Photoshop is not needed: quick editing images online

A typical situation: there is a photograph that requires a number of amendments quickly, but on the computer available at hand, a smartphone or a tablet there is no suitable graphic editor. What to do in such cases? The most optimal option is to resort to online services imprisoned for such tasks. They are a good alternative to classical programs for working with graphics, are convenient to use and most importantly – they are able to save a lot of time and effort when editing images. Below are this kind of solution and standard scenarios of their application. Almost all of the listed services are free, with the exception of some, providing a trial period of use, which is enough to process a small number of graphic files.

Image source: freepik.com

Converting graphic files from one format to another. The solution to this problem can be entrusted to the IMG2go Image Converter, Pixlr Image Converter, Convertio Image Converter and Clideo Image Converter. Together, they support work with almost all images, including vector graphics. Services do not require mandatory registration, therefore, they can be used for the fastest possible file conversion.

Compression of graphic files. The task that often has to face when sending weighty images by e -mail. In two accounts, the TinyPng service allows you to cope with it, which allows you to reduce the size of files without scaling graphics and a visible deterioration in the quality of the picture. AVIF, Webp, JPG, PNG, APNG and BART image processing are supported. The maximum size of each uploaded file is limited by a 5 MB bar. It is not necessary to create an account for interaction with TinyPNG.

Bringing amendments to the image. To edit photos and drawings in haste, we can safely recommend the Pixlr Editor service. This product visually copies the well -known Photoshop and offers an impressive set of tools for processing graphic files directly in the browser. Working with text, geometric primitives, filters, layers, color palette and other functions characteristic of most modern graphic editors is supported. Additionally, the Pixlr Editor presented tools based on artificial intelligence (AI), however, to work with them, you need to register on the service website and subscribe.

Pixlr editor graphic editor

Coloring black and white pictures. Inhale the new life into the old monochrome and faded scans of photographs over time allows the Image Colorizer online tool, which uses to color the images of the neural network. The public version of the service supports coloring pictures with a resolution of up to 3000 × 3000 pixels. Among the supported formats are JPG, PNG and WebP.

Removing objects with images. The solution to this problem “by teeth” by the Magic Eraser and Free Magic Eraser Online. With their help, it will not be difficult to clean out any objects from the photograph, whether it is in the frame by random passers -by, advertising signs, logos, text marks and other unnecessary elements. It is enough to upload the JPG, PNG, AVIF, WebP or BMP graphic file, to circle extra details in the image with a brush and wait for the process of processing it. Both services are free and available without registration. Which one to choose is up to you.

Removing the background in the photographs. This painstaking work can be shifted to the “shoulders” of the Erase.bg smart web service, in the free version (without registration) intentionally, but not critically reducing the resolution of output images. The processing of graphic files of JPG, PNG, WebP, Heic formats is supported with a resolution of up to 5000 × 5000 pixels and a size of not more than 25 MB. At the same time, photographs should contain a clearly defined object in the foreground, whether it be a person, an animal, object, car, etc.

Photo before and after processing by the ERASE.BG service (source of the original image: senivpetro / freepik.com)

Increase in images without loss of quality. In the scaling of drawings and photographs, you can resort to the Pixlr Editor graphic editor mentioned above, but it is more competent to adopt the free neural network service WAIFU2X with an open code and the possibility of a four -fold increase in the image without loss of the quality of the picture. The product underly the basis of the product of the AI ​​can adapt to various types of graphic art (author’s painting, paintings, drawings in the anime genre, photo), the function of eliminating noise in the image and artifacts of the JPG compression.

Transformation of any raster image into vector. Another scaling option for graphic files is their converting into a vector format. The Vectorizer.Ai AI service can cope with this task. It is enough to feed him a raster image of the JPG, PNG, WebP, BMP or GIF format, and it automatically converts the graphic file to the vector format. The resulting figure can be downloaded in SVG, PDF, EPS, DXF or PNG format. It is possible to configure a number of output parameters.

Animing of portrait pictures. It is one thing to convert raster images into vector and completely different – static photos in the format of small animated videos. It is on such a scenario of work with graphic files that the Myheritage Deep Nostalgia service is designed by intelligence, which literally allows people to revive people in portrait pictures. The algorithms laid down analyze the static image of the person’s face and convert it into animation lasting about 10 seconds with realistic movements of the head, facial expressions and blinking of the eyes. The resulting video can be copied on a computer or in memory of a mobile device in MP4 format or share a video on social networks. To work with Myheritage Deep Nostalgia, mandatory registration on the service website is necessary.

The result of the work of the Myheritage Deep Nostalgia neural network (photo source: cookie_studio / freepik.com)

Convert images into 3D objects. Modern systems, built using machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies based on neural networks, allow not only to animize photos, but also to convert them into three -dimensional objects. This is the possibility that the Krea Realtime AI service provides. With its help, you can convert the loaded images into 3D objects, rotate them in various directions, add to other photos, as well as edit, improve and finish through text instructions and a generative neural network KREA, designed to create photorealistic images. The results of the service look really impressive – just look at this demonstration video (attention: the video is posted on the YouTube site). You can use Krea Realtime for free, but you should take into account the daily limit for the use of computing resources of the service.

Improving images. Well, it completes our selection of web services for working with graphic files AI Image SharPener service. As you can guess from its name, it is also built using AI-Algorithms and is designed to improve the quality of images. The service adds to photographs of sharpness, makes them more chat, contrasting and detailed. An excellent tool for returning the former appearance of the old, touched time photographs. In the free version, AI Image SharPener allows for processing a hundred images, to whom this will seem to be not enough, the developers offer several options for subscription to service services.

And the last, but important remark. All of the listed software solutions are deployed in the cloud environment and interaction with them is built on mutual trust between the user and the developer. The first voluntarily provides its files, the second – to one degree or another, is obliged to ensure the security of the processed data. The key point in this chain is that if you carefully study the user agreements attached to the products, it will become obvious that in the vast majority of cases the creators of such resources do not respond and in the event of incidents (for example, data leaks) shift all responsibility On the final consumer. This legal nuance must be taken into account and, if possible, avoid the use of mentioned online services to edit graphic files containing confidential information. Information security does not tolerate compromise approaches to the protection of personal data.