
Color.io's web app went offline on 31 December 2025, when its founder left to work on creative tools elsewhere; EU filings later showed Apple had acquired the company. If you used it for film emulation in the browser, Luttie does the same job: a film engine that models negative and print stocks, film grain, halation and bloom, and .cube LUT export.
The web app closed. Pro subscribers kept an offline desktop version.
No browser version
There's nothing to open in a tab any more — not on a borrowed laptop, a Chromebook or a client's machine. Only Pro users have the offline desktop app.
No way in for new users
Anyone who didn't already have a Pro licence can't sign up. Film emulation in the browser now means finding another tool.
No updates expected
Its founder has moved on, so the offline app isn't expected to gain new cameras, stocks or fixes.
Color.io as it was at closure, against Luttie today.
Color.io's features are as reported at its closure by CineD and PetaPixel. We never had access to its internals, so this compares features, not image quality. Read CineD's report on Color.io's closure.
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