Wish to edit photos but find it too daunting or expensive, take the help of Photopea

If you wish to edit photos like a professional yet find high-end image editors either too daunting or too expensive, then, Photopea might just be the answer. An online photo editor, Photopea works in a web browser. You can access it at https://www.photopea.com. Photopea has all the features that a professional image editor would offer and is also free to use.

Photopea can import previous pictures that you have been working on in an image editor such as Photoshop. It can open all types of formats such as jpg, png, gif, svg and tiff.

Once you open Photopea, you can find all the usual tools of a high-end photo editor. So, go ahead and sharpen that old, blurry photo, adjust contrast and colour, and add new features or text. You can even change the background of your pictures if you want.

Photopea does more than just edit your pictures. It uses layers and filters and history. It has a large suite of filters and artistic effects. Since Photopea runs in a web browser such as Chrome or Firefox, you do not need a high-end machine to use it. Also, it does not make your PC sluggish or crash your computer.

Open the website and look at the top right of the window. You will find a button that says, “Learn”. Click on that and you get a step-by-step mini course in photo and image editing. Here you can learn about basic graphic design topics like masking, layering, vector graphics and smart tools.

Though the free version does display ads but they do not interfere with your work in any way. If you wish to avoid ads, you can buy the premium version. Moreover, Photopea runs on your device only. It does not upload any of your files to the Internet. You can load Photopea, disconnect from the Internet and keep using it completely offline. Your files will not leave your computer.