# Pixlr Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 Pixlr Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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Pixlr

## What is Pixlr?

Pixlr is an online photo editor and design tool with AI capabilities. The software provides users with design features through Pixlr X, photo editing tools via Pixlr E, and one-click visual asset creation through Photomash Studio. Pixlr also offers AI-powered background removal, collage templates, creative filters and effects, and a growing library of design templates.

## What is Pixlr used for?

[Photo Editing](https://www.capterra.com/photo-editing-software/)[Graphic Design](https://www.capterra.com/graphic-design-software/)

Top alternative

Featured

Overall rating

Based on 119 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

94%

Neutral

3%

Negative

3%

Starting price

$7.99

Per User, Per Month

Free trial  
available

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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### Pixlr

4.4 (119)

VS.

[4.6 (1,229)](https://www.capterra.com/p/174232/adobe-express/reviews/)

Starting Price

$7.99

Per User, Per Month

Starting Price

Contact vendor

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.5 (119)

Ease Of Use

4.5 (2,434)

Value For Money

4.4 (80)

Value For Money

4.4 (2,019)

Customer Service

4.0 (62)

Customer Service

4.4 (1,803)

## Pixlr alternatives

[4.4 (201)](https://www.capterra.com/p/178598/QuarkXPress/reviews/)

Starting price

$279.00

Per User, Per Month

Highest Rated

[Adobe Photoshop](https://www.capterra.com/p/229092/Adobe-Photoshop/)

[4.8 (2,434)](https://www.capterra.com/p/229092/Adobe-Photoshop/reviews/)

Starting price

$22.99

Per User, Per Month

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/229092/Adobe-Photoshop/)

[Canva](https://www.capterra.com/p/168956/Canva/)

[4.7 (13,253)](https://www.capterra.com/p/168956/Canva/reviews/)

Starting price

$15.00

Per User, Per Month

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/168956/Canva/)

[Fotor](https://www.capterra.com/p/181589/Fotor/)

[4.5 (1,092)](https://www.capterra.com/p/181589/Fotor/reviews/)

Starting price

$8.99

Per User, Per Month

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/181589/Fotor/)

[View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/198210/Pixlr-X/alternatives/)

## Who uses Pixlr?

Based on Capterra reviews from the past 5 years

## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Content Import/Export

4.6 (52)

53.85% of 52 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Import or export content

Image Editing

4.6 (52)

57.69% of 52 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Edit, touch up, and convert images for publishing

Real Time Editing

4.5 (46)

52.17% of 46 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Preview and make real-time changes in the web content

Drag & Drop

4.3 (41)

48.78% of 41 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components

Content Sharing

4.3 (34)

44.12% of 34 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Digitally share pre-made materials and self-created content with others

File Management

4.4 (34)

50.00% of 34 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Create, save, and store files

Pixlr 18 features

Computer aided design to create precision drawings or technical illustrations

Import or export content

Digitally share pre-made materials and self-created content with others

Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements

Manage and store data in a database

Create designs using pre-built templates or customize them with flowcharts, mindmaps, wireframes, network diagrams and org charts

Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components

Create, save, and store files

Edit, touch up, and convert images for publishing

Store and manage images

Manage and support multiple languages

Pre-defined templates within a library for common cases such as contracts, websites, emails, and more

Preview and make real-time changes in the web content

Search and filter data across systems to locate required information by entering keywords or certain criteria

Securely stores data to prevent data loss or breaches

Integrate with social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.

Edit text as needed

Add a digital mark to show ownership of an image, video, document, etc.

Features

4.2 (119)

4.2

Based on 119 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

4.4 (80)

Free Trial

Free Version

[View pricing plan details](https://www.capterra.com/p/198210/Pixlr-X/pricing/)

Free

$0.00

It includes:

-   Access to Pixlr X and E
-   Basic Editing Tools
-   Limited Set of Overlays
-   Limited Set of Stickers
-   Supported by Ads

Premium

$7.99

Per User,Per Month

It includes:

-   18000 Assets
-   3000 Extra Overlays
-   5000 Decorative Texts
-   7000 Extra Icons/Stickers
-   AI Cutout (and Future AI Tools)
-   Extensive Editing Tools
-   Full Access to Pixlr X and E
-   New Exclusive Video Tutorials
-   Supports a Maximum of 8196 X 8196 Image Resolution

