Canva alternative
When you need PSD, layer masks and channels · this is where you switch
Canva is great for turning a template into a graphic fast, but it doesn't read or write PSD and has no layer masks, channels or pen tool — the moment you need to hand over a layered source file, or actually retouch an image properly, you get stuck.
TutuEdit is a professional editor in the browser: layers, masks, channels, adjustment layers, smart objects, the pen tool with work paths, and two-way PSD read/write are all here — and one sentence can tell the AI to change a specific layer. What we don't have is real-time collaboration: two people can't edit the same document at once. Features across all these products keep changing; please refer to each vendor's own site.
TutuEdit vs Canva
| Aspect | TutuEdit | Canva |
|---|---|---|
| PSD read & write | Open / edit / export, layers and groups preserved | No PSD support |
| Layer masks / channels / pen tool | All present, Photoshop-style | Refer to its own site; not what it is built for |
| AI changes the exact layer you name | Say "brighten L2" and only that layer changes | Refer to its own site |
| Real-time collaboration | No — two people can't edit the same document at once | This is its strength |
| Do images leave your machine | Almost everything runs locally in the browser; no upload | Refer to its own site |
| Price / sign-up / watermark | Free · no sign-up · no watermark · unlimited exports | Refer to its own site |
Key features
PSD works in both directions
Drag in the .psd someone sent you and start editing; export it back and every layer is still there. No Photoshop to install, nobody to ask for a format conversion.
Real layer masks and channels
Raster masks you paint black to hide and white to reveal, clipping masks, a channels panel, adjustment layers — everything non-destructive editing asks for.
One sentence changes one named layer
The layers panel labels them L1/L2/L3. Say "make L2 a white background" and only that layer moves.
Free, and no watermark
Local features are unlimited, need no account, and never upload your images; exported files carry no watermark and there's no cap on how many times you export.
How to use
- 1 Open an image or a PSDDrag it in, paste a screenshot, or click to pick a file. On a phone, choose straight from your camera roll. No sign-up.
- 2 Say a sentence, or do it yourselfHand "remove the background and make it white" to the AI; for fine work use layers, masks, curves and the pen tool — switch between the two at any time.
- 3 Every step can be undoneEvery step the AI takes goes into the history panel. Not happy? One click takes you back to before you said anything.
- 4 Export, or hand it to someone else to continueNine formats including PNG / JPG / WebP / PSD / SVG / PDF. Export as PSD and hand it back to Photoshop or Photopea — every layer is still there.
FAQ
- Can TutuEdit open what I made in Canva?
- PNG, JPG and PDF exported from Canva can be dragged straight in and edited further. Going the other way, TutuEdit exports a genuinely layered PSD, so every layer is still there for a colleague working in Photoshop.
- Are there templates?
- There are starter templates, but that isn't our focus. TutuEdit suits work that needs real retouching and work that has to be handed over as a layered source file; if what you want is to pick one of tens of thousands of templates and change the text, the other side is smoother.
- Can several people edit the same document together?
- No. Real-time collaboration is genuinely something we don't have — two people can't edit the same document at once. You can export the document, or save it to TutuDrive and hand it over for someone else to continue.
- Is it free? Do I need an account?
- Local features are completely free, unlimited, need no account, and export without any watermark. Cloud AI features are available straight away too; quota is managed centrally by TutuAgent.
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Runs fully in your browser · no install · no signup · images never uploaded