This document discusses and compares 9 free photo editing tools that can help online store owners create visually appealing product photos without investing in expensive photo editing software. It provides a brief overview of each tool, highlighting key features like ease of use, basic editing functionality, and ability to add overlays, filters, and text. The top recommendations include PicMonkey, GIMP, Pixlr, BeFunky, and Canva, with PicMonkey praised for its balance of quick and advanced editing along with touch up tools for product photos.

1. Nine Free Photo Editing Tools to
Help You Create Stunning Graphics
for Your Online Store
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A free photo editing tool can be an online store owner’s best friend.
Why?
When you’re selling online, you need your photos to tell a story. As we shared in how to
write product descriptions that sell for you, photos are worth a million words.
Ultimately, you want your product photos to look visually appealing, showcase the best
features of your products and, of course, do the selling for you.
There is Photoshop, but if you aren’t a full-blown designer, wrapping your head around
Photoshop can be daunting. Plus, it’s expensive.
So, what do you do when you’re starting out and need to spruce up those images without
investing money and your mind in Photoshop?
You go for the best free photo editing tool in the market.
To make this job easier for you, we’ve rounded up 9 of our top choices for the Free Photo
Editing Tool award and you can take your pick.

2. The Ultimate Free Photo Editing Tool
Roundup
1. Picmonkey
Picmonkey is a favorite photo editing tool with many online store owners (and it’s one of our
favorites, too)! It’s your go-to for quick edits like cropping a photo, adding a filter to it, or even
text and overlays.
Not only that, if you want to touch up models’ pho
of tools for that as well.
The Ultimate Free Photo Editing Tool
is a favorite photo editing tool with many online store owners (and it’s one of our
to for quick edits like cropping a photo, adding a filter to it, or even
Not only that, if you want to touch up models’ photos, Picmonkey has a great easy
The Ultimate Free Photo Editing Tool
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to for quick edits like cropping a photo, adding a filter to it, or even
tos, Picmonkey has a great easy-to-use range

3. It has both free and pro versions and the free version can give you some great tools at your
fingertips.
2. GIMP

4. GIMP or GNU Image Manipulation Program is an open source image editor that has been
around 20 years now. GIMP has several tools and can make editing photos almost as easy as it
is with Photoshop, but it is slower.
GIMP and also use it for basic graphic design needs.
If you want to create a transparent or white background for your images (which we
recommend), check out this great tutori
3. Pixlr
or GNU Image Manipulation Program is an open source image editor that has been
GIMP has several tools and can make editing photos almost as easy as it
is with Photoshop, but it is slower. You can retouch, restore and even manipulate im
GIMP and also use it for basic graphic design needs.
If you want to create a transparent or white background for your images (which we
great tutorial on how to do so quickly and easily using Gimp.
or GNU Image Manipulation Program is an open source image editor that has been
GIMP has several tools and can make editing photos almost as easy as it
You can retouch, restore and even manipulate images with
If you want to create a transparent or white background for your images (which we
on how to do so quickly and easily using Gimp.

5. Pixlr is a web app free photo editing tool that gives you two easy options to choose from,
depending on your needs. If you want to add a quick edit, like an overlay or border to your
photos, the Pixlr Express is just fine.
The Pixlr Editor gives you more advance
transforming an image and more.
4. Ribbet
Ribbet is a photo editor that gives you great basic functionalities like cropping, rotating,
sharpening or lightening colors and exposure, as well as adding stickers, text and frames.
PicMonkey, it comes with a free version and a pro version and some of the more fun overlays
and features are premium. But for basic editing needs, this can definitely do the trick.
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is a web app free photo editing tool that gives you two easy options to choose from,
If you want to add a quick edit, like an overlay or border to your
photos, the Pixlr Express is just fine.
The Pixlr Editor gives you more advanced editing and manipulation options like replacing color,
transforming an image and more.
ves you great basic functionalities like cropping, rotating,
sharpening or lightening colors and exposure, as well as adding stickers, text and frames.
PicMonkey, it comes with a free version and a pro version and some of the more fun overlays
tures are premium. But for basic editing needs, this can definitely do the trick.
Check out this ultimate #photoediting tool roundup
by @AndreeaAyers. #smallbiz
is a web app free photo editing tool that gives you two easy options to choose from,
If you want to add a quick edit, like an overlay or border to your
d editing and manipulation options like replacing color,
ves you great basic functionalities like cropping, rotating,
sharpening or lightening colors and exposure, as well as adding stickers, text and frames. Like
PicMonkey, it comes with a free version and a pro version and some of the more fun overlays
tures are premium. But for basic editing needs, this can definitely do the trick.
Check out this ultimate #photoediting tool roundup

