Photoshop: As the name suggest, it is lightweight version of the heavyweight brethren desktop Photoshop. But there are still some rough around the edge which is quite expected, but it is smart enough to let you do some menials tasks like cropping, resizing images and if you are new around design industry, you can try out its effects, though they may not be that much perfect. This is perfect tool for those who wish to have a small version of Photoshop online to do some repetitive tasks without opening Photoshop again and again.
Splashup: if you go by its interface, you may be in for a surprise. It looks almost a carbon copy of Photoshop and the best part of it is that you will not be missing much of its effects. Apart from offering some image editing facilities, this online image editor also comes loaded with wide range of tools. You can have layers, filters and Splashup is extremely powerful at multiple image editing without making your browsers unresponsive. And do not forget to pull images directly from facebook, Picasa, Flickers to this extraordinary online image editor.
Picnik: This is a less powerful online image editor and it is basically built around the concept of enabling users making small changes in images. Nevertheless, this is still a nifty little online image editor quite capable of taking some extra loads as well. It is great at creating filters, doing some basic editing tasks but you should not look for layers here, it is conspicuously absent here. It is good at getting connected to Myspace, Picasa, Facebook with Picnik.
FotoFlexer: It is another basic online image editor like Picnik and it is probably developed with the concept of offering a fast and easy to use interface for doing some basic touchups and editing. And without any shred of doubt, I can say that, it is really good at it. However, to be very honest, this tool really needs some serious makeover if it is to survive the competition.
Aviary: It is all-in-one kind of tool. It got everything that you can fancy about and its effects are no way less perfect than its desktop counterparts. It is quite capable of doing some complex tasks like grouping, taking layers, filters and other advanced options. It is a perfect online image editing tool for anyone who wants to have everything online.
Pixlr: It is my favorite though it has been wronged as another attempt at imitating Photoshop. Since the interface is quite similar to that of desktop Photoshop, you can jump at it without looking over your shoulders. Its features are not crude and there are different options to play around. It is really superb at image editing and what else you want from an online image editor except this?
flauntR – Now if you are lazy like me who find it irksome to go through the same techniques hundred times a day to generate a desired effect, flauntR is probably the best online image editor available. This online image editor comes preloaded with massive collections of cool effects and it takes some clicks and all the effects will be applied. It is that easy. But it has its drawbacks. Advanced editing is almost impossible with this tool unless you go crazy with the existing set of tools. However, its tools are good enough for doing some basic tasks like doing minor tweaks here and there in the images. This online image editing tool has integration with almost all major image sharing website or online community.
Sumo Paint: It is another Photoshop lookalike tool but definitely it is not a run of the mill product by any stretch of imagination. And its collection of tools is quite impressive. Its interface is intuitive and impressive at the same time.
MyImager.com – This is one such online image editor I would hate to have in my collection. Its interface is awkward and it takes some doing to come to term with this. But despite its awkwardness, some people do fall in love with this awkward online image editor and so, I have left with no choice but to include it.
Pixlr is a cloud-based set of image tools and utilities, including a number of photo editors, a screen grabber browser extension, and a photo sharing service. The suite was intended for non-professionals, however the apps range from simple to advanced photo editing.
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ReplyDeleteI'm on the fence about this, while more customization is good, I have a feeling this is a "in-progress" update, it just feels incomplete and half-way there.
ReplyDeleteWe use badge layout for apps on design approvals (visual projects), so the image being displayed is important. Old layout "feels like" it had larger images,
maybe because the images were cropped more loosely so it's easier to tell which project it was at quick glance. Now the image is cropped closer, making it
harder to scan thru at quick glance. I find myself needing to click into the project more often than usual. Which makes the whole user experience less
efficient.
I have a couple suggestions that might make it work better:
1. Increase the height of the window the cover image is being displayed.
2. Let us to choose which image to be displayed as "cover" (like how Pinterest handles cover images of each board, was hoping for this for a long time)
3. Let us adjust which part of the image to show and how tight or loose the crop is (with a fixed window, let us move the image around and maybe enlarge or
shrink it to control what shows thru the window. Pinterest does a limited form of this, which is very useful in making the cover image relevant)
4. Allow Cover Image to be ordered in different hierarchy (currently every element can be ordered differently except the Cover Image, it seems to be stuck
in the 2nd spot, would like the option to set it on another spot in the layout. This one seems like an easy fix, since you guys allow that for every other
element already)
SumoPaint
ReplyDeleteSumoPaint is another free online and desktop photo editor with basic and advanced features. You can upload a photo from your computer or from a URL.
Basic overall photo editing like brightness/contrast, hue/saturation, color balance, and levels can be achieved from the menu bar on top of the editor.
The left pane has the drawing tools which include several shapes. One, in particular, is called the Symmetry tool, which “mirrors” a shape’s stroke, creating a symmetric pattern.
Besides tweaking images, I find Sumopaint to be useful in creating simple logos using the text and brush tools.
Other than the ads that appear on both sides of the web editor and intermittently crash Chrome (the tool uses Flash to run the web version), this photo editor gets the job done easily and is more than suitable for users who are not photo editing experts.