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Guides and explanations about editing images in your browser.
How to edit a PSD file online without uploading it
Open and edit Photoshop files in your browser while the file stays on your computer — with layers, groups and masks intact.
PNG vs JPEG vs WebP: which format to use?
A practical guide to choosing between PNG, JPEG and WebP: transparency, file size, quality and where each format works best.
Layers and masks explained
What layers, blend modes, adjustment layers and layer masks are, and how they let you edit images without destroying the original.
Levels and Curves: fix brightness and contrast
What Levels and Curves do, when to use which, and how to correct a dull or dark photo with them — without changing the original pixels.
How to use the Pen tool for shapes and cut-outs
A practical introduction to the Pen tool: corner and curve points, closing a path, editing it, and turning it into a shape, a selection or a vector mask.
Smart objects: scale without losing quality
Why resizing pixels loses detail, how smart objects avoid it, and how smart filters let you change your mind later.
Open PSDs with editable text and adjustments
Picstea opens Photoshop files with their structure intact: editable text, adjustment layers, shapes, smart objects, vector masks and layer styles.
Record actions and batch-process images
Picstea can now record a sequence of edits and replay it on any image — or on a whole folder of photos at once — without uploading anything.
Remove blemishes and retouch photos online
Picstea now has a Clone Stamp, Healing Brush, Dodge and Burn, Sponge, Blur, Sharpen and Smudge — classic retouching tools that run entirely in your browser.
Select, align and distribute several layers
Picstea now lets you select several layers, move and transform them together, scale and rotate whole groups, and align or distribute them evenly.
Vibrance, Color Balance, Gradient Map and more
Five new adjustment layers — Vibrance, Color Balance, Photo Filter, Channel Mixer and Gradient Map — plus inner shadow, bevel and gradient overlay effects.