Layers & Blend Modes
Stack images, text and shapes on separate layers. Control opacity and blend modes to composite photos, build graphics and experiment non-destructively.
Free Online Photoshop — Edit Photos in Your Browser
Pixora is a free online photo editor that brings real Photoshop-style editing to your browser. Work with layers and blend modes, make precise selections, paint with brushes, apply adjustments and filters — then export as PNG or JPEG. No install. No signup. No cost.
100% Free
No Signup
Runs in Your Browser
Private — files never leave your device
A Genuine Photoshop Alternative, Free in Your Browser
Edit photos online free — without subscriptions, downloads, or watermarks.
Finding a capable Photoshop alternative that doesn't cost a monthly subscription used to mean compromising on features or installing bulky desktop software. Pixora takes a different approach: it's a free online photo editor that runs entirely in your browser and gives you the core toolset that made Photoshop famous — layers, selections, brushes, adjustments and filters — with nothing to install and no account to create.
Because Pixora processes everything locally on your device, there's no upload queue, no waiting on a server, and no privacy trade-off. Your photos never leave your computer. Open the editor, drag in a photo, and start editing in seconds. Whether you need to edit photos online free for a social post, touch up a portrait, or design a thumbnail, Pixora gives you professional-style controls in a clean, familiar interface.
Unlike heavyweight desktop suites, Pixora focuses on the editing essentials and does them well. Every tool listed below is real, working, and available right now — we don't advertise features we don't have. If you want layers with blend modes, feathered selections, a full brush and paint toolkit, one-click adjustments, creative filters, and straightforward PNG and JPEG export, you'll feel right at home.
Everything You Need to Edit Photos Online Free
A real, working toolset — layers, selections, brushes, adjustments, filters and export. Nothing exaggerated, nothing missing.
Selections
Isolate exactly the area you want with the rectangular marquee tool, including feathering for soft, natural edges on every selection.
Brush & Paint Tools
Paint freely with the brush, clean up with the eraser, fill areas with the paint bucket, or blend tones smoothly with the gradient tool.
Text Tool
Add headlines, captions and watermarks directly onto your image. Text lives on its own layer so you can move and restyle it anytime.
Adjustments
Fine-tune brightness, contrast, saturation, hue and exposure, or go stylistic with grayscale, sepia and invert. Add blur or sharpening exactly where needed.
Filters
Apply gaussian blur, sharpen, pixelate, noise, vignette and emboss filters to give your photos a distinctive look in a single click.
Crop, Resize & Rotate
Reframe with the crop tool, resize the image or canvas independently, and rotate or flip your composition to get it exactly right.
Undo History
Experiment fearlessly. A full undo history lets you step back through every change until your edit looks exactly the way you want.
PNG / JPEG Export
Save your finished work straight to your device as a PNG or JPEG. No watermarks, no export limits, no strings attached.
Editor Tools at a Glance
The complete Pixora toolbox — every tool below is built into the editor and ready to use.
- Layers — Stack multiple layers with 7 blend modes (multiply, screen, overlay…) and opacity control.
- Selections — Rectangular marquee selections with feathered edges and marching-ants preview.
- Brush & Eraser — Paint with size, hardness, opacity and flow controls; erase with the same precision.
- Paint Bucket & Gradient — Flood-fill areas with tolerance control, or drag smooth linear gradients.
- Text Tool — Click to place text with font family, size and color controls.
- Shapes — Draw rectangles, ellipses and lines with fill color, stroke color and width.
- Adjustments — Brightness, contrast, saturation, hue rotate, grayscale, sepia, invert, exposure, blur, sharpen — with live preview.
- Filters — Gaussian blur, sharpen, pixelate, add noise, vignette and emboss.
- Crop & Resize — Crop regions, resize image or canvas, rotate 90° and flip horizontally/vertically.
- Undo History — 30-step undo history with a clickable list of edit states.
- PNG/JPEG Export — Export finished work as PNG, or JPEG with a quality slider.
How It Works
From blank tab to finished image in three steps.
1
Open the editor
Click "Use Photoshop Online" — the editor loads instantly in your browser. No download, no installer, no signup form standing between you and your photo.
2
Edit with real tools
Open a photo and work with layers, selections, brushes, text, adjustments and filters. Everything runs locally, so edits apply instantly and your files stay private.
3
Export and share
When you're happy, export your image as PNG or JPEG directly to your device — watermark-free — and share it anywhere.
Pixora vs Other Photo Editors
An honest comparison — including where Pixora deliberately doesn't compete.
| Feature | Pixora | Adobe Photoshop | Photopea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Paid subscription | Free with ads |
| Installation | None — runs in browser | Desktop app required | None — runs in browser |
| Layers & blend modes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Works offline after load | Yes | Yes | Partial |
| PSD import | Not supported | Yes | Yes |
Pixora is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Adobe Inc. "Photoshop" is a trademark of Adobe Inc.
Made for Everyday Editing
Pixora shines wherever quick, capable photo editing matters.
Social Media Graphics
Layer photos, text and shapes to design scroll-stopping posts, stories and banners — then export a crisp PNG ready to upload.
Photo Retouching
Brighten dull shots, balance contrast and saturation, soften skin with blur or add punch with sharpening — all with instant, local adjustments.
Thumbnails & Covers
Crop to the perfect frame, add bold titles with the text tool, and apply a vignette or filter to make thumbnails pop.
Quick Edits Anywhere
On a borrowed laptop or a school computer? Open Pixora in the browser, resize, rotate, flip and export — no install permissions needed.
What Users Say
Everyday editors on why Pixora is their go-to free online photo editor.
★★★★★
"I needed a quick Photoshop alternative on my Chromebook and Pixora just worked. Layers, text, export — done in five minutes, no signup."
Maya
Content creator
★★★★★
"The fact that nothing uploads anywhere sold me. I retouch client preview photos right in the browser and export JPEGs instantly."
Daniel
Freelance photographer
★★★★★
"I make all my video thumbnails in Pixora now. Crop, bold text, a vignette filter — it covers everything I used to open desktop software for."
Sofia
YouTuber
Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers about this free online photo editor.
Yes. Pixora is completely free to use — every tool, adjustment and filter in the editor is available without payment, trials or feature locks. There is no premium tier.
No. Pixora runs entirely in your web browser. There is no software to install and no account to create — just open the editor and start editing your photos.
No. Everything in Pixora happens locally on your device. Your images are processed in your browser and never uploaded to our servers, which keeps your photos private.
Pixora is designed as a lightweight Photoshop alternative for everyday editing in the browser: it supports layers with blend modes and opacity, selections, adjustments, filters, text, shapes and crop/resize/rotate tools. It is not affiliated with Adobe and does not aim to replace the full desktop Photoshop for professional print or PSD-based workflows.
No. Pixora does not support importing PSD files. It works with standard image formats such as PNG and JPEG, and exports your finished work as PNG or JPEG.
You can export your finished image as a PNG or JPEG file, saved directly to your device. There is no cloud saving and no watermark added to your exports.
Once the editor page has loaded in your browser, Pixora keeps working even if your connection drops, because all image processing happens locally on your device.
Pixora works in any modern desktop browser with JavaScript enabled, including Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. A desktop or laptop is recommended for the best editing experience.
No. Pixora focuses on classic, reliable photo-editing tools — layers, selections, brushes, adjustments and filters — rather than AI-powered features.
Start Editing — Free, Right Now
Join thousands of people who edit photos online free with Pixora. No download, no signup, no catch — just open the editor and create.
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