Picnik Review - A Free Online Photo Editing Program

To load the editor you will need to click the Get Started button. I was very excited about trying Picnik until I hit that button.

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Although it isn’t necessary to register with Picnik, the option is there (and free). Registering will allow you to store your photos on the Picnik website. You can upload photos from your computer or from social networking sites, such as Flickr, Facebook or Photobucket. Clicking on a website's icon will automatically connect your Picnik account with the selected website. For example, if you click on the Flickr icon, Picnik will connect to your Flickr account, which will then enable you to open, edit and save your images within Picnik.

You can add text to your photos by clicking the text tab. Again, your options will be on the left of the browser. You can also add shapes and frames to your photos. These can be easily added by clicking the tabs above the photo. You will see all the changes to your photo right in your browser.

The Picnik editor is free to use. Overall, I give it five stars. It is a great way to edit photos and you don’t have to install software to use it. It is also great for editing photos for social networking sites because you can open it from the site and then save it back to the site. Click here to visit the Picnik site.