Content creators know that a picture is worth a thousand words. While the text has its own irreplaceable role, visuals complement the text and contribute to an enhanced user experience. Science backs up this idea: the human brain processes images 60,000 times faster than text. Besides, people remember only 20% of what they read but remember 80% of what they see. In this context, you realize that neglecting the visuals of your website is a poor decision.
As a content creator, you need good images, a lot of creativity, and an excellent image editor to impress customers. Aren’t sure which image editors are suitable for your needs? Roll up your sleeves and check out the following suggestions; they are the best image editors for content creators.
Canva
Canva is one of the most famous image editors and for good reason. The interface is intuitive and user-friendly, so even less-experienced creators can use Canva hassle-free. It works as a web application but has desktop versions for both Mac and Windows. The users of handheld devices aren’t ignored—the Canva app is available for both Android and iOS. You can use it everywhere regardless of the device and operating system.
Besides user-friendliness and versatility, Canva impresses with its large set of options. It gives you full control over each pixel of your work and helps you achieve the results with minimal effort. Start your work by choosing the type of the project—poster, flyer, resume, infographic, social media graphics, etc. Next, drag-and-drop elements like shapes, graphics, stickers, photos, tables, charts, or icons onto the canvas. Play with the elements and customize them to match your design style. Save your work and you are good to go.
Visme
Visme is another popular image editor that allows users to build outstanding imagery for both print and digital. Its interface is similar to Canva, so users won’t face major issues when using it. However, Visme has a smaller number of paying customers and its pricing plans are more expensive. Despite that, Visme is a tool that fully deserves its price tag.
Use it to create social media graphics, infographics, printables, charts, and graphs. The interface is user-friendly. Like Canva, you drag elements onto the canvas to conceive your design project. Sign up for a free plan for a better idea of this image editor. Unfortunately, you can’t export and share your work with the free plan.
Pixlr
Pixlr works for both digital marketing assets and creative design. It has templates for Facebook covers and banners, Linkedin and Pinterest updates, business cards, and even vouchers. As a marketer or content creator, you have all the needed tools to delight customers. Yet, I like more the artistic side of the application. Surprisingly, Pixlr has plenty of options to create expressive design works. It allows fairly professional background removal, which isn’t quite accessible for many image editors. The large palette of effects is impressive and helps you achieve the desired results.
Fotor
This app targets creative designers and marketers alike with its huge array of artistic filters and effects. There’s nothing wrong with considering Fotor as a photo enhancement application. However, it’s a solid choice for creating images for blog posts or image collages for Instagram. Fotor has considerable limitations for printable materials. A standout feature is the AI art—a combination of artificial intelligence and your input to create stunning NFT (Non-Fungible Token) designs. This feature will attract more users considering how NFT artwork exploded in the last period.
piZap
piZap is a fancy and user-friendly app that should be in your bookmark bar. It’s simple to use and offers plenty of options to help marketers and designers craft cool designs. piZap has a large variety of templates and AI-generated images to streamline your work. It’s suitable for creating assets for websites, social media channels, and blog posts. At the same time, it works for creative projects like abstract image manipulation, portrait retouching, and even memes.
BeFunky
Take a look at BeFunky if you are looking for a simple yet powerful image editor. It’s so simple you won’t need any guidance once you open the web application. Enhancing the photos is simple—open the photo and choose the options from the toolbox. It does the following:
- Crop, resize, and rotate images
- Manipulate colors and shades
- Change the light and exposure
- Add blur and smooth effects.
BeFunky works for collages and digital assets. Use the drop-down menu from the header to switch between Collage Maker and Graphic Designer.
Adobe Express
Adobe products don’t need any introduction when it comes to image editing. Adobe Express is a free, web-based application for editing images which earned the respect of the community. Unlike Photoshop, which has a considerable price tag, Adobe Express is free and has a similar toolbox. Besides, you work directly from your browser. Don’t limit yourself to images, Adobe Express is compatible with videos, too.
Photopea
Photopea is a simple and effective image editor that has an interface similar to Adobe Photoshop. While it lacks the many powerful editing features of Photoshop, Photopea fully deserves your attention as a time-saving tool. Just upload the photo, edit, and apply the desired effects, all free of charge from your browser of choice.
Edit Photo
If you are concerned about your online privacy, use Edit Photo. It lacks annoying popups, cookies, and ads. Moreover, you don’t need to create an account to use it. This app won’t store any information about your activity and identity. Edit Photo is a simple photo editing tool, but it’s enough for basic needs, like image cropping or simple retouching. It’s not necessarily a feature much needed for content creators, but you can also embed the image editor in your site.
GIMP
All the above recommendations are web-based, so you don’t need to download the installation kit. It’s way simpler to visit a web application than to install one. Yet, downloadable software is more powerful than web apps. In some cases, it makes sense to use powerful software to create visual assets. Unfortunately, these often come with a pretty restrictive price tag, but GIMP is free of charge. It’s the most famous and powerful open-source image manipulation program, so download and install it on your machine. It’s complex software, but its interface is pretty intuitive. Don’t skip checking the documentation and the Tutorials section on the GIMP website.