Creative Pack

$29.99

Per User,Per Month

It includes:

-   10 Million Graphics
-   18000 Assets
-   24/7 Premium Support
-   28000 Extra Overlays
-   5000 Decorative Texts
-   7000 Extra Icons/Stickers
-   Ad Free
-   AI Cutout (and Future AI Tools)
-   Exclusive Video Tutorials
-   Extensive Editing Tools
-   Fonts
-   Full Access to Pixlr X and E
-   Legal Guarantee of $25000
-   New
-   Photos
-   Supports a Maximum of 8196 X 8196 Image Resolution
-   Templates
-   Unlimited Access to Stock Content
-   Video & 3d Files

Value for money

4.4 (80)

4.4

Based on 80 reviews

## Integrations

[

Dropbox Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/143068/Dropbox-Business/)

## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

4.0 (62)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

4.0 (62)

4.0

Based on 62 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.4

Based on 119 reviews

Filter by rating

5(59)

4(53)

3(4)

2(1)

1(2)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

Jason B.

CEO

Marketing and Advertising

### "Best Value Photo Editing"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

February 26, 2026

I am not a Photoshop power user, so most features are not needed. The price of Pixlr is unbeatable. And it is super simple. It is easier than Gimp.

Pros

This is the best value. Only $2.49/month for Plus. Online version that works on any platform. Does everything I need.

Cons

Not as many features as Photoshop. FIlters like Instagram would be nice. Pixlr doesn't have many cons.

Switched from

[Adobe Photoshop](https://www.capterra.com/p/229092/Adobe-Photoshop/)

Adobe Photoshop is too expensive and I don't use most of the features.

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SA

Scott A.

owner

Graphic Design

### "Cancel immediately on signing up."

1.0

Overall Rating

1.0

1.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

2.0

2.0

Customer Service

1.0

1.0

Likelihood to Recommend

0/10

June 26, 2025

Pros

It was cheap? not really sure that is a selling feature. it did not work or do what i expected. only used it for about 3 minutes.

Cons

They autobill on 1 year subscriptions without emails about upcoming renewals, then have a policy to not allow refunds. This is a scam these people in apps know. They know that people that have a 1 year membership will forget they have it. The know they can get at least 1 extra years money out of it. How hard would it be to program an email reminder that you have a renewal upcoming? But they do not care, but cause if they know you are going to cancel anyway, they would rather take the money and leave you pissed off.

Review source

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KW

Kimb W.

Owner

Design

### "Amazing Software"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

January 29, 2025

Overall, Pixlr is a decent photo editing software. It's not the most powerful tool out there, but it gets the job done for basic editing needs.

Pros

Pixlr is fairly easy to use, even for beginners. It has a user-friendly interface and a good selection of basic editing tools. It's also a web-based application, so you don't need to download or install anything.

Cons

It can be a bit slow at times, especially when working with larger images.

Switched from

[Adobe Photoshop](https://www.capterra.com/p/229092/Adobe-Photoshop/)

For more IA tools in photo editing software

Review source

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JK

Justin K.

ELA Teacher and Tech Coach

Primary/Secondary Education

### "Easy Advanced Image Editing"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

December 31, 2024

I have used it to modify photos and drawings. It is somewhat intuitive and provides lots of advanced tools for free.

Pros

I liked the ease of use. It very much mirrors Adobe products in its layout and gives lots of free editing options.

Cons

There's really nothing I didn't like about it. In fact, it looks like they've even added new AI options since I last signed in.

Switched from

[Adobe InDesign](https://www.capterra.com/p/233314/Adobe-InDesign/)

[Adobe Photoshop](https://www.capterra.com/p/229092/Adobe-Photoshop/)

This was a free software that offered many of the low stakes tools that I needed for basic editing.

Review source

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SH

Sandra H.

