Undo or Redo the last change saved to your image. CloseĬlose the image without saving changes. I’ve found between 30-40 gives reasonable quality without the file size being too big. You could save each time you make a major change to the image.ĭon’t make the quality too low when saving or your image will look blurry or fuzzy. So beware that you don’t save over your original photo! It is wise to make a copy of the original first, or save to another folder.Įach save you make is potentially a Save As of your original image. The Save feature in Pixlr Express defaults to a the filename of your original image with quality 85. There are a few controls at the top of the screen which I’ve called global options, as they are always available to the user. When you have got an image or images open, you can begin editing. Collage – create a photo collage of 4 images – you’ll be prompted to choose them from your computer.Webcam – activate your webcam to take a photo.Open URL – enter the URL of an image (it should be one you have permission to use and edit).Browse – search your computer for an image to open.When you start the web app you are given four options: The original images I used are available to download here: You can find more sources of free stock photos in my post here. I tried it out using images downloaded from Pixabay. Pixlr Express is the easier of the two apps to use if you are a beginner. Pixlr Editor strongly resembles Photoshop and has similar tools and features. There are two free online web apps – Pixlr Editor and Pixlr Express. Made by Autodesk, Pixlr offers a selection of apps for photo editing for desktop, mobile and online. Through Cheryl at 1wd.tv I was recently introduced to Pixlr. Adobe Photoshop was the industry standard, but its supremacy has recently been challenged by a range of tools which are free or low cost. It used to be that the best photo editing software was expensive and difficult to learn and use. Who wouldn’t like free photo editing online?

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