Photo Editor

Before and after avant-garde photo of building on the lake during sunset edited with PicMonkey's photo editing tools.

PicMonkey’s online photo editor tools are everything you need to make wow-worthy images. Needa crop, resize, and adjust exposure? No prob. Wanna add text, graphics, filters, effects, and more? Got that too. Mobile or desktop. Create whatever — whenever and however you like.

Before and after avant-garde photo of building on the lake during sunset edited with PicMonkey's photo editing tools.

How to edit a photo in PicMonkey

1. Pick your photo

Open a blank canvas in the PicMonkey editor. Click Photos & Video > Add photo or video. Upload from your computer or choose among our millions of professional stock photos for design inspo. Drag corners to position picture accordingly.

2. Edit away

Not diggin' the natural vibe? Adjust exposure by hand or auto-adjust. Sharpen, soften, or try our nifty Color Changer! Plus, you can crop, resize, and add top-notch filters and trendy effects. Whatever your mood, we've got options.

3. Add text or graphics

Now that you've got the basics down, fine-tune with your fave fonts, graphics, and text effects. Add color gradients, shadows, outlines, or any other nuance your design needs. Adjust with easy-to-use sliders and voila!

4. Download and share

Once your photo's ready to rock, upload it to social, download it to your desktop, or print it to hang at home. Choose high-resolution JPGs, PNGs, (PDFs for pro subscribers), or GIFs and MP4s for animation. Share and smile for days.

Online photo editor tools for adjusting size, exposure, background, colors, and touch up. Blonde woman with black glasses smiling and holding coffee mug with colorful post-its in background on white wall.

Photo editing tools that are easy to use? Of course!

Our tools might be easy to use, but they pack a wallop. Crop, resize, sharpen, adjust colors, and change exposure to get the most out of your pics. And our background eraser is one-click ease. Get pro-looking results even if you're a beginner.

Online photo editor tools for adjusting size, exposure, background, colors, and touch up. Blonde woman with black glasses smiling and holding coffee mug with colorful post-its in background on white wall.

Photo filters you can customize for unique looks

Get I-spent-hours-on-this, but fast, with our quick-and-easy luxe photo effects. Change focal points or tweak lighting with just a few clicks. Plus, our Smart Resize tool makes reformatting for multiple social sizes a breeze, so don't waste time stressing about specs. Upload and share for all to see!

Photo filters and effects shown in PicMonkey including Black & White, Color Amp, and Santorini. Photo of man in winter gear on a rock with blue mountains in background and various applied effects.
Photo filters and effects shown in PicMonkey including Black & White, Color Amp, and Santorini. Photo of man in winter gear on a rock with blue mountains in background and various applied effects.
Color changer tool for photos shown in PicMonkey editor. Picture of brunette with long hair in a hoodie and holding iPhone laughing.

Super-powered photo effects like Color Changer

PicMonkey is stacked with amazingly impressive photo effects that transform your images in seconds. Our newest tool is the magical Color Changer Effect—make red shirts blue, orange walls green, yellow hair purple...you get the idea!

Color changer tool for photos shown in PicMonkey editor. Picture of brunette with long hair in a hoodie and holding iPhone laughing.

Instant Background Remover

Erase your photo’s background with a single click. This auto-magical feature is exclusively Pro-only, and well worth it. Perfect for product shots, creating logos, YouTube thumbnails, and more. (Available with Pro subscription)

Remove the background from a photo with one click. Female with surfboard in blue wetsuit.
Remove the background from a photo with one click. Female with surfboard in blue wetsuit.

The online photo editor with the mostest

Millions of stock photos

You don't even need your own photos to start. We've got millions from Shutterstock.

Check out stock photos

Touch up tools

Retouch portraits with natural-looking results — whiten teeth, change hair color, and smooth skin.

Explore touch up tools

Thousands of templates

Add text to your photo or drop it into a design. We've got templates for everything, all customizable.

Browse design templates

9000+ graphics and icons

Layer graphics to build new designs from scratch or add them ad hoc to your pics.

Visit the graphics library

Try the photo editing magic free for 7 days!
Get the free picmonkey photo editing app for mobile. Design example of white shoe against blue and green color gradient background with green leaf graphic.

PicMonkey's mobile app

Start on our desktop app and finish on mobile. Or vice versa! Our mobile app is optimized for finger taps and fast adjustments, which means you can take your pic and have it social-ready in minutes.

Get the free picmonkey photo editing app for mobile. Design example of white shoe against blue and green color gradient background with green leaf graphic.

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Retouch portraits

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Use our powerful, fun tool to create beautiful collages.

Love up your pics with PicMonkey