Pictius Free image editor in your browserImage editing guides
Step-by-step guides for common image tasks in Pictius, each with the exact menus, tools and settings to use.
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- No install, no account
- Images stay on your device
- Layers, masks and AI
- Remove the background from an imageRemove the background from a photo in your browser: select the subject with AI, refine the edges with a layer mask and export a transparent PNG. No uploads.
- Remove objects from a photoErase unwanted objects, people or text from a photo: select them and use Content-Aware Fill, AI Fill, Spot Healing or Patch. Everything runs in your browser.
- Cut out hair and objects preciselyCut out people, hair, pets and products: start with Quick Selection or Select Subject, refine the edge in Select and Mask and output a layer mask or a new layer.
- Blur the background of a photoBlur the background of a photo to make the subject stand out: use Portrait Mode, or select the subject and apply Gaussian Blur to the rest. Free, in your browser.
- Resize an imageResize an image to exact pixels or a percentage with Image Size, choose the resampling method, and add or trim space around it with Resize Canvas. Free and private.
- Crop and straighten a photoCrop a photo to a ratio such as 1:1, 4:5 or 16:9, straighten a tilted horizon, fix perspective with Perspective Crop and trim empty borders. Free, in your browser.
- Upscale an imageEnlarge a small image with Super Resolution 2x, which doubles its size with smooth interpolation and sharpening, or pick an exact size and method in Image Size.
- Convert an image to another formatConvert images in your browser: open PNG, JPG, WebP, AVIF, GIF or PSD files and export PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF, SVG, PDF or TIFF with the quality and scale you choose.
- Images at the right size for social mediaMake images at the right size for Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and more: crop to a preset ratio or use Export for Social Media to resize and save in one step.
- Open and edit PSD files onlineOpen PSD files in your browser with their layers, groups, masks, adjustment layers and effects, see what is kept or approximated, and export PSD, PNG or JPG.
- Add text to an imageAdd text to a photo with editable text layers: set font, size, color and spacing in the Character and Paragraph panels, then add a shadow or stroke with Layer Style.
- Add a watermark to your photosAdd a text or logo watermark to a photo, set its opacity and blend mode, then record it as an Action and apply it to many images at once with Batch.
- Adjust color and exposureFix dark, flat or off-color photos with Levels, Curves, Hue/Saturation and Shadows/Highlights, and keep every edit reversible with adjustment layers.
- Remove blemishes and red eyeRetouch portraits in your browser: remove spots and blemishes with Spot Healing and Healing, clone away distractions with Clone Stamp and fix red eye with one click.
- Layers and masks explainedLearn layers in Pictius: groups, blend modes, layer masks and clipping masks, adjustment layers, and .pictius project files that keep every layer editable.
- Batch edit images with ActionsRecord your edits once as an Action and play it on many images with Batch: resize, adjust, watermark and export them all in one go, right in your browser.