Pixlr free online image editing

Pixlr Online Image Editor

Ever needed Photoshop or Gimp, but didn’t have them at the time? Check out Pixlr, a free online image editor with layers, and a bunch of filters; it’s just like using Gimp or Photoshop Elements, except there is no software to download and install.

For quick and easy image editing or banner creation this is an absolute gem of a website. All you need is an Internet connection and the Flash plugin for your browser.

Admittedly Pixlr isn’t intended for graphics professionals, in fact they say the editor has been designed for bloggers and social networkers who need to do some basic image manipulation for the web.

Despite this proviso, Pixlr is remarkably powerful and does almost everything I’ve ever needed an image editor for. It’s only downside is that it can’t (or won’t) allow you to save a layered image, they only offer jpeg or png in the save menu.

Reading the Pixlr blog it seems the application is still under active development, in fact multiple undo and redo has just been added, so maybe saving to a layered document format is on the todo list.

2 Responses to “Pixlr free online image editing”

1. cj says:

   April 30, 2009 at 9:45 pm

   I am desperately tryine to design wedding favor tags for my little brothers wedding. I found the image I want on them in free clip art on another site, but I am looking for a way to change the colors into their wedding colors. The clip art is 2 hearts ( 1 under the other) with wedding rings. It is currently in blue & gold and I need mint green and silver. Can this program help? THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE
2. Pixabella says:

   May 6, 2009 at 3:16 pm

   Hi cj,
   Sorry but this website is for image editing and isn’t a vector drawing site, so you won’t be able to make the changes you want. However Adobe Illustrator will and you can download a 30 day trial version from their website.