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Halide

Your last shot beside the live viewfinder

Lux Optics

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Website
13.7K ratings
4.5
Age
4+
Years old
On the Duo
Duo-native
Widgets
No
None
Version
3.3.2
Nov 2026
Requires
18.0+
iOS
Size
92
MB
Developer
Lux Optics
On the App Store

On the Duo: Duo-native. Version 3.3.0 (26 October) added iPhone Duo support, its release notes and Lux's page say; Lux's image shows the last photo beside the live viewfinder on the open Duo. Checked November 5, 2026.

App Store data as of November 5, 2026

Halide open on an iPhone Duo held in two hands

Why it's here

Not for

People happy with Apple's Camera app will not want to pay for manual controls and RAW work they will not use.

About Halide

Halide is a camera app with manual control over focus, shutter speed, ISO and white balance. Process Zero shoots without Apple's computational photography, and its Looks, made with the colourist Cullen Kelly, change how the photo is captured rather than filtering it afterwards. Focus peaking, a focus loupe, framing guides and a macro mode help with composition. Photo Lab adjusts framing, exposure and Looks, and Tone Fusion recovers highlights and shadows. It also opens RAW files from Apple's camera and from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Leica, Fujifilm and Hasselblad cameras. It is a paid app with a free trial.

Version 3.3.0 (26 October) added iPhone Duo support. Closed, the toolbar moves to a sidebar so the viewfinder is unobstructed; open, a second panel shows your last shot; half-open, one tap swaps the camera's position for a waist-level viewfinder. Lux's page shows a just-taken photo with delete, favourite, edit and share buttons on the left and the live viewfinder on the right on the open Duo.