6. 5. BeFunky
This is a free web-based photo editing tool and, in many ways, feels a bit l
with added superpowers. You can add layers, use a massive range of effects, overlays, textures,
graphics and add text to images, too. It is very easy
What I really liked is the interactive help menu that pops u
feature. You can disable the tips, too.
6. Picfull
based photo editing tool and, in many ways, feels a bit like Picmonkey, but
You can add layers, use a massive range of effects, overlays, textures,
graphics and add text to images, too. It is very easy-to-use and quite fun, too.
What I really liked is the interactive help menu that pops up to give you tips when you try a new
feature. You can disable the tips, too.
ike Picmonkey, but
You can add layers, use a massive range of effects, overlays, textures,
p to give you tips when you try a new

7. This free online photo editing tool is great if you only want to apply filters to your photos for
added impact. It’s web-based, too, so you don’t
7. Canva
Canva is not so much an image editor as it is a image design tool, but I felt that many of us can
use it to create social media image
more. I use Canva to create all of the images on this blog!
This free online photo editing tool is great if you only want to apply filters to your photos for
based, too, so you don’t need to download anything.
is not so much an image editor as it is a image design tool, but I felt that many of us can
use it to create social media images, blog post images, eBook covers, flyers, ad banners and
more. I use Canva to create all of the images on this blog!
This free online photo editing tool is great if you only want to apply filters to your photos for
is not so much an image editor as it is a image design tool, but I felt that many of us can
s, blog post images, eBook covers, flyers, ad banners and

8. You can upload your own images too or choose from thousands of free and paid images in
Canva itself. The images cost just a dollar and you
Plus, there is a massive range of text and graphic overlays and a large number of preset image
types to choose from as well.
If you want to save A LOT of time and money, I highly recommend
you with branded templates for your own online store and you can also resize images for the
different social media networks. For example, you can create an image for Pinterest and click
the Magic Resize button and it automatically creates the same image (but in a different size) for
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.
8. SumoPaint
SumoPaint, like Pixlr, has a Photoshop
functionalities.
It is web-based, so you don’t need to download it to your system. The only thing with
SumoPaint, like other advanced image editors, is that there is a bit of a le
isn’t as fun and easy as say, PicMonkey, Canva or BeFunky.
You can upload your own images too or choose from thousands of free and paid images in
The images cost just a dollar and you have 24 hours to edit them as well.
Plus, there is a massive range of text and graphic overlays and a large number of preset image
If you want to save A LOT of time and money, I highly recommend Canva for Work
you with branded templates for your own online store and you can also resize images for the
different social media networks. For example, you can create an image for Pinterest and click
Resize button and it automatically creates the same image (but in a different size) for
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.
, like Pixlr, has a Photoshop-py feel to it with a large number of tools and
based, so you don’t need to download it to your system. The only thing with
SumoPaint, like other advanced image editors, is that there is a bit of a learning curve and it
as fun and easy as say, PicMonkey, Canva or BeFunky.
You can upload your own images too or choose from thousands of free and paid images in
have 24 hours to edit them as well.
Plus, there is a massive range of text and graphic overlays and a large number of preset image
Canva for Work. It provides
you with branded templates for your own online store and you can also resize images for the
different social media networks. For example, you can create an image for Pinterest and click
Resize button and it automatically creates the same image (but in a different size) for
py feel to it with a large number of tools and
based, so you don’t need to download it to your system. The only thing with
arning curve and it

9. However, once you learn your way around it, you can use it
9. iPiccy
This is an easy-to-use image editor that comes with a fair bit of functional
fixes, resizing, cropping and altering brightness, colors and sharpening the image.
However, once you learn your way around it, you can use it to edit images like a pro.
use image editor that comes with a fair bit of functionality including, minor
fixes, resizing, cropping and altering brightness, colors and sharpening the image.
to edit images like a pro.
ity including, minor
fixes, resizing, cropping and altering brightness, colors and sharpening the image.

10. So, which free photo editing tool will you play with first? Or have you tried some of these
already? Share your feedback and experiences with us in the comments below.