About Pixlr
Pixlr is a free online photo editor that offers web, iOS and Android app editions. It comes with a variety of stock photos and templates and is applied for editing images to be used in poster designs, cards, and other graphic design projects.
Pixlr X’s simple editing tools live on a toolbar on the left of the screen. The color of the working background can be customized to display in light mode or dark mode, depending on the time of day and user preferences. The user dashboard is also customizable, with the option to display favorite or current projects for quick access. Images from Google or Facebook can also be accessed right from the dashboard.
Photo retouching, background adjustments, object removal and doodling are all supported within the app. In addition, Pixlr X offers a number of filters and effects that can be instantly applied to images. All work is immediately saved in the cloud to make sure no change is lost. Pixlr X integrates with Dropbox through extensions and allows users to work on their images directly from Dropbox.
Pixlr Pro provides designers with advanced editing capabilities, including vector graphics conversion options and additional creative photo manipulation effects. PSD, XCF and .sketch formats are supported, and a range of PSD templates are built in.
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- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Cost & Time Saving - Very useful "photoshop-like" web tool
Reviewed on 10/08/2021
Pros
Generally easy to use & quite reliable. For a web-based program, it's quite stable & usable. I use it nearly daily for client work
Cons
It would be nice to have some additional features native to the application and improvements on the magic wand selector
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Adobe IllustratorSwitched From
PicMonkey- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Pixlr - Social Media Graphics
Reviewed on 21/07/2020
Pixlr has been a life saver for me when I first started creating social media creative. Photoshop...
Pixlr has been a life saver for me when I first started creating social media creative. Photoshop was very overwhelming to me at the time and Pixlr was a wonderful resource that gave non-designers like me the tools to spin up quick graphics in no time.
Pros
Pixlr offers excellent multi-purpose templates specifically designed for social media graphics and ads. There are so many variations with sizing and dimensions across all the social platforms (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, etc) and Pixlr is an excellent tool that has a free option to adjust dimensions specific to your channel without having to be skilled in Photoshop. The Pixlr Marketplace is an excellent resource for content planning and creation and offers beautiful inspiration to our design team. The layouts are very modern and sophisticated and aren't too text-heavy, which is perfect for ad content, especially on Facebook and Instagram.
Cons
I often find that we have been using Canva more than Pixlr lately because Canva offers a much larger array of templates and the drag and drop features in Canva are a little easier to use. I wish Pixlr would have a better team dashboard where we can organize projects by client and assign various team members to each one.
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CanvaReasons for Switching to Pixlr
The free verison was unbeatable and offered the tools that I needed (as an inexperienced designer) and it was very easy to learn how to use them properly. There are also great tutorials available!- Industry: Arts & Crafts
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Pixlr
Reviewed on 22/01/2021
As I mentioned, it's really good for students and begginers of photography. I would recommend it to...
As I mentioned, it's really good for students and begginers of photography. I would recommend it to friends and colleagues, it does its job, it's good, it's an alternative. But I wouldn't use it if I were a professional and could afford it.
Pros
It's a free alternative of Photoshop and Lightroom from Adobe. It's very good for when you're learning editing and about all the options you can have when retouching a picture.
Cons
It's not close enough to photoshop and lightroom, I feel like it could have many, many more options and better final quality. Better offers for professionals who look for cheaper options than Adobe's.
- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Editing Pixlr
Reviewed on 14/06/2022
I used Pixlr for my editing photos and sharing it with social media accounts. Pixlr has many...
I used Pixlr for my editing photos and sharing it with social media accounts. Pixlr has many features inside but it is little bit expensive.
Pros
Editing with Pixlr is nice, the features inside there are many things that you can reach your horizon.
Cons
Pixlr is quite expensive when you compared to other kind of alternatives.
- Industry: Consumer Services
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Best photo editing platform
Reviewed on 10/03/2023
As it has all basic image editing tools available on its application so I use it whenever ever I...
As it has all basic image editing tools available on its application so I use it whenever ever I need to edit my business photos as it saves a lot of time and is also easy to understand.
Pros
The platform is great as it works on mobile as well as desktop devices and has a great user interface and provides multiple editing options to the users.
Cons
Pixlr is a platform that is great but it does not provide premium results after editing the photos. The quality is compressed by the software.
Pixlr FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Pixlr.Q. What type of pricing plans does Pixlr offer?
Pixlr offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: USD 7.99/month
- Pricing model: Free Version, Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
Pixlr X and Pixlr Pro are available for free. Subscription plans for Pixlr Pro edition start from $5/month.
Q. Who are the typical users of Pixlr?
Pixlr has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does Pixlr support?
Pixlr supports the following languages:
English, Italian, Japanese
Q. Does Pixlr support mobile devices?
Pixlr supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does Pixlr integrate with?
Pixlr integrates with the following applications:
Dropbox Business
Q. What level of support does Pixlr offer?
Pixlr offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base
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