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Wixel
Wixel is Wix's browser and app photo editor, where manual edits are free and unlimited and AI features like background removal run on credits, with no watermark on any download.
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Overview
Wixel is Wix's online photo editor. The manual editing is free and unlimited: crop, resize, colour and lighting adjustments, filters and text. The AI tools spend credits instead: removing a background, extending an image past its edges, replacing an object, and generating an image from a written prompt. The same place also holds templates and design tools for logos, presentations, documents and PDFs.
It runs in the browser and in Wix's iPhone and Android apps, with no desktop program. A free Wix account is needed before you can save or download. The free plan gives 120 AI credits a month, capped at 30 a day. Paid tiers add more. No download is watermarked.
Key features
✓Free crop, resize, rotate, colour, lighting & filters
✓Add and style text on a photo, free
✓AI background removal (uses credits)
✓AI image expansion & object replacement (uses credits)
✓Generate an image from a text prompt (uses credits)
✓Design assistant edits from a written request
✓Logo maker, presentation, document & PDF tools
✓Image converter, cropper & enhancer
✓Templates for social posts and other designs
✓No watermark on any download, even free
When to use
Use Wixel if:
- You want to crop, resize, adjust colours, apply filters or add text for free, without a watermark or a usage cap.
- You need to remove a background, extend an image or replace an object and are fine spending AI credits on it.
- You want photo editing and design in one place: social posts, logos, presentations, documents and PDFs.
- You want to convert, crop or enhance an image on its own. Wixel has separate one-job tools for those beside the editor.
- You want to edit on your phone, since there are iPhone and Android apps alongside the browser version.
When NOT to use
Skip Wixel if any of these describe you:
- You do not want to create an account. Wixel needs a free Wix account before you can save or download anything. Photopea runs in the browser with no sign-up.
- You lean heavily on AI tools like background removal or image generation. Those spend credits, so steady AI use runs the free allowance out and pushes you onto a paid tier.
- You want deep, precise retouching with layers and masks. Wixel is a lighter editor, so Photopea or Adobe Photoshop go further.
- You need a native desktop program. Wixel is the browser plus phone apps, and nothing you install on a computer.
Frequently asked questions
It has a free plan. All the manual editing, such as crop, resize, filters, colour adjustments and text, is free and unlimited. The AI features spend credits, and the free plan gives 120 credits a month, capped at 30 a day. Different tools cost different amounts: an upscale is 1 credit, and replacing a background from a prompt is 3. Paid tiers Basic, Pro and Max add more credits, and each also includes a free Wix website plan and domain. You do need a free Wix account before you can save or download.
The manual editing tools are free and unlimited: cropping, resizing, filters, colour and lighting adjustments, and adding text. The tools that spend credits are the AI ones: removing a background, expanding an image beyond its edges, replacing an object, and generating an image from a text prompt. So much of the editor works without touching a credit.
No. The Wixel photo editor does not put a watermark on your images, and that holds on the free plan too, so every photo you download comes out clean. The free plan's limit is the AI credit allowance, not a watermark or a charge for the export itself.
Yes. You need a free Wix account to use Wixel, and you will be asked to log in or create one before you can save or download your work. Creating the account itself costs nothing.
Yes. Wixel has iPhone and Android apps, both published by Wix, and it also runs in a mobile browser with no install. There is no desktop program. The editing, and especially the AI tools, run on Wix's servers. Every version needs a connection, and your photo is uploaded.
Not directly. Wix states you cannot upload designs from Wixel to your Wix website, or move them the other way. You download the file from Wixel and add it to your site like any other image. Wix also states you may use Wixel content commercially, as long as you do not resell it as a standalone asset or claim to own it.
No. It is a lighter editor aimed at quick edits, design and AI tools rather than deep, layer-based retouching. It handles everyday jobs and social designs well, but for precise work with layers and masks a full photo editor goes further. Many people use Wixel for the fast jobs and a heavier editor for the detailed ones.
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