If you need to temporarily edit photos but Adobe Photoshop is not installed on the computer, you can try the free online photo editing service Photopea in such an emergency. After the actual test, the functions are more complete than expected, and even shortcut keys can be used It works like It’s a simple version of Photoshop. It’s not a problem to adjust the size and resolution of photos temporarily, remove acne or stains in portraits, color tone adjustment, and white balance. The most powerful thing should be that it can be opened and saved as a PSD file and the layers are preserved. Afterwards, the file can be opened and edited with Adobe Photoshop as well. The only downside should be that because it is a web version, the speed of the network will also affect the speed of photo editing. If the photo is too large, it may take a long time for the software to work.
Support multiple file formats, layout and PS
Surprisingly, Photopea can open a variety of file formats, including PSD, Ai, PDF, RAW, TIFF, PNG, GIF, etc. The layout looks similar to the normal Photoshop, especially it also supports keys shortcut, so people who use Photoshop to retouch photos can start very quickly.
But it should be noted that because it is the web version, if the shortcut keys are the same as the web shortcut keys, priority will be given to the web page commands. For example, Ctrl+T is the command to transform objects in Photoshop, but this set of shortcut keys is used in Photopea It will become invalid, and a new tab will be opened in the browser in instead of that.
▲ Photoopea can choose to open a variety of file formats, including PSD, Ai, PDF etc.
▲ Layout configuration is very similar to Photoshop, and the toolbars and layer columns are similar.
▲ Adjust the functions necessary for basic image editing such as color and color scale, and even use shortcut keys to operate.
▲ The completeness of the defect repair tool is similar to that of photoshop, and it can be finished directly.
The basic retouch function is available, and the layer can be saved and saved as a PSD file
The interface configuration of Photopea is very similar to that of Photoshop. The toolbar on the left, the layer column on the right, and the historical step records are also similar. In fact, when you use the shortcut keys for adjusting the color and level functions, you can also immediately call out the operation window. Saving the file after retouching Photopea will overwrite the original image directly, so those who want to keep the original image should remember to use another file. The saved file can also be saved as PSD, PNG, JPG, SVG, GIF, PDF, etc., and the saved PSD file can also be opened with Adobe software afterwards, and the layers in the file will also are saved for editing again.
▲ The picture size adjustment function can also adjust the resolution.
▲ The color level function is also operated in the same way as Photoshop, which is easy to use.
▲Before saving the file, it will ask if you want to confirm the saving This website uses the method of overwriting the original file directly, so pay special attention.
▲ It can be saved as a PSD file, and it also supports saving as PNG, JPG, SVG, GIF, PDF and other formats.
More functions than expected, the downside is the web page loading speed
Photopea is quite enough for basic and simple image editing. In fact, it is more than enough to adjust the size of the photo, adjust the white balance, and even repair the dirty areas in the image. The downside should that if the image is too big and the editing action is too complicated Or if the retouch range is too big, it will slow down or even stop because of the web page loading problem. At this time, if the web page file is reloaded, it will disappear, which is the risk of using this website to re-touch a web page.
▲ The saved PSD file can be opened and edited with Photoshop, and the layers are also fully saved.
