Photo editor

To edit a photo, upload it to Wixel. Then you can choose from a variety of photo editing tools and fine-tune until you’re satisfied. With Wixel, you can make the following types of changes to your photos:

• Composition: crop your image to improve the framing and focus of your subject. You can also use our image resizer to easily change the image dimensions for specific platforms, like Instagram posts or YouTube thumbnails.

• Change backgrounds and objects: you can use AI to remove or swap backgrounds, or remove objects from the photo.

• Adjust light and color: you can brighten and increase contrast to add more depth and interest to your photo. You can also tweak the warmth and saturation to change the photo’s mood.

• Add creative elements: use photo filters to change the look of your image, or add text to a photo for more personalization.

You can easily replace an object in a photo using AI. Whether you're fixing a background element or adding something new, the process is simple in Wixel:

1. Pinpoint the object using either the brush tool or our Smart Select feature.

2. Either describe in a prompt what you would like to replace the object with, or remove it entirely with our photo eraser.

Wixel’s AI object replacer will then remove the original selection and fill in the background or generate your new object, blending it into the photo to create a realistic finish.

The size and quality of your original photo is preserved when you edit with Wixel, with the exception of resizing. Stretching small image files to larger sizes may result in a loss of quality. The final quality of your image also depends on the settings you choose when you’re ready to download:

File format: choose JPEG for an excellent balance of quality and small file size, perfect for the web. Select PNG for higher detail and to preserve transparent backgrounds.

Image size: while decreasing an image's size is generally fine, significantly increasing the size of a photo can cause it to become blurry or pixelated.

Image quality: this setting lets you balance detail against file size. High quality is best for logos, product images, and portfolios, while standard quality works for social media posts and email images.

Photo editing is the process of adjusting an image to improve its quality, convey a specific mood, or achieve a creative vision. Using a photo editor like Wixel, you can make changes that range from subtle corrections to dramatic transformations.

At its core, photo editing involves making foundational corrections such as cropping to strengthen the composition, or improving lighting and exposure. For example, if you’re using our resume builder to create a standout CV, but your headshot needs work, you can perfect it using our editor. Beyond simple fixes, editing also allows you to enhance a photo by boosting color saturation to make it more vibrant, or by applying artistic filters to establish a specific mood, style, or brand identity.

Photo editing with AI goes even further to offer complete transformation. With a photo editor like Wixel’s, anyone can make advanced edits like removing a background to isolate a subject, erasing distracting elements from a scene, or even replacing an object with something entirely new.

Choosing the best photo editor depends on factors like your creative needs, goals, and skill level. As you research and decide which editor to use, here are the key factors to consider:

Ease of use: look for a photo editor with an intuitive interface, powerful AI tools, and one-click adjustments. These features can simplify complex tasks and make your creative process more efficient.

Complete toolset: a great photo editor should offer both essential tools like cropping and color correction, and advanced capabilities like background removal, object replacement, and generative AI to handle any creative challenge.

Templates and assets: a large library of professionally designed templates, stock photos, fonts, and graphics will allow you to quickly create invitations, build resumes, and more, without needing to start from scratch.

Comprehensive support: check what support options are available, such as a comprehensive help center, to ensure you can get the help you need when you need it.

Wixel fulfills all these requirements, giving you the powerful tools, advanced AI features, and creative assets you need to transform your photos and confidently bring your vision to life, all in one place.

Absolutely. Wixel’s photo editor is free for everyone to use. Our free plan gives you unlimited access to all manual editing tools, allowing you to crop, resize, adjust colours, add filters, and apply text. The free plan also includes 20 weekly credits to use any AI tools including image generation, background removal, image expansion, and more. If you need to use AI tools more often, you can always upgrade to a paid plan for more AI credits.

Yes, Wixel’s online photo editor is perfect for creating professional-quality social media posts that match your brand.

You can start with one of our professionally designed social media templates, which are already sized perfectly for platforms like Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Simply choose one that fits your needs, and edit however you need.

For something more custom, you can describe your vision to Wixel’s AI assistant, which will instantly generate a post for you. From there, you can edit your post either manually or using AI, and quickly generate more social media posts based on the original so you’ll have a cohesive brand look on every channel.

You can upload and edit as many photos as you need to Wixel. We don’t place any restrictions on how many images you can create, whether you're on our free or paid plan, so you’re free to work on a single image or a large batch of photos without limits. All of Wixel’s plans include secure cloud storage to keep all your creative work organized and accessible in one place.

No, the Wixel photo editor does not add a watermark to any of your images. Even under our free plan, every photo you download is clean, professional, and completely watermark-free. You can confidently use your edited images for any project—from social media posts to professional portfolios—without restrictions.