Photopea: the free Photoshop that lives in your browser

Why it's remarkable

Photopea runs entirely in your browser tab, opens Photoshop's own PSD files, and costs nothing for the core editor. If you've ever needed to edit an image on a computer where you can't install software, it feels like a magic trick.

The interface deliberately mirrors Photoshop's, which means the thousands of Photoshop tutorials on the web mostly apply to Photopea as well.

The tasks it's perfect for

Resizing and cropping for web use, converting between formats, touching up product photos, adding text to images, and editing PSD templates someone sent you — these all work smoothly. The learning curve is Photoshop's, though: expect to look up how to do things at first.

Your files are processed locally in the browser rather than uploaded to a server, which is reassuring for client work or personal photos.

Tips for a smoother session

Work on a laptop rather than a phone; the interface is dense and rewards a big screen. Save your work as a PSD to your device regularly, since a closed tab means lost work.

If an ad-supported free tier bothers you, there's a paid option that removes ads, but nothing in the editing tools themselves is locked away.

When you need something else

For very large files, batch processing, or professional color management, desktop software still wins. Photopea is the best emergency and occasional editor on the web — just know its limits before a deadline depends on it.