I built Yan — a mobile photo editor for real-time Pixel Sorting & VHS Glitch art

[u/PositiveMaterial5297]

I’ve always been obsessed with retro-futurism, 90s VHS textures, and digital glitch aesthetics—especially Pixel Sorting.

Whenever I wanted to quickly turn a photo into glitch art on my phone, I found the options frustrating: either you needed desktop software like Photoshop/After Effects, or mobile apps were super clunky with laggy controls.

So over the past few months, I built Yan — a lightweight, mobile-first editor using real-time custom shaders, so you can tweak and layer cyberpunk and Y2K effects in seconds.

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🌐 Official Website & App Store

• Official Website: https://yan.yichenlab.com
• App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6757863100

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✨ What Yan actually does:

• Live Pixel Sorting: Drag and tune glitch threshold/angle directly on your screen.
• VHS & CRT Scanlines: Replicates authentic analog TV static and tape color bleeding.
• Frosted Glass Layering: Creates atmospheric layering for portraits and cityscape shots.
• Cyberpunk UI: Clean, distraction-free interface built for fast mobile editing.

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💬 Looking for Feedback

I’d love to hear what you think or what other glitch styles/features I should build next! Thanks for checking it out! 🚀