Freemium★
iPiccy
Free browser photo editor with one-click auto adjust, over 100 effects, brush-based retouching, a collage maker and a text and sticker designer.
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Overview
iPiccy is a photo editor that runs in a browser, aimed at people who do not edit for a living. It splits into four parts. The Photo Editor covers one-click auto adjust, crop, resize, colour correction, sharpening, red-eye and 100-plus effects. The Retouch tools brush a fix onto the spot you paint. The Collage Maker arranges photos into templates, and the Graphic Designer adds text, stickers and layers with vector masks.
Everything is free and nothing asks you to sign in. iPiccy states that login is currently disabled and that the site works as usual without it. It also states the site is not yet optimised for mobile, so it is a desktop tool rather than a phone one.
Key features
✓Auto adjust a photo in one click
✓Crop, rotate, resize & resize the canvas
✓Over 100 effects & frames
✓Brush-based retouching on a chosen spot
✓Red-eye removal
✓Erase a background by brushing over it
✓Collage maker with layout templates
✓Set collage background, size & cell roundness
✓Text, overlays & stickers in a designer section
✓Layers & vector masks in the designer
✓Free with no sign-in
When to use
Use iPiccy if:
- You have a photo that needs cropping, straightening or brightening and you want it done in a click.
- You want to try effects. There are over 100, plus frames, on the same photo.
- You want to fix a spot rather than the whole image. The retouch tools work by brushing over the area.
- You are making a collage. The templates let you set the background, size and how rounded the cells are.
- You are adding text, stickers or overlays to a picture. That is a separate section rather than an afterthought.
- You want it free with nothing installed, and you are working on a computer.
When NOT to use
Skip iPiccy if any of these describe you:
- You are on a phone or tablet. iPiccy states it is not yet optimised for mobile devices. Pixlr has apps and a mobile web editor.
- You want a full layer-based editor. The Graphic Designer has layers and vector masks, but Photopea is free in a browser and much closer to a desktop editor.
- You want a background removed in one click. Here you erase it by hand with a brush, or mask it in the designer.
- You want templates and brand assets around the photo. Canva is built for that.
- You want the strongest version of one fix. A specialist tool goes further than a general photo editor with a hundred effects.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, the editor is free to use in a browser and no account is needed. iPiccy states that login is currently disabled and that everything works as usual without it. There is nothing to install, and the site carries ads.
iPiccy states it is not yet optimised for mobile devices. If you are editing on a phone, an editor with a proper mobile version or an app will be less trouble than working around this one.
They work by brushing: you paint over the part of the photo you want changed and the tool applies the fix to that area only. That covers blemishes, skin, teeth and eyes on portraits and selfies. It is a spot fix rather than a full retouching workflow.
Yes, in the Graphic Designer. Its own walkthrough has you pick a layer on the left and choose Vector Mask, so layers and masking live there. The Photo Editor and the collage maker work differently: corrections and effects apply to the picture in front of you. If stacking and blending images is the whole job, a dedicated layer-based editor gives you more.
Yes, but by hand. You set a brush size and hardness and erase the background yourself, and the Graphic Designer adds vector masking for a more careful cutout. There is no automatic one-click cutout here, so it takes longer than a tool that does the cutout for you.
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