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Pixlr
✓ verifiedFreemium
Established browser-based photo and design editor with AI image, video, and audio generation tools.
10M visits/mo
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SnapEdit
✓ verifiedFreemium
Browser-based all-in-one photo editor for removing objects, backgrounds, and text, and batch-enhancing images with AI.
1.4M visits/mo27K saves
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Airbrush AI Image Enhancer
✓ verifiedFreemium
AI photo editor and enhancer (Pixocial) with upscaling, retouch and many one-click tools; free tier plus a 7-day trial.
3.8M visits/mo
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Luminar Neo
✓ verifiedPaid
One-time-purchase AI photo editor for landscape, portrait and general editing, usable standalone or as a Lightroom/Photoshop plugin.
1.3M visits/mo34K saves
Pricing
Free: $0
Plus: $2.49/month, or $1.99/month billed yearly
Premium: $9.99/month, or $7.99/month billed yearly
Ultra: From $24.99/month, or from $19.99/month billed yearly
Ultra Max: $49.99/month, or $39.99/month billed yearly
Free: $0/month (10 credits/month, max 1600px export)
Standard: $6/month billed yearly (4,800 credits/year)
PRO: $12/month billed yearly (18,000 credits/year)
No public pricing
Free trial available
Perpetual Desktop License: $119.00 one-time
Perpetual Cross-device License: $159.00 one-time
Perpetual Max License: $179.00 one-time
Core features
- ✦Browser-based photo editor (Pixlr Express and Editor)
- ✦AI text-to-image and text-to-video generation
- ✦Generative fill, expand, and object removal
- ✦AI face swap for photos and video
- ✦AI background remover and photo collage maker
- ✦Text-to-speech and speech-to-text audio tools
- ✦One-touch object and unwanted-text removal
- ✦AI background removal with templates
- ✦Automatic photo enhancement and upscaling
- ✦AI skin retouching
- ✦Batch processing up to 50 photos at once
- ✦API access for automated workflows
- ✦One-click AI enhancement of color, contrast and clarity
- ✦Noise and artifact reduction
- ✦Resolution upscaling
- ✦Category-specific enhancement for portraits, objects, scenery, pets and text
- ✦Post-enhancement editing tools
- ✦Web, mobile and AirBrush Studio desktop availability
- ✦One tool in the AirBrush suite (upscaler, restoration, background remover, face swap, video enhancer) under shared pricing
- ✦AI sky replacement and relighting
- ✦Generative erase, expand and object-swap tools
- ✦Portrait tools: skin smoothing, face and body enhancement
- ✦Noise reduction and AI upscaling
- ✦Focus stacking and HDR/panorama merging
- ✦Layers and masking support
- ✦Raw file support for 1,000+ cameras
- ✦Cross-device editing between mobile and desktop (higher tiers)
Use cases
- →Editing and enhancing photos without installing software
- →Generating marketing images or short video clips from prompts
- →Removing objects or backgrounds from photos
- →Creating photo collages or swapping faces for fun content
- →Cleaning up social media photos before posting
- →Preparing ecommerce product photos at scale
- →Removing photobombers or distracting objects from images
- →Restoring and sharpening blurry personal photos
- →Enhancing photos for e-commerce and social
- →Restoring old family images
- →Upscaling images for print
- →Landscape and wildlife photographers replacing skies or enhancing detail
- →Portrait and wedding photographers retouching skin and faces
- →Photographers wanting a non-subscription editor
- →E-commerce and real estate photo cleanup
- →Editing on the go and finishing on desktop
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