Pixlr-o-matic allows you to apply effects, overlays and frames to your images and share the results. The app was originally launched in 2011 (the Android version only a month later than its iOS counterpart) but recent updates have added even more filters and effects which make the current version worth looking at again.
However, powerful imaging apps for Android were available before the two apps mentioned above were launched and Pixlr-o-matic by Autodesk, the subject of this review, is a good example. Instagram and Snapseed are two examples of extremely popular iOS imaging apps that recently, after a rather long wait, have been ported to Android. However, with Google's Android OS increasing its popularity and snatching the number one spot in the mobile OS ranking, developers have been hard at work to make their apps available for Google's platform. When it comes to mobile image editing apps, Apple iOS users have traditionally had more choice than the users of other mobile operating systems. Version reviewed: 2.2.1 using Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Google Nexus 4 and Samsung Galaxy Camera
Considering some competitor applications allow photos to be directly uploaded to several popular photo sharing and social networking websites, this is quite inconvenient.Īll in all a great app for free to design or modify your photos but not recommended for professional photography editing.Pixlr-o-matic for Android (free in the Google Play Store) Compatible with Android phones running Android 2.1 or later. This does somewhat undermine the flexibility of being able to use the service from any computer with an internet connection. Pixlr Express is aimed quite squarely at more basic users and so the options available are relatively limited, though Pixlr Editor is also a free online image editor and that offers a significantly more powerful range of features.Īnother limitation, and perhaps surprisingly for an online application, is the fact that when a user has finished working on a photo, the photo has to be downloaded to be saved.
If relatively large files are to be worked on, slow connections may make the process impossible. Like any other web application, users are reliant on having an internet connection in order to work on their digital photos.
Major Advantage is as this is a free online image editor, users don’t need to install Pixlr Express on a computer, so it is easy to access and use the application from any computer with an internet connection. Natural adjustments can be made to improve a photo that may have a poor exposure.There are many exposure levels to edit pics and built-in effects which I like to call it Instagram-Filters It would be ideal for anyone who has a compact camera to improve their digital photos in an intuitive way. It does seem to encourage experimentation and effects are soothed out, users have the option to apply them or cancel and try something else. Pixlr Express really is a tool for more basic users looking for quick and easy results.
Pixlr Express is a good and relatively simple tool with several attractive features.
Pixlr Express has a clear and intuitive interface that encourages users to experiment with this free online image editor, rather than overloading users with information about how to use it.Android/iOS apps are very popular andmade by the same team behind Pixlr-o-Matic, one of your favorite photo filter apps, Pixlr Express takes a different approach to personalizing your photos.