PicMonkey – A Free Online Photo Editor
We have received quite a few emails over the past few weeks from readers about a Picnik alternative. For those of you who do not know, Picnik was recently bought by Google. There is some confusion among users as it relates to the future of Picnik. It is not closing down. Google will more than likely incorporate it into Picasa or give it a new name.
Still, I did go on a hunt for other free online photo editors that exists. That is when I came across PicMonkey. In many ways, I actually like it better than Picnik. I did not like how many clicks it took me to just re-size a simple photo. PicMonkey is much faster and simpler to use.
PicMonkey – A Free Online Photo Editor
Below this article you will find a video that I created showing you exactly how I use PicMonkey. I always try to have a picture with every post I write. Some of the picture I find are entirely too big and I have to re-size them to fit on my blog post.
Some of you might do the re-sizing of your pictures inside WordPress, but let me give you a word of caution. Re-sizing your pictures inside WordPress can actually slow down your site, which will ultimately effect your search engine rankings.
It is better for you to get in the habit of editing your photos to the correct size before you upload them to WordPress. That is what I use PicMonkey for.
Here are some other free features of this cool online pic editor software:
- Crop
- Rotate
- Exposure
- Colors
- Sharpen
- Special Effects
- Add Text Overlay (Watermark)
- Touch Up
- Borders
Again, at the time of this writing, PicMonkey is completely free to use. So take advantage of it!
Below is a video I created walking you through how to use the software. If you cannot see the video, watch PicMonkey – A Free Online Photo Editor directly on YouTube.
UPDATE: I recently heard that PicMonkey is from the creators of Picnik.com. That explains a lot!
