Pixlr

Pixlr is a free browser-based photo editor that bundles AI image, video and audio generation with tools like background removal, generative fill, upscaling and face swap. Paid plans add credits, ad-free use and more models.

Pixlr is a browser-based suite that combines a conventional photo editor with a growing set of generative AI tools. Instead of one product, it is a family of entry points: Pixlr Express for quick edits, Pixlr Editor for layered work, and separate pages for image generation, instruction-based editing, video generation, audio generation, face swap, collages and file conversion. Nothing has to be installed, and the platform is described as available for browser, mobile and desktop. The AI toolset covers most everyday retouching jobs. Background removal, object removal, noise reduction, skin enhancement, colorizing, sharpening and sticker creation sit alongside generative fill, generative expand for outpainting, generative transform for moving or resizing objects, and super scale upscaling up to 25 megapixels. An AI assistant accepts plain-language edit requests, and an extract-layers tool splits an image into separate layers. On the generation side, Pixlr routes requests to third-party models such as Flux, Recraft, Kling, Veo, Stable Diffusion, Seedream and ElevenLabs, so users can produce images from text, animate stills into video, convert text to speech or music, and transcribe audio. In practice, a user opens a tool, drops in an image or types a prompt, and refines the result in the same editor, which is the main workflow advantage: generated assets do not need to be exported into a second application before text, cropping or layering. The audience spans beginners making social graphics, small businesses editing product photos, and designers who want a lighter alternative to desktop software. Pixlr is free to start, with paid plans that remove ads, add AI credits, unlock all models, enable private mode and a priority generation queue, and expand fonts, templates and elements. Education use is free. Among alternatives, it competes with Photoshop-style editors on one side and standalone generators on the other, and its pitch is covering both in a single web workspace.