Photoshop in a Browser? This is as close as it gets. And its Free!

by clickbump

Posted: 14 years ago 7 replies

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I recently had a hard drive crash and had to have an image editing stand in for photoshop while rebuilding my PC and apps.

I was quickly able to find an online photo editor tool called "Pixlr" and I've been so impressed with it I wanted to share it with you.

Its a free app that runs in a web browser (no downloads required, but it does require flash which means no iPad/iPhone support, yet)

The Pixlr.com online editor is the closest thing to a copy of Photoshop you will find. And its free

I've been using it for creating header graphics for a few wordpress halloween themes I've just launched for my own software product and it works extremely well.

I like it so much, I've started including the layered .pxd files in my template downloads.

It can export jpg and png (the latter with full alpha transparency). It even has a clone tool ala Photoshop itself.

If you are familiar with Photoshop, you will be right at home with Pixlr. The interface, menus, tools and palettes are nearly identical. It even supports layers with independent opacity.

I've posted a review of pixlr on my site if you are interested in more details. I highly encourage you to try it out. Whether or not you have photoshop, Pixlr is fast, light and free.

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#browser #close #free #photoshop

brandasaur 14 years ago

I have tried using it and it's really is very easy. But i still prefer photoshop
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- clickbump 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by brandasaur
  
  I have tried using it and it's really is very easy. But i still prefer photoshop
  
  Yep, there's still a need for Photoshop for several high end tasks, particularly print work where CMYK colorspace is a must.
  
  However, for web graphics, I'd not hesitate to open pixlr.com vs the 2 minute wait encountered while firing up Photoshop.
  
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- clickbump 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by yukon
  
  Hey, those are cool halloween themes.
  
  I like that black theme!
  
  Thanks Yukon, not sure how I missed your post. I appreciate the kind words.
  
  With the addition of the Google web fonts, along with CSS "text-shadows" it makes some really cool type effects possible.
  
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723Media 14 years ago

Pixlr is pretty good. I think the closest I have found is Splashup
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hanakuza

12 years ago

wow that really looks like a near carbon copy of photoshop. I do have PS so I'd go with the full offline version, but this seems very cool for those who don't have it. But won't Pixlr have trouble with license issues from Adobe? :/

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clickbump

12 years ago

Originally Posted by hanakuza

Pixlr.com has been around for some time. I'm not sure they are high on Adobe's radar screen. Although the interface is very close to Photoshop, this is no photoshop in terms of capabilities. After all, it runs in a web browser, so working with 500MB files (something I do on a regular basis every time I fire up PS) is not going to be practical online.

However, for editing and creating images for the web (jpg, png in particular), with muli-layers, full transparency, gradients, feathering, etc), this nifty little program is ideal.

I include a layered, pixlr formatted header.pxd file with each of my premium templates for ClickBump theme. It works extremely well for customers who don't have Photoshop, but want an easy way to customize their header images.

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