Borrow a look from any photo.
Drop in your photo or clip and a reference you love. Get the grade as a .cube LUT for your editor.
Runs in your browser. Your files never leave this device.
Add your shot and a reference to see the match.
How the match works
- 01
Read the reference
The tool measures the reference photo's average brightness and colour, and how widely they spread, in Oklab — a colour space built so equal steps look equal to the eye.
- 02
Move your shot onto it
Your photo's tones are shifted and stretched to the same averages and spread. Strength blends between your original and the full match.
- 03
Bake it into a LUT
The finished grade, trims included, is sampled on a 33 × 33 × 33 grid and written as a standard .cube file. The preview reads the same table, so it matches what your editor will show.
Where to load the .cube
- DaVinci Resolve
- Color page → right-click a node → LUT, or drop it into the LUT folder.
- Premiere Pro
- Lumetri Color → Creative → Look → Browse.
- Final Cut Pro
- Effects → Color → Custom LUT → Choose Custom LUT.
- Photoshop
- Adjustment layer → Color Lookup → 3DLUT File → Load 3D LUT.
- LumaFusion
- Color & Effects → LUT → import from Files.
Good to know
- It matches overall tone and colour, not local edits. A sky-only change or a single shifted hue won't carry over.
- Built for normal photos and Rec.709 video. Log footage needs a conversion LUT first.
- Pairs work best when the scenes are alike: a sunset reference on a forest shot will push hard. Lower Strength when it does.
Want looks without the LUT juggling?
CocoCut turns a second of every day into a mini vlog, with 12 built-in film looks you apply with one tap — Dusk, Mellow, Mint and more. Free on iPhone and Android.
Questions
Is it free, and do I need an account?
Yes, it's free, with no account and no watermark. Everything runs in your browser, so your photos are never uploaded.
Is this AI?
No. It's classic statistical colour transfer — the Reinhard method, done in Oklab. The same two photos always give the same LUT.
Can I use the LUT on video?
Yes. Drop the clip in directly — the match reads several frames across it, so the LUT holds up over the whole shot. Download the .cube and apply it to the clip in your editor.
Which video formats work?
Anything your browser can play: MP4 (H.264 or HEVC), MOV and WebM in current Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox. If a clip won't open, export a short H.264 MP4 or drop in a still frame — the LUT works the same.
Can I import this LUT into CocoCut?
Not yet. The CocoCut app ships its own film looks and doesn't import custom LUTs today.