Summary
- Retouch4me is offering free cloud AI retouching on November 21 and 22, 2026.
- There is no photo limit or credit deduction during the promotion.
- Users must sign in and install Apex.
- The offer provides an opportunity to test the tools on real photo assignments.
On November 21–22, Retouch4me will make its cloud-based AI retouching tools free to use, with no limit on the number of photographs processed.
The “Free Weekend” is open to new and existing users, with no credit card required. According to the company, cloud processing will not consume credits during the promotion.
How to access the free weekend
Start at the official Free Weekend page, create an account or sign in, install Retouch4me Apex and log into the application. The unlimited processing period starts on the announced dates, not when you first register.
The announcement specifies a start of midnight CET on November 21, which is 1:00 a.m. in Greece. Its stated end time is 11:59 p.m. CST on November 22, using a different time zone. The exact Greek end time should therefore be checked against the final promotion terms.
What Retouch4me Apex does
Apex gathers tools for repetitive portrait-retouching tasks in one interface: skin blemish removal (Heal), Dodge & Burn, mattifying, skin tone adjustments, eyes and teeth. It also includes work on stray hairs, clothing, background cleanup and glasses glare.
The Free Weekend announcement refers to 13 tools, while other official pages list differing feature counts. The exact tools available during the promotion consequently depend on the software version and service terms.
Apex runs on Windows and macOS, either as a standalone application or within editing software such as Photoshop. Processing is cloud-based and requires an internet connection. Photoshop workflows can preserve editing layers, while JPEG, TIFF and PNG export is supported.
The earlier development of AI portrait retouching with Retouch4me illustrates how automation can reduce repetitive edits across a large shoot. Apex now puts many of these jobs into a shared workflow.
More information here.
Who will benefit most
Photographers delivering large portrait sessions, wedding galleries or corporate headshots have a particularly useful testing opportunity. Rather than judging the software on a handful of samples, they can process a real batch and evaluate consistency, speed and the amount of manual correction still needed.
The company has also announced a Black Friday sale for November 23–30, immediately after Free Weekend. This limited promotion applies to cloud-tool use and should not be confused with a permanent free software license.
What we think
If you have hundreds of portrait files to finish, two days without per-image credit charges are far more useful than a small trial allowance. You can test the software on an actual delivery and see whether its output holds up across the entire set.
We would pay less attention to how “perfect” the skin looks and more to whether the texture and each person’s features survive the processing. Good automated retouching saves working time without creating another round of corrections to undo the software’s decisions.
Our approach would be to prepare a representative batch in advance: difficult light, a range of skin tones and challenging hair details. That turns the weekend into a meaningful workflow test rather than a race to export as many files as possible.
Frequently asked questions
Is a credit card required?
No. Retouch4me says the promotion does not require a credit card.
Is there a photo limit?
The company says processing is unlimited and does not deduct credits during Free Weekend.
Can Apex run without Photoshop?
Yes. Apex also runs as a standalone Windows and macOS application.
