Grain
Set the amount, size and roughness. The grain sits on its own overlay layer above the color.
Gradient Mapping Plugin for Photoshop
UltraTone is a gradient mapping plugin for Photoshop. It holds 400 looks in 20 categories, from film and cinema grades to riso inks and heatmaps, and builds each one in your document as editable layers with curves, grain and bloom.
Try It
Try every look
This demo runs the same engine as the plugin. Pick a photo and a category, then click through the looks. Hold the image to see the original.
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Categories
Looks
The Panel
A panel built like hardware
UltraTone looks and feels like a piece of hardware, with chunky buttons, sliders and a dot-matrix readout. It docks in Photoshop like any other panel and comes in seven Y2K-inspired color combinations. Switch between them using the dots in the upper right corner.
How It Works
Looks applied in one click
UltraTone adds the look to your photo as a layer group with a gradient map, curves, grain and bloom. Each one is a normal Photoshop layer you can edit, mask or switch off. Click another look to swap it.
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UltraTone: Cinematic Neon Rain
Grain
Bloom Glow
Bloom
Curves: Matte
Gradient Map: Neon Rain
Background
Before / After
Drag across to compare
BeforeAfter
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Features
Editable stops and colors
Bloom
Bloom adds a soft glow to the highlights in the look's own colors. It sits on its own layer above the map.
Curves
Choose one of eight presets, from Fade to Crush, or drag points on the graph yourself.
Intensity
Intensity blends the look back toward your original colors, anywhere from a light tint to the full map.
Reverse
Reverse flips the gradient, putting the highlight color in the shadows.
Edit Any Stop
Move any stop or give it a new color, and adjust the hue, saturation and balance. The preview updates as you drag.
Neon Rain (UltraTone)
Synthwave (UltraTone)
Indigo / Pink (UltraTone)
Save to Photoshop
Save adds the current look to your Gradients panel, where any tool can use it.
Favorites
The heart saves the current look to Favorites, including any edits.
Shuffle
Shuffle jumps to a random look in a random category, for when you don't know where to start.
The Library
400 looks across 20 categories
Each of the 20 categories contains 20 hand-crafted looks, from black and white and film grades to riso inks, Warhol prints and heatmaps.
Compatibility & Files
- Photoshop2025 (v26) or later
- Looks400 in 20 categories
- Install.ccx through Creative Cloud
- OutputEditable layers, in a named group
- SavingGradients panel presets
FAQ
Does it change my original pixels?
No. UltraTone adds a group of adjustment layers above your image. Hide it, mask it or delete it whenever you like.
Can I make my own looks?
Yes. Edit any look's stops and colors, then heart it to keep it in Favorites or save it to your Gradients panel.
Will it slow Photoshop down?
No. Previews are drawn in the panel from a small copy of your image. Photoshop only does work when you apply.
When can I get it?
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