Photo motionLive Photos can play their few seconds of motion inside your video.
  • Edit Look, redesigned and free to tryColor, framing, text and cartoons in one window. In 6.0 you can try everything in the preview; exporting a video with these edits will be part of the one-time purchase.

01 / From photos to film

A few choices. Your own story.

01

Add your photos

Bring in your images, arrange their order, and let on-device analysis find subjects and suggest a direction.

02

Choose the feeling

Pick a cinematic style, browse music by mood, and preview a track or import your own audio. Beat Sync helps photo changes land with the music.

03

Refine and export

Choose your canvas and output settings. Refine each photo and watch a full draft before the final export.

  • One photo, or all photosApply a shared look, override individual sections, and return to the common settings with Use shared.
  • Preview before exportingGenerate a video draft, then update it after an edit. Draft previews don’t consume a free export.
  • Look and framing, clearly separatedColor & Effects controls appearance. Crop & Fit controls placement and the selected photo’s focus.
  • Help where you need itSearch in-app guidance for photos, styles, music, framing, previews, export, and troubleshooting.

These screenshots show SteadyFlow 5.2 on Mac and iPhone. The editing, preview, and Help features are available now on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

04 / Your media stays yours

Made on your device.

Your photos, video, and audio are processed locally. SteadyFlow does not upload your media for cloud editing, and you don’t need an account. Coming in 6.0, the one exception is cartoons, which Apple Intelligence creates.

Read the privacy details ↗
Local analysis and rendering
Apple’s media and vision frameworks analyze photos and render the video on your device.
Apple Intelligence, when available
On supported devices with Apple Intelligence enabled, a Foundation Models style suggestion complements the built-in styles.
Cartoons (coming in 6.0)
Apple Intelligence makes cartoons from the photos you choose, on your device or with Apple’s Private Cloud Compute. Your photos are never sent to our servers.
A few online connections
Music browsing, purchases, and the anonymous free-export counter use online services. Location captions can use Apple’s geocoding service. Your media is not sent to our servers.

05 / A little guidance

Before you begin.

More answers in Support, or search Help inside the 5.2 app.

What does SteadyFlow make?

Photo videos and cinematic slideshows with music, motion, transitions, and designed styles. Import your photos, arrange them, choose a look and soundtrack, then export a video.

Can I adjust just one photo?

Open Edit Look and choose This photo. Adjust its color, camera effects, lighting, or texture independently. Use shared restores the common settings for that section or the whole photo.

What is the difference between look and framing?

Color & Effects changes how a photo looks. Crop & Fit chooses how photos fit the video canvas. In Fill, you can move the selected photo’s focus point to keep the right subject in view.

Does a video preview use a free export?

No. The 5.2 draft preview checks the complete sequence at a smaller resolution without consuming a free final export. Your final resolution and quality settings are preserved.

How will cartoons work?

Cartoons are coming in version 6.0. Open Edit Look, choose Cartoon, then pick a style: 3D Animation, Illustration or Sketch. Apple’s Image Playground opens with your photo, and the cartoon you accept replaces the photo or is added after it. You can restore the original at any time. Cartoons need a device with Apple Intelligence turned on. If every photo fails, turn off any VPN and try again.

Which devices can I use?

iPhone and iPad with iOS or iPadOS 16 or later, and Mac with macOS 14 or later. The Mac 5.2 release supports Apple silicon. Apple Intelligence features need a supported device, a compatible system version, and Apple Intelligence enabled.

Is there a subscription?

No. Download the app and try five free final exports. A one-time Premium purchase unlocks unlimited exports. From version 6.0, Edit Look (color, captions and labels, title cards and cartoons) is free to try in the preview, and the one-time purchase also unlocks exporting with every Edit Look feature. See the App Store and the app for current local pricing.

Start with a few photos.

Your next trip, celebration, or everyday moment. Give it a soundtrack.

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