Photoshop is the industry standard, but it needs a paid Adobe subscription and an account. These free editors run in the browser and cover most everyday photo editing without signing up.
The closest free match: Photoshop-style interface and full PSD support.
Photopea is a full image editor that looks and works much like Adobe Photoshop, but runs entirely in a browser tab. It has layers, masks, adjustment layers, blend modes, the pen tool, smart objects and most of the shortcuts Photoshop users already know.
Removes backgrounds automatically, one of the most common Photoshop jobs.
remove.bg removes the background from a photo automatically. You upload an image or paste a link, and within a few seconds its AI model separates people, products, animals or cars from the background and gives you a clean cut-out with a transparent background.
Erase objects and people like Photoshop's content-aware fill.
Cleanup.pictures lets you remove unwanted things from a photo by painting over them. Brush over a person, a power line, a stain or some text, and its AI fills the area with a believable background.
Export and compress images for the web with full quality control.
Squoosh is an open-source image compressor built by Google Chrome Labs. You drop in a photo, pick an output format such as WebP, AVIF, MozJPEG or OxiPNG, and drag a slider to compare the original and the compressed version side by side before you save it.
Photopea is our top pick. The closest free match: Photoshop-style interface and full PSD support.
Yes. Every tool on this list has a free version you can use without paying. Some offer paid upgrades, but the core features listed here are free.
No. We only list tools that work without signing up.