This app will help you make your own Snapchat filters

You no longer need professional software to make your own filter for Snapchat.

A new iPhone app called Confetti aims to simplify the process. While Snapchat does provide instructions (and even a few templates) on how to get started making a custom geofilter, the process still requires professional desktop software and some basic image editing knowledge. Confetti changes that and streamlines the submission process.

The app provides a series of borders, stickers, and other illustrations to use as the basis of your design. The tools are fairly basic, but you can experiment with different colors, fonts and sticker arrangements. The app even provides sample photos so you can preview how the finished product will look.

Once you've created a design, you have two options: for $9.99 you can save the design and submit it to Snapchat yourself, or for $14.99 you can opt to have Confetti handle the submission process for you. (Snapchat's paid filters start at $4.99, so if you want the filter to last longer than a day or cover a larger area, Confetti's price will go up in line with Snapchat's pricing.)

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While this is still at least double what you would pay to handle the entire process yourself, the convenience of using the app may be worth it for users who don't have the necessary software or know-how to make their DIY filter to begin with.

The app's creators, brothers Dylan and Ethan Eirinberg, say they were inspired to create Confetti because they wanted to make Snapchat's filter process more accessible to users.

"We realized how frustrating it must be to try to create content without knowing [Adobe's] Photoshop or Illustrator," Dylan writes in an email to Mashable. "We wanted our app to be more than just a design canvas, we wanted it to be a tool to completely replace Snapchat’s current system."

In the future, Eirinberg says they are planning on adding more features, like the ability to upload their own content to the app and special tools for businesses who wish to make their own content.