A list of free online image and photo editors

There are many free online image and photo editors with various degrees of options and posibilities. Sofor editing you holiday snaps there is no need to buy expensive software like photoshop. Here we tried to find the best ones. They are listed in no particular order.

FotoFlexer

According to their website they are the

FotoFlexer is the world’s most advanced online digital photo editor. It performs advanced effects previously only available to professionals using expensive software. FotoFlexer was founded by Arbor Labs, a team of graduate students and alumni from the Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, University of California at Berkeley (and just one MIT/Stanford alum too).

I have to say it is an easy to use editor. It provides all the tools you need in an easy to use interface.

http://fotoflexer.com/

Picnik

Photo editing made fun
Picnik makes your photos fabulous with easy to use yet powerful editing tools. Tweak to your heart’s content, then get creative with oodles of effects, fonts, shapes, and frames.
It’s fast, easy, and fun.

Some of the features are

• Fix your photos in just one click
• Use advanced controls to fine-tune your results
• Crop, resize, and rotate in real-time
• Tons of special effects, from artsy to fun
• Astoundingly fast, right in your browser
• Awesome fonts and top-quality type tool
• Basketfuls of shapes from hand-picked designers
• Works on Mac, Windows, and Linux
• No download required, nothing to install

I found their interface less intuitive and some effects are only available in the pro version which you find out when you want to use them.

http://www.picnik.com/

Pixlr

This one feels just like a desktop application and is fast and very responsive

Pixlr is the creator of online cloud-based image tools. They have two applications in out suite, one we call Image Editor and the other is Photo Express.

Pixlr is built for non-professionals, the users that have basic editing needs. It’s not for large RAW images or for printing. It is merely a tool for editing web images to be posted on blogs, news-sites, social networks like Facebook, Myspace Bebo, image sites like Flickr, Fotolog, Photobucket etc.

http://pixlr.com/

Phoenix

Phoenix one of a set of applications provided by aviary

From basic image retouching to complex effects, Phoenix delivers the key features and look and feel of a desktop image editor with the simplicity and accessibility of a web-based application. Phoenix is more of a proffesional tool as the tools described above. While some of the tools have some one click features, phoenix is able to do a lot more allthough it might involve some more steps

Phoenix is pretty cool I think.

http://aviary.com/tools/phoenix

Flauntr

Flauntr is a collection of tools to edit your images and apply effects and filters.

• Apply stunning one-click effects to your digital photos
• Blend the essence of world famous paintings onto your photos in one click
• Dozens of fancy fonts and effects for all sorts of photos and backgrounds

You have to register (which is free) before you can use their tools

http://www.flauntr.com/flauntr/index.jsp

Splashup

Splashup, formerly called Fauxto, is perhaps the world’s most comprehensive, feature-laden, web-based image editor.

With the features professionals use and novices want, it’s easy to use, works in real-time and allows you to edit many images at once. Splashup runs in all browsers, integrates seamlessly with top photo-sharing sites, and even has its own file format so you can save your work in progress.

http://www.splashup.com/

This is my list of free online image editors out there. I know these are not all the ones available. This is just the ones I have played with. Your favourite might be amongs them or not. SO feel free to share your favourite and why you like it so much. Happy Snapping

Tags: image tools, photos