Retouch4me: AI retouching plugins that take the routine out of photo editing

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Retouch4me makes AI retouching tools for people who edit a lot of portraits: wedding and event photographers, school and newborn studios, e-commerce shoots and freelance retouchers. Each tool does one job, like removing blemishes, smoothing creases or cleaning a studio backdrop, and is designed to keep natural skin texture rather than giving everyone a plastic finish. The plugins work inside Photoshop, Lightroom, Capture One and Affinity Photo, and there are video versions for Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut Pro.

There are two ways to pay. Local plugins are bought once with a perpetual licence and run on your own computer with no internet needed. The cloud tools, including the all-in-one Apex plugin and the Arams culling app, run on credits that come with a yearly subscription. Prices on the site are in US dollars, so your bank may add a small conversion fee.

The company behind it, RELU OÜ, is based in Tallinn, Estonia. Its team first built the 3D LUT Creator colour-grading app in 2013 and launched Retouch4me in 2019. It says it trains its AI models in-house on its own examples of professional retouching, and doesn't train them on customers' photos.

What's worth a look

Six tools and bundles from the Retouch4me range to start with.

Retouch4me ApexAll-in-one cloud plugin with 15 AI tools.From $169/yrView at Retouch4me HealRemoves blemishes and spots; lifetime licence.$145View at Retouch4me Dodge&BurnHigh-end skin smoothing that keeps texture.$179View at Retouch4me Clean BackdropCleans dirt, folds and dust off studio backdrops.$179View at Retouch4me Eyes BundleEye Vessels and Eye Brilliance in one plugin.$145View at Retouch4me Wedding Retouching BundleFour portrait plugins for weddings, 10% off.View at Retouch4me

If you only buy one plugin, Heal is the obvious place to start: it clears blemishes, spots, post-acne marks and enlarged pores automatically, and costs $145 for a lifetime licence. Dodge&Burn goes further, evening out eye bags, folds and uneven light on skin the way a high-end retoucher would, for $179.

For volume work, Apex combines 15 tools in one cloud plugin with a real-time preview, so it doesn't need a powerful computer. It's included in the subscriptions, which start with the Start plan at $169 a year for 2,400 retouching credits, and unused credits roll over for up to five years while you stay subscribed.

Current offers

Our Retouch4me page lists free cloud retouch bonuses and 20% off all plugins. On the Retouch4me site right now:

• The Wedding Retouching Bundle (Heal, Dodge & Burn, Skin Tone and Mattifier) comes with 10% off.
• New accounts get 20 free cloud retouching credits to try Apex, with no card needed.
• Two plugins are free to keep: Frequency Separation and Color Match Free, listed on the pricing page.

How to save more

• Download the free demo of a plugin first and run it on a few of your own images before you buy.
• If you'll use the cloud tools regularly, pay yearly: the Start plan works out at $14.08 a month billed annually, against $20 paying monthly. There's a 14-day money-back guarantee if you've used up to 500 credits.
• Upload some of your own RAW files to the RAW Bank to earn extra free cloud credits.

Products, prices and offers checked on the store's own website on 8 Oct 2026. Prices and stock can change.

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