Pixlr is a photo editing and design suite that runs in a web browser. It combines Pixlr Editor for layered image work, Pixlr Express for photo adjustments and AI edits, and separate tools for collages and generated media. You can begin with an existing photograph, build a composition on a blank canvas, or generate an image from a written description.
Layered editing
Pixlr Editor keeps images, text and other parts of a composition in layers. Its Arrange tool moves and transforms a layer, while the Layers panel controls which parts are visible. Text can remain on its own layer, allowing a caption to be positioned separately from the photograph beneath it.
Each frame defines a shaped area for a picture, and Pixlr scales and crops the inserted image to fit. A new canvas can use custom dimensions or a preset for a photograph, social post, web graphic or printed layout. Brushes, gradients and shapes supply elements that do not have to come from a source photo.
Retouching
Selections let you identify the part of an image that needs work. Rectangular and circular selections suit regular regions, the lasso follows an outline, and the wand selects areas with similar colors. Cutout and masking tools hide portions of a layer, making it possible to isolate a subject for a different composition.
Pixlr’s manual retouching tools address different kinds of correction. Heal removes spots and blemishes, while Clone copies pixels from another region of the image. Local brushes can blur or sharpen detail, lighten shadows, darken bright areas, or change color intensity.
Pixlr Express and its AI tools
Pixlr Express groups cropping, adjustments, effects and AI tools in a simpler editing workspace. Crop controls include fixed aspect ratios and output presets, alongside rotation and flipping. Effects range from background blur and bokeh shapes to reflections, glitch patterns and color treatments, with controls for changing the result before applying it.
Its generative tools change image content in several ways. Generative Fill takes a marked area and a text prompt to add or replace content there. Generative Expand creates content beyond the original image boundary. Generative Transform separates an object so that it can be moved, resized or rotated, with AI restoring the background behind it. The assistant instead accepts a written instruction for a broader change to the picture.
Background removal isolates the subject, while Remove Object works on an unwanted item you draw around. Other AI tools reduce grain or enlarge smaller images. Super Scale provides enlargement factors up to eight times, with an output limit of approximately 25 megapixels.
Collages
The collage maker starts with a collection of photos and suggests layouts according to the number supplied. You can rearrange pictures between cells and change spacing, borders and corner shapes. The result can be saved as a PNG or taken into Pixlr Express for captions, stickers and further editing.
Carousel mode spreads a collage across multiple slides. It lets you add or remove slides, move photos between them and preview the individual frames, then download the slides separately or as a set.
Image generation
Pixlr can create an image from a text prompt, with optional reference pictures to guide the subject, composition or colors. Model selection, aspect ratio and the number of variations control the generation request. Style, lighting and color preferences provide further direction, such as a photographic treatment, a close-up composition or a warm palette.
A generated image can be downloaded or opened directly in Pixlr Express. That connection allows the generated material to become part of the same editing process as an ordinary photograph: replace an area, adjust its framing, add text or apply effects.
Video, music and speech generators
The video generator produces clips from text descriptions or animates a supplied image. A motion prompt can direct the movement, while available duration, aspect and quality settings depend on the selected model. The resulting clips export as MP4 files.
Pixlr also has music and speech generation tools. Music generation accepts a description and can use lyrics and a vocals setting. Speech generation converts entered text into audio using a selected voice and language.
File exports and Pixlr plans
Pixlr Editor exports JPG, PNG, WebP and PDF files. PNG supports transparent output, while PXZ stores a complete Pixlr document for continued editing. Temporary projects in browser history depend on the browser cache, so a saved PXZ file provides a separate copy that survives clearing that cache.
Free access and subscriptions have different allowances. Plus removes advertising and adds unlimited saves with a monthly AI credit allocation. Premium expands the available models and creative assets and adds private AI generation. Ultra offers a larger allowance, priority generation and extended high-resolution exports. AI credits and the number of simultaneous generations vary by plan, and monthly credits expire after their monthly validity period.
