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Mac app · Apple Vision

BodyFocus

Blur that wraps around the subject.

Apple Vision detects people, animals and objects in the photo. BodyFocus keeps them sharp and softens the background, with round bokeh highlights and no bright halos at the edges. On top comes a vignette that you place with a click exactly where the eye should go.

Coming soonScreenshotsFeatures
BodyFocus window: a singer with a microphone on a stage is sharp, the trusses and background behind are softly blurred, sliders for blur and vignette on the right.
Apple Vision detects the singer automatically. The singer stays sharp; stage trusses and background turn soft as if shot wide open.

Screenshots

BodyFocus shows the sharpness mask: the singer’s silhouette is white, the edge fades softly into black.
The sharpness mask shows how the blur runs: white stays sharp, towards the outside it gets gradually softer. You set the transition on the right.
BodyFocus with a dog portrait: the dog is sharp, the path and greenery behind it blurred, plus an oval dark vignette.
Blur and vignette together: the dog stays sharp, an oval vignette slightly darkens the edges. The preview follows every slider live.
Before and after comparison of the stage photo: on the left with a sharp, busy background, on the right only the singer is sharp.
The original on the left, BodyFocus on the right. Export happens at full resolution; the original is never overwritten.
BodyFocus save dialog over the dog portrait, with a suggested new file name and a checkbox to also export the sharpness mask as PNG.
On export, BodyFocus suggests a new file name. A checkbox also saves the sharpness mask as a PNG next to it, for further work in Pixelmator.

Features

Subject detection

Apple Vision finds people, animals and objects automatically. Multiple subjects are detected individually; one click toggles each between sharp and blurred.

Soft transition

The subject stays sharp; the blur increases with the distance from the body’s edge. You set how long the transition is.

Lens bokeh

Round highlights like a real lens wide open. Alternatively there is a soft Gaussian blur.

No halos

The background is blurred without the subject. Bright clothing or skin does not bleed into the background.

Depth map

Photos from iPhone Portrait mode bring a depth map. Then the blur follows the real distance.

Freely placed vignette

Automatically on the subject or anywhere with a click. Round or oval, dark or light, with adjustable size and softness.

Tilt-shift

Optionally, the image also gets blurrier towards the top and bottom edges, for the miniature effect.

Sharpness mask

On request BodyFocus exports a mask (white = sharp). In Pixelmator it serves as a layer mask for the final touch.

How it works

  1. Drag a photo into the window or choose Open…. Apple Vision immediately looks for subjects.
  2. Adjust with the Blur sliders (strength, transition, tilt-shift) and Vignette sliders (strength, size, softness, shape, colour). The preview updates live.
  3. Click into the image: Place vignette moves the centre of the vignette, Select subject toggles a subject between sharp and blurred.
  4. Show sharpness mask shows what becomes sharp (white) and what becomes blurred (black).
  5. Export… (⌘S) saves at full resolution as a new file.

Everything also works in the Terminal: bodyfocus photo.jpg --blur 40 --vignette 0.5, for example for many photos at once.

System requirements

System
macOS 15 or later
Processor
Apple Silicon or Intel
Formats
Export as JPG, PNG, HEIC or TIFF at full resolution
Included
Mac app and command-line tool bodyfocus, installer for /Applications
Download
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FAQ

Are my photos uploaded?

No. Subject detection runs with Apple Vision directly on the Mac; BodyFocus does not need the internet.

Two people are hugging. Can I keep only one sharp?

No. Vision detects subjects that touch each other as a single subject. They can then only be selected or deselected together.

How well does it work without a depth map?

Well, but the blur then depends only on the distance to the subject’s edge in the image plane, not on the real distance. The ground right next to the subject gets just as soft as a wall further back.

Does it go with Pixelmator Looks?

Yes. Crop first, then apply BodyFocus, then open the result in Pixelmator and add a look as a LUT.