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Photopea

A free, Photoshop-style image editor that runs in your browser and opens PSD files.

Visit Photopea4.6

  • Rating

    4.6 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    Web

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What is Photopea?

Photopea is an online image editor that works right in your browser with nothing to install. It opens and saves Photoshop PSD files, can open Figma files among many other formats, and offers layers, masks, filters and other tools familiar from Photoshop. It is free to use.

Pros: what Photopea does well

  • Free, with nothing to install
  • Opens and saves PSD files
  • Familiar Photoshop-style tools and shortcuts

Cons: where it falls short

  • Fewer ready-made templates than Canva
  • Steeper learning curve for beginners

Who Photopea is for

Anyone who needs Photoshop-style editing without paying for Photoshop.

Who can skip it

People who only want drag-and-drop social templates.

Compare Photopea

See how Photopea stacks up, side by side, plus the lists it made.

Photopea alternatives

Not sold on Photopea? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Compositor

Focus: photoshop alternative, compositing and mac app. Shares image editor and photo editing with Photopea. A Mac app, not a web app. Adds macOS. Same 4.6 rating.

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.6Visit

BentoPDF

Focus: pdf tools, merge pdf and privacy. Also in Personal Productivity and Workflows, like Photopea. Rated 4.7 (Photopea: 4.6).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit

Coolify

Focus: self-hosting, deployment and hosting. Also in Workflows and Personal Productivity, like Photopea. Rated 4.7 (Photopea: 4.6).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.7Visit

Speakr

Focus: transcription, audio and self-hosted. Also in Personal Productivity and Workflows, like Photopea. Adds Linux. Rated 4.7 (Photopea: 4.6).

Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.7Visit

Spline

Focus: 3d design, 3d modeling and animation. Also in Workflows and Personal Productivity, like Photopea. Freemium (Photopea: Free). Rated 4.7 (Photopea: 4.6).

Web AppFree planWeb
4.7Visit

Free alternatives to Photopea

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Vaultwarden

Focus: password manager, self-hosted and bitwarden. Also in Personal Productivity and Workflows, like Photopea. Rated 4.7 (Photopea: 4.6).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.7Visit

Dashy

Focus: dashboard, start page and self-hosted. Also in Workflows and Personal Productivity, like Photopea. Same 4.6 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

Homarr

Focus: dashboard, homelab and self-hosting. Also in Personal Productivity and Workflows, like Photopea. Adds Windows and Linux. Same 4.6 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Windows
4.6Visit

Homepage

Focus: dashboard, start page and docker. Also in Workflows and Personal Productivity, like Photopea. Same 4.6 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

Insomnia Mockbin

Focus: api, mock server and http. Also in Workflows and Personal Productivity, like Photopea. Same 4.6 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb
4.6Visit

OmniTools

Focus: online tools, file conversion and self-hosted. Also in Personal Productivity and Workflows, like Photopea. Same 4.6 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit
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