Free Photo Editor — Photoshop & Lightroom Alternative
15 professional adjustment tools in your browser. Exposure, curves, HSL, split toning, clarity, dehaze, sharpness, grain, vignette. WebGL-accelerated. Free account, no install, no subscription.
What You Get
Lightroom-Class Adjustments
Exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, temperature, tint, vibrance, saturation. The same controls photographers use in Lightroom, running on your GPU via WebGL.
RGB Curves
Full tone curve editor with independent red, green, and blue channels. Click to add control points, drag to shape. The tool used by colorists and retouchers worldwide.
HSL Color Grading
Per-channel hue, saturation, and luminance control across 8 color ranges. Shift sky blue to teal, boost skin tones, desaturate greens independently.
Split Toning
Color shadows and highlights independently with hue and saturation controls plus a balance slider. Create cinematic color grades, warm highlights with cool shadows.
Detail: Clarity, Dehaze, Sharpness
Clarity adds midtone contrast for punch. Dehaze cuts through fog and haze. Sharpness enhances fine detail. Film-quality grain adds analog texture.
AI-Powered Editing
Need background removal, style transfer, or retouching? ZSky's AI tools at /create handle generative edits. This editor handles manual adjustments.
ZSky vs Photoshop vs Lightroom
| Feature | ZSky Photo Editor | Photoshop | Lightroom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $22.99/mo | $9.99/mo |
| Signup required | Free account | Yes + payment | Yes + payment |
| Install required | No (browser) | Yes (desktop) | Yes (desktop/mobile) |
| Exposure/Contrast/WB | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RGB Curves | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| HSL Per-Channel | Yes | Via Hue/Sat | Yes |
| Split Toning | Yes | Via Color Balance | Yes |
| Clarity/Dehaze | Yes | Camera Raw | Yes |
| AI Background Removal | Via AI tools | Yes | Yes (mobile) |
| AI Video Generation | Yes, free | No | No |
| Privacy (local processing) | Yes | Cloud sync | Cloud sync |
Need AI-Powered Editing?
Background removal, style transfer, image-to-image transformation, and AI video generation with audio. All free, unlimited.
Open AI EditorHow It Works
1. Drop your photo
Drag and drop or click the upload area. Your image loads instantly into the WebGL editor. Nothing is uploaded to a server.
2. Edit with professional tools
Adjust exposure, color grade with curves and HSL, add clarity and dehaze, fine-tune with split toning. Every change renders in real-time on your GPU.
3. Export
Save your edited photo as PNG or JPEG. The original quality is preserved. Undo any change at any time.
Who This Is For
Photographers who need Lightroom-level adjustments without a subscription. Color grade, exposure correct, and fine-tune without paying $10-23/month.
Content creators who edit photos for social media, YouTube thumbnails, or blog posts. Professional results without professional software costs.
Students and beginners who are learning photo editing. The same tools used by professionals, free to practice with, no credit card needed.
Privacy-conscious users who don't want photos uploaded to Adobe's cloud. Everything runs locally in your browser.