Pixlr alternative
Unlimited · no watermark · no export cap · the pro tools are all here
Pixlr is quick to pick up, but its free tier meters exports, adds watermarks and gates the advanced tools — and you tend to hit those limits exactly when you're about to deliver.
TutuEdit's local features — retouching, cutout, compression, format conversion, PSD editing, layers and masks, filters — are completely free, unlimited and need no account, and export without any watermark. The professional tier goes further too: channels, adjustment layers, smart objects, layer styles, the pen tool with work paths, puppet warp and liquify are all here. Features across all these products keep changing; please refer to each vendor's own site.
TutuEdit vs Pixlr
| Aspect | TutuEdit | Pixlr |
|---|---|---|
| Export cap / watermark | No cap, no watermark of any kind | Refer to its own site |
| Account required | No — open it and go (AI included) | Refer to its own site |
| PSD read & write | Open / edit / export, layers and groups preserved | Partial; refer to its own site |
| Channels / smart objects / layer styles | All present (10 layer style effects) | Refer to its own site |
| AI changes the exact layer you name | Say "brighten L2" and only that layer changes | Refer to its own site |
| Do images leave your machine | Almost everything runs locally in the browser; no upload | Refer to its own site |
Key features
Unlimited, and no watermark
Local features are free and unlimited, exported images carry no watermark, and there's no cap on how many times you export. No account needed.
The pro tools are all here
Channels, adjustment layers, smart objects, layer styles (10 effects), the pen tool with work paths, puppet warp, liquify and Camera Raw.
PSD works in both directions
Open a .psd with layers, groups, masks, text layers and blend modes preserved, then export back to PSD for Photoshop to pick up.
One sentence is enough to edit
Say "remove the background, make it white, then squeeze it under 200KB" and it works through it step by step — every step lands in history, and one click undoes it.
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
- Is it really unlimited and watermark-free?
- Yes. The local tier — retouching, cutout, compression, format conversion, PSD editing, layers and masks, filters, batch processing — is completely free, unlimited and needs no account. Your images are never uploaded, and exported files carry no watermark.
- Are the pro tools more complete than Pixlr's?
- TutuEdit aims at the Photoshop / Photopea tier: channels, adjustment layers, smart objects, layer styles, the pen tool with work paths, puppet warp, liquify, Camera Raw, the magnetic lasso, colour range and quick mask are all there. Features across these products keep changing, so please refer to each vendor's own site.
- Can it open PSD files?
- Yes. You can open .psd and .psb with layers, groups, masks, blend modes and text layers preserved, and export back to PSD when you're done.
- Do the AI features cost money?
- The AI that runs locally in your browser (cutout, object removal, auto colour, upscaling, uncrop, content-aware scale, compression) is completely free, unlimited, needs no account and works offline. The few that need a large model run in the cloud and are also available straight away; quota is managed centrally by TutuAgent.
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Runs fully in your browser · no install · no signup · images never uploaded