Are you on a business trip and need to edit a picture but you don’t have your computer with your photo editing softwares? Tired of using PhotoShop to simply crop or rotate an image?

Photo Credit: Nicolo’ Canali De Rossi

In this mini-guide I have collected some of the best web-based photo editing tools that you can use to edit your images online with no need to use PhotoShop or any other software.

Image Editing

• Adobe Photoshop Express

  
  Adobe Photoshop Express is the web-based counterpart of the famous software based photo editing tool. This version, gives you 2GB of free space to upload all of your pictures and arrange them in galleries. But it obviously also lets you edit them: you can apply any kind of effect, resize, rotate, crop, adjust colors, saturation, brightness, and everything you would expect from a normal editing software. Free to use, registration needed.
  https://www.photoshop.com/express/

Added on April 2nd 2008

• Flauntr

  
  Flauntr is one of the best online image editors, that integrates with basically any photo sharing website. You can apply effects, resize, crop, rotate, cut, add captions, and so much more in a Flash-based interface, which also lets you store pictures online for further editing (registered users). The service is completely free to use, and it doesn’t even require registration.
  http://www.flauntr.com/

• Splashup

  
  Splashup is a powerful photo editing online software that allows you to edit your pictures online without even registering to the service. You can edit any type of image, and you can resize it, crop it, select different regions, use layers, add captions and effects, and more. When you are finished with a picture, you can save it in a different format to your PC, or simply upload it your favorite photo sharing sistem (like Picasa, Flickr…). Free.
  http://www.splashup.com/

• FixPicture

  
  FixPicture is a web-based image editor that you can use to edit and convert pictures online. Just pick whether you want to use the Flash or HTML version, upload a picture from your PC or provide the URL, edit your picture(resize, crop, rotate, mirrorand adjust levels), apply basic effects, and choose the output format(jpg, png, bmp, gif, tiff, pdf). Free to use.
  http://www.fixpicture.org/

• PikiPimp

  
  PikiPimp is a browser-based image editor, that enables you to edit your pictures with some basic editing tools. After you upload an image or type its URL, you are able to crop it, rotate it, set brightness, saturation, contrast, black&white, and more. It also offers many effects and tools, like sepia tone and captioning. When done, you can download the final image, and save it if you’re a registered user. Free.
  http://www.pikipimp.com/

• Wiredness

  
  Wiredness is a web-based image editor that you can use to edit you pictures. You can upload images from your PC, provide a URL or search through your Flickr account and then start editing your pictures: resizing, cropping, contrast, brightness, and more. When you’re done you can save the file on your PC, send it via email or upload it to ImageShack. Free
  http://www.wiredness.com

• Improve Your Images

  
  Improve Your Images is an online photo editing service that improves and enhances your pictures in one click. You simply need to upload a picture or to type its URL, click a button, and wait a few seconds. You will then be provided with an improved image with enhanced color and contrast. You can then download it and save it on your pc. Free to use with no registration needed.
  http://www.improveyourimages.com/

• FanStudio

  
  FanStudio is an online image editor that you can use to upload and edit your picture online. It includes many effects, such as shading, balancing colors and shadows, sharpness control (resolution, contrast), black/white, and more. After you edited your picture, you can convert it between various formats and save it on your pc. Free.
  http://www.fanstudio.ru/index2.html

• Picnik

  
  Picnik is a web-based image editor that allows you to edit online your digital photos. You can upload images from your computer or import them from Flickr, from a URL, a Yahoo or Flickr search, or from a direct webcam snapshot. You can then auto-fix, rotate, crop and sharpen your image, rotate it and adjust variables like brightness and contrast. Once finished you can save the image on your computer or you can easily export it to Imageshack, Photobucket, Nakama, Flickr, Fotolog and other online photo sharing services. Free.
  http://www.picnik.com/

• PhotoMajig

  
  PhotoMajig is an online picture editor that allows to edit your pictures with basic editing tools. After you upload a picture from your computer or provide the image’s URL, you are able to resize it, rotate it, decide the output format (.jpg or .png) and, when done, it’ll show you the final size and a download link. Free to use.
  http://www.photomajig.net/

Image Conversion

• Bradicon

  
  Bradicon is a free web application that you can use to convert pictures in icons. Just select the file you want to convert, wait a few seconds for it to upload, and get a download button to save the converted icon on your PC. Free to use, no registration needed.
  http://ico.bradleygill.com/advanced.php