Customer

Arts and Crafts

### "Frustrating abd disappointing"

2.0

Overall Rating

2.0

2.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

0/10

December 6, 2024

I put in prompts that do not seem to be understood. I use negative prompts to avoid the constant dismissal of the prompts I'm trying to create and it just keeps reproducing similar images to the ones that do not match my prompts. I will state the subject has blonde hair and it provides brunettes. I state a body type as plump or full figured or heavy set, chubby, or fat and it produces skinny barbie type models. I prompt a style of clothing such as an 18th century dress with apron and it produces short mini skirts. Pixlr seems to only be capable of producing provocative type subjects rather than realist looking models, like REAL people. I choose a cinematic style and it produces a cartoon like look, painted even. I have the free version and it is garbage, I wouldn't pay to upgrade since it can't handle the simplest prompts. Playground ai, is 100% better.

Pros

Nothing at all. It is terrible garbage..

Cons

Its inability to function as advertised.

Switched from

[Playground](https://www.capterra.com/p/220200/Playground/)

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AU

Anonymous User

Product Owner

Information Services

### "One of the worst AI Apps Ever"

1.0

Overall Rating

1.0

1.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

2.0

2.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

0/10

September 19, 2024

To be honest, I don't know where these 5 stars reviews come from, they're either paid or users that didn't try the AI capabilities

Pros

Ease to use Friendy user interface Easy to suscribe

Cons

IA tools are quite bad, never work when you try to delete or generate something App doesn't generate variations from editing Quite slow, takes like 1 minute to generate or delete something

Review source

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NB

Nicole B.

Book Coach and Editor

Writing and Editing

### "Basic but useful graphic creator and editor"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

August 30, 2024

I use Pixlr to make things like banners and graphics or to crop an image quickly from my desktop. I've used it casually for years, and it's mostly pretty easy to navigate. I've always been happy with the results and I like that I don't have to have an account to use it.

Pros

Pixlr is a great browser-based photo editor with many of the same functionalities as Photoshop, at a much lower cost with a free level as well. There's a learning curve to using it, but it's a handy tool for quick edits and graphic creation.

Cons

There didn't use to be a limit on how many images you can save at the free level, but now it's only five per day, which is difficult if you're testing different sizes, layouts etc. For someone who isn't familiar with the tools and what they do, it can be difficult to learn.

Switched from

[Adobe Photoshop](https://www.capterra.com/p/229092/Adobe-Photoshop/)

100% because of the cost. Photoshop is too expensive and I don't like that it's subscription-based now.

Review source

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Divaldo C.

CEO

Consumer Services

### "Best tool for image editing"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

June 7, 2024

I started calmly with the free version over 5 years ago, the free version is already excellent, after adding the daily download limitation about 2/3 years ago, I started using the paid version which is excellent. It is worth it!

Pros

It's very simple to use, you don't need to be a designer to start editing images. The web version is excellent, however they have a desktop version that also helps a lot. I've been using it for years to edit images. I use it a lot to convert photos from different formats and high quality to the WEBP format for the websites I develop.

Cons

I don't have aspects that I noticed that could be improved, maybe they have templates for different businesses and improve the stock images.

Switched from

[Adobe Photoshop](https://www.capterra.com/p/229092/Adobe-Photoshop/)

I switched because I was looking for a program that was easy to use, especially one that I could use on the web without having to download a lot of files.

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EB

Eric B.

Owner

Arts and Crafts

### "Pixlr E - a Useful editing tool"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

May 13, 2024

This is a great, low-cost product that is easy to use. I recommend it for every toolbox.

Pros

It is easy to create digital art using this product and there are new features being introduced all the time like generative AI.

Cons

Sometimes it is not apparent what I need to do to execute a function and it take additional time to find out how the feature/function works. I do a lot of experimenting to learn how to use the features.

Reasons for choosing Pixlr

Pixlr provided easy to use gradient tools that create great looking art, especially for digital painting.

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LD

LUIZ D.

Chef

Restaurants

### "Help those without Photoshop"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

January 18, 2024

Being able to use a tool that is less complicated than photoshop.

Pros

It is very good at processing images, its web version works in any browser, making it an efficient alternative to Adobe Photoshop and other programs in the category.

Cons

A negative point is the impossibility of changing details such as the contrast and brightness of the photos.

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[View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/198210/Pixlr-X/reviews/)

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