PiclashA Photopea alternative, with no ads and Canva-style design
Like Photopea, Piclash is a free photo editor in your browser, but with no ads, a Canva-style layout, multi-page design, Canva import and on-device cut-outs.
Photopea proved that serious photo editing can run in a browser tab. It’s free, it’s fast, and it opens almost any file, PSD above all. It’s also built around Photoshop’s dense interface and supported by ads.
Piclash is a different take on the same idea: a browser editor with Photoshop-class tools, plus a Canva-style design layer on top.
Side by side
| Photopea | Piclash | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free with ads; Premium removes them | Free, no ads |
| Interface | Photoshop-like | Canva-simple, with an optional Photoshop-style workspace |
| PSD support | Excellent | Not yet |
| Canva designs | No | Imports with layers |
| Multi-page designs | Single document | Pages, sections and a grid view |
| Background removal | Yes | Yes, on your device |
| Content-aware fill, healing | Yes | Yes |
| Mesh and puppet warp, liquify | Yes | Yes |
| Text effects (glow, curve, warp) | Layer styles, warp | Effects panel, warps, editable |
| Export | PSD, PNG, JPG, PDF, SVG and more | PNG, JPG, PDF, SVG, editable PPTX |
| Works offline | Yes | Yes |
As of October 2026.
Which to use
- Photopea: you receive and send PSD files, or you want the closest thing to Photoshop’s full menu structure.
- Piclash: you make designs (social posts, thumbnails, slides, flyers) and want proper photo tools inside them, you’re coming from Canva, or you’d like it without ads.
Questions
Is Photopea good?
Very. It's one of the most complete browser photo editors and the best at opening PSD files. If you mostly work with PSDs, it's an excellent choice.
Why choose Piclash instead?
If you want no ads, an interface built for design as well as photos (multi-page designs, presets for social sizes, brand fonts and colours), Canva design import, an optional Photoshop-style layout, or editable PowerPoint export.
Do both keep my files private?
Both process images in your browser. Piclash also keeps your designs in your browser's storage and in .design files you save; there's no account.
Try it on your own design
Free, nothing to install, and your work stays on your device.
Related
- A free Photoshop alternative in your browserLayers, masks, healing, curves, liquify and puppet warp, with Photoshop's layout and shortcuts.
- Prefer Photoshop's layout? Switch to it.Tool column, options bar, Layers dock and Photoshop's keyboard shortcuts, one click away.
- Your designs stay on your deviceNo sign-up, no uploads, works offline. Your designs live in your browser and in files you keep.
- A free online photo editor with layers, masks and blend modesLayers, masks, adjustment layers, blend modes and layer styles, in a browser tab.