Photoshop Express built its audience on one habit: pick a photo, drag a slider, watch it change instantly. No layers, no menus to learn, just a fast loop of crop, filter, adjust, done. We liked that loop enough to build our own version of it: a free photo editor that runs entirely in your browser, with live sliders, one-tap filter presets, and a crop tool. No account, no upload, no install.
Play with Filter Lab now
Load your own photo or start with the sample. Drag any slider and watch the preview update immediately.
How to use Filter Lab
Filter Lab opens with a sample photo and today’s featured filter already applied, so there is something to see the moment the page loads. Tap Load your photo to bring in your own image. It is read straight off your device and never uploaded anywhere, so nothing leaves your browser.
Drag the brightness, contrast, saturation, warmth, and vignette sliders and the canvas updates on every move, no “apply” button involved. The preset row sets all five sliders at once for looks like Vivid, B&W, Warm, Cool, or Fade; one is highlighted as today’s pick, chosen from the date. Hold the compare button to flash back to the original. The crop tool gives you a draggable rectangle with corner handles. Resize it, then tap Apply crop. Export PNG downloads the edited photo. Your slider settings are saved locally so the editor remembers where you left off.
How it compares to Photoshop Express
Filter Lab keeps the part of Photoshop Express that people actually use day to day: instant sliders, one-tap presets, and a crop tool, all with a live preview. That loop is the whole reason quick photo editors are popular, and we built it to feel exactly as responsive here.
What it drops is everything Photoshop Express wraps around that loop. There is no Adobe ID, no cloud sync, no healing brush, no layers, no AI background removal, and no subscription tier. Photoshop Express also processes some of its fancier tools on Adobe’s servers; Filter Lab never sends your photo anywhere, because the pixel work happens entirely on your device in the browser.
If you are doing a quick brightness fix, straightening a horizon with a crop, or trying a filter before you post something, Filter Lab covers it in a browser tab. If you need retouching, RAW support, layer-based edits, or a synced photo library across devices, the real Photoshop Express (or a dedicated editor) is the better tool for the job. See the alternatives below.
Get the full app
Adobe Photoshop Express adds the retouching tools, presets library, and collage maker that a browser-based demo like Filter Lab does not attempt to replicate.
If you want to compare other quick photo editors, see our Photoshop Express alternatives roundup, where we tested seven, including Snapseed and Adobe Lightroom Mobile.
Bottom line: Filter Lab is a fast way to try the slider-and-filter loop before you install anything; Photoshop Express is the full mobile editor for when you need retouching and presets on the go.
FAQ
Can I use Photoshop Express in a browser?
The official Photoshop Express app is a mobile app, not a browser tool. Filter Lab is our own free web editor inspired by its filter-and-slider loop, so you get that same instant-preview experience without leaving your browser.
Is this the real Photoshop Express?
No. Filter Lab is an original tool built by the Unstore content team, inspired by the core editing loop in Photoshop Express. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Adobe.
Does it work offline?
Yes, once the page has loaded. Filter Lab runs entirely in your browser with no server calls for the editing itself, so slider drags, presets, and crop all work without a connection.
Is it free?
Yes. There is no signup, no watermark, and no paywall. Load a photo, edit it, and export the PNG whenever you are ready.
Does my photo get uploaded anywhere?
No. Filter Lab reads your photo locally with the browser’s File API and does all the pixel processing on your device. Nothing is sent to a server, which also means closing the tab clears it, so export first if you want to keep the result.
