Free image editor

Customize images and screenshots with our easy-to-use, free image editor. Quickly clarify your message visually and share with others.

Available for free on Mac and Windows.

Launch image editor

See how it works

Free & simple to use

Integrated with screenshots

Adjust image dimensions

Quickly add annotations

Edit images in seconds

Capture & edit images

Import any image or capture your screen with our screenshot tool, then customize with our image editor. Quickly copy the edited image to your clipboard, save it to your device, or share it with a link.

Image editing made easy

Get started quickly using our simple, intuitive interface with no previous image editing software experience needed. Choose from a wide range of straightforward and easy-to-learn features, including crop, resize, add text & shapes, sequential steps, image overlays, convert to PNG, and more.

Customize your canvas

Start from a blank canvas to create compelling visuals for social media, digital marketing, training, print, and more. Choose your canvas color, style your text with any font installed on your device, and overlay shapes, graphics, photos, or freehand drawing to tell your visual story.

How to use the image editor

Launch

Open the image editor and import your image from your device. Or start by capturing your screen with our free screenshot tool.

Edit

Customize your image or screenshot with rich text, shapes, highlights, freehand drawing, sequential steps, and more.

Save

Save your edited image and share it with others for effective and engaging visual communication.

Launch image editor

See how the image editor works

Customize to create the perfect image

Adjust size

Adjust images to the perfect size. Crop unnecessary information & resize the dimensions.

Add shapes

Emphasize important information with arrows, symbols, lines, circles, squares, and other shapes.

Annotate

Explain your message clearly with annotations. Add text, highlighting, freehand drawing, and more.

Add steps

Document a process or share a how-to by easily adding numbered, sequential steps with a click.

Start editing images and screenshots for free

Edit any image or screenshot using our free image editor. Launch the image editor, then import your image or click the screenshot tool to start with a screen capture.

Add text & annotations

Highlight important information

Launch image editor

Remove backgrounds from any image

Instantly remove the background from any image with AI-powered background removal. Remove the background from any photo or image and layer over a solid background, stock image, or any image you upload to create professional-looking visuals in seconds.

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Recognize & edit existing image text

Edit and replace image text with the AI image to text feature, available to all paid accounts. Recognize Text uses OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology to convert text in an image to an editable field. Simply click and drag over an image area then edit text as needed.

Upgrade for OCR text recognition

Upgrade for our full list of image editor features

Sign up for a paid account to use all of our screenshot and image editor features, including the ability to recognize text and blur images.

Capture scrolling screenshots

AI text recognition (OCR)

Blur sections of your image

Upgrade for advanced image editing

Image editor: Frequently asked questions

What is an image editor?

An image editor is a simple way to make your pictures and images pop. You can change colors, add highlights, remove information you don’t need, resize images, crop images, add text to photos, and much more. Quickly make edits to your images then add them to slideshow presentations, create video thumbnails, include them in reports, and more. Our photo editor has a wide range of features to help you convey your message more clearly to your audience.
What is the best free image editor?

ScreenPal is the best free image editor because it’s always easy to use. Whether you’re interested in providing feedback visually through images, creating training materials, or just sharing information with family members, our image editor is simple and quick to learn. Our free image editing software lets you get to work and create high-quality images that can help get your point across quickly.