Pixlr Editor is the best proof that even free online photo editing software can keep up with the established, paid versions. The visual display and the standard editing controls allow the user to forget that it is only a web browser app – especially when full-screen mode is used. The clear, intuitive, visually appealing menu bars and boxes are easily recognizable from comparable programs, so experienced users and newcomers alike will quickly feel comfortable. Apart from its outstanding usability, the software also impresses with its many functions. For example, the photo processing program provides the following image customization features:
- Softener and sharpener
- Burn corrector
- Red-eye remover
- Gradation curves
- Automatic tonal correction
In addition to the versatile selection of correction tools, Pixlr Editor also offers numerous filters for altering photos and graphics. You can make them blurred, pixelated, transform them into reliefs, or make the images sepia or warm. There are plenty of customization options available throughout the entire editing process.
There are a few aspects where Pixlr Editor reveals itself as free photo editing software, as opposed to a high-quality program that comes with a high price: foreign language versions are not all properly translated and the workflow history is limited to just 14 entries. Additionally, there is also advertising on the site, although this can be closed with a click.