Fotoflexer is a free online photo editor that does not offer only an attractive and intuitive interface and a set of basic functions, but also some advanced features comparable to those offered by expensive professional software.
Fotoflexer recommends itself as "the world's most advanced online image editor." That is a very ambitious slogan when we think that it competes against names like Picnik or Adobe Photoshop Express. In the following paragraphs, we are going to have a closer look at its features, tools, functions, and interface and answer a few basic questions such as: What are its strong points? Which are the areas that still need working at and improving? Can it fulfill your expectations as a user?
| User Interface | Rating  |
Fotoflexer's tabbed interface is very visual, attractive and easy to figure out. The functions are well organized into intuitive areas with iconic submenus. The horizontal menu at the top leaves all the rest of the page available for displaying the photo that is going to be editing. The program seems to work better in full screen since you can have a more generous preview of the picture. The photo can be easily zoomed in and out from the zooming bar. A disadvantage is that, although most of the features can be used in full screen, there are others - such as saving an image or text input - that require you to switch back to normal view, only to switch back to full screen afterwards. This can be a little frustrating and confusing.
| Basic Functions | Rating |
The basic functions are grouped under the Basic Menu and include Auto Fix, Fix Red Eye, Crop, Copy Region, Resize, Rotate, Flip, Adjust (Hue, Saturation and Lighting), Contrast and Brightness. The commands are self-explanatory and they generally do what they are supposed to do. Some of them are one-click functions, while others allow the user to fine-tune the results using the mouse or the left and right arrows on the keyboard. The rotation of an image can be done only by 90 degrees or by multiples of 90 degrees. Any unwanted changes can be easily undone using the Undo button.
| Special and Artistic Effects | Rating  |
Fotoflexer offers a wide range of color effects, from the more common Greyscale, Sepia and Invert, to more specialized stuff like Tint, Duo-tone, Blueprint or Neon. It also allows the users to turn their photos into works of digital art by offering them a range of artistic effects such as Painting, Cartoon, Sketch, Color Sketch, etc. Most of them can be achieved through one-click but they also have some advanced options that offer the user the possibility to fine-tune the results. Decorate, Animations, Beautify are other ways in which the user can enhance a photograph by adding text, speech bubbles, stickers, borders, animations. Beautify contains commands as smooth, sharpen, fix blemished and smooth wrinkles.
Fotoflexer Effects
