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A guest post by Jakk Ogden

After using Photoshop for many years, and growing tired of its many lost functions the updates seem to slap on, as well as it being fairly pricey, I decided to do some homework and try to get to the bottom of which web-based alternatives are available to everybody – my standards were simple – the UI had to be clean, the features good for amateurs and most of all they all had to be free to use.

After 4 months of trying out different free web-based Photoshop alternatives, I have found the top five which I would recommend for quick editing, touch ups, cropping, re-sizing and effect placement. Not just that, but if you need an editor which supports complex layers some of these freebies do that! You can see the list below;

1. Picnik

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Picnik is arguably the best free web-based photo editor out there – it integrates with Flickr easily and the features are well above average. Picnik is also very good for people who want more advanced features and effect options, setting it up is easy and UI is very intuitive. Picnik can support highly complex layers.

2. Paint.net

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I had a hard job choosing between this and Picnik. Paint.net is so popular, that I use it regularly myself – although not more so than Picnik. It is simple, the UI intuitive and is great for cropping and effects. It has the ability to load multiple images simultaneously and supports complex layers.

3. Photoshop Express

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Well worthy of being in the top three, this web-based editor doesn’t have the ability for complex layers, but you get loads of online space – over 2GB in fact. It can be recommend just for that !

4. Snipshot

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Snipshot is very easy to use, and is one of the only web-based editors not to display advertisements! Nice to look at, nice to use and although not quite as advanced as the top three, this is still one you should check out.

5.Splashup

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Splashup is by far the nicest looking editor, but since when did that matter? Feature wise this editor is okay, and advertisements are fairly minimal. Simplicity wise this editor is one of the best, and even children before 6 can use it!

Other great editors to consider;

Arcsoft

Arcsoft edits photo’s easily and just gets the job done for basic image resizing, cropping and brightness/contrast-sharpen. Great for basics, and great for a time schedule.

Picasa

Very easy to use and very quick to edit, it is mostly aimed at people who want to quickly crop their photos, Picasa is a very popular tool and is widely regarded as one of the best.

Gimp

Gimp has awesome lens flares: supernova, hidden planet.. great for adding mystical fairies glowing near your friends faces – or just some wacky fun! It has many of the features of Photoshop – and so could be considered a direct alternative.

This has been a guest post by Jakk Ogden – the creator of Technology Blogged | The Technology Blog with a human face

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I'm Jakk - the creator and editor at Technology Blogged! 21 years old, with a passion for technology and all the personality you could ever ask for. I aim to always give thorough, clear and opinionated articles which are helpful, interesting, visually appealing and ones which you will enjoy thoroughly.

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