33 Free Online Image Editors

Online photo editing has many advantages and has become a popular option for many people. Because there is no software to install there is no issues with the software taking up resources, there’s no need to spend money and it is often easier to learn then image editors like Photoshop.

There are many fantastic free image editors out there. Some are full featured professional quality, while others serve as quick and easy editing tools or they may have a specific purpose (such as adding one type of special effect – glitter, stars, blurs etc)

Browser based free image editors
http://www.pixlr.com/editor/ – Some cool Flash based editing tools suitable for serious editing as well as simple jobs like cropping or resizing.
http://a.viary.com/tools/phoenix – “From basic image retouching to complex effects, Phoenix delivers the key features of a desktop image editor with the simplicity and accessibility of a web-based application.” They even have 75 tutorials to help you create te things you want.
http://pixer.us/ – Some basic image editing like sharpness, rotate, blur, special effects etc
http://fotoflexer.com/ – Fun features like shapes, fonts and special affects as well as more advanced options too.
http://www.sumopaint.com/app/ – No registration (unless you want to!), no fuss, fast loading image editor. Professional features, stunning effects.
http://www.picnik.com/ – An easy to use photo editor which allows you to do standard editing such as crop, rotate etc as well as some nice effects, great fonts and shapes from hand picked designers.
http://72photos.com/ – Nice site which allows great special effects to be added to photos. Pictures can be saved on the site and shared (up to 200mb for free).
http://www.drpic.com/ – An easy free online image editor
http://www.photoshop.com/ – Online photo editing and sharing. Perform basic editing, collaborate with others on a group album and more.
http://www.thepiclab.com/ – A no fuss, easy to get started with image editor. Crop, label, apply filters etc
http://www.splashup.com/ – Splashup, formerly Fauxto, is a powerful editing tool and photo manager. Layers, brushes and other features professionals use, this is a similar setup to Photoshop or Gimp.
http://webresizer.com/ – Optimise your photos so they take less time to download. You can also sharpen photos, crop, resize, convert to black and white or add a border. No registration required.
http://imageedit.infobind.com/ – Resize, Add Text or Add an Effect to an image from your computer or anywhere on the web.
http://www.pxn8.com/ – Easy to use image editor. All the usual crop, add text etc as well as some fun effects. Upload the edited image straight to Flickr, save to your computer or turn it into a gift like a mug or t-shirt.
http://www.onlinephototool.com/ – Resize, crop, add text, sharpen, rotate, paint, remove red eyes and more with this simple tool. If you want to save your images online you need to register.
http://www.myimager.com/ – Edit images (under 500kb), buttons or backgrounds. You can add text, crop rotate and add effects
http://www.phixr.com/ – Full featured online image editor. It has all the basic photo editing features you would expect, plus some advanced ones, like sepia-tone, speech-bubbles and more.
http://www.picture2life.com/ – over 50 different, fully customizable, effects to apply to photos. You can collage, animate and label images with text also.
http://www.cellsea.com/media/index.htm – Quickly rotate, resize, and crop photos, draw on them or apply some basic special effects like blur or distortions. You can use an image from your computer or from any place on the internet.
http://www.preloadr.com/ – edit Flickr photos. Free, no registration required.

Specialized or for fun

Lunapic – Add over 100 fun effects to your photos such as glitter, animated hearts, waves, snow and lots more.
online-image-editor.com – Add animation (including glitter) to your photos or do some basic editing like crop, resize, add border etc.
PikiPimp – Pimp your image with fun effects and optionally make personalized gifts with them.
JPGfun – Add cool photo effects to your pictures
CutMyPic – A simple service that lets you crop and add rounded corners to your pictures.
Magofun – Create funny fake magazine covers with your own photos.
Tuxpi – 42 Photo Effects and Picture Frames that will make your photos more lively.
PicSlice – Easily slice a picture into parts, resize it or crop it.
Speechable – Add a speech bubble to any photo.
PicGhost – Edit your images online quickly and easily. You can edit more then one photo at once and even lets you add a watermark to your photos.
Pixuffle.net – Breaks a photo of your choosing into pieces which you can shuffle around and create interesting effects.
Redigone.com – Get rid of red eyes in photos.
FixRedEyes.com – Another red eye removal app.

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3 Responses to “33 Free Online Image Editors”

  1. Steve Saha says:

    Hi Suz,
    The links were really useful. Thanks for sharing these online image editing links. I personally liked picnik.com

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    Hey I checked out this place that has TONS of templates for next to NOTHING!
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