Potassium ferricyanide can be used as an oxidising agent to eliminate silver from colour negatives and positives during processing, a process called bleaching.

It is also known that this compound has numerous applications in the photography field. For example, potassium ferricyanide is known to be employed in many photographic print toning processes.

This compound can also be of use during iron hardening and steel hardening.

The electroplating procedure is sometimes carried out using this compound as one of its raw materials.

The use of potassium ferricyanide in wool dyes is also known.