Best for: Non-designers who edit photos to use in social posts, slides and marketing
Price: Freemium · from $144/year
Free: Basic adjustments, filters, effects and cropping with no watermark
Platforms: Web, iOS, Android, Desktop app
Made by: Canva, Sydney, Australia · since 2012
App store ratings: iOS 4.9★ (3.6M) · Android 4.8★ (27.3M)

What it is

Canva's photo editor sits inside its design app, so you can edit a photo and drop it straight into a post, slide or flyer. Basic edits and filters are free; Magic Studio's AI photo tools, including Magic Edit, Magic Eraser, Background Remover and Background Generator, need Canva Pro.

What the AI does

Magic Edit (prompt-based edits)
Magic Eraser
Background Remover
Background Generator
Magic Expand and Magic Grab

Pros and cons

Easiest editor here for beginners
Edits flow straight into designs and templates
Runs on web, mobile and desktop
Free plan has no watermark

Most AI photo tools need Pro
Little fine control compared with Lightroom or Photoshop
Not built for raw files or pro retouching

How it scores

Edit quality7

Ease of use9.5

Features8

Value for money8

Platforms10

Exceptionally easy and available everywhere; edit quality and control are a step below dedicated photo editors.

Feature checklist · 7 of 9

Remove unwanted objects or people (yes)
Background removal or replacement (yes)
AI subject or sky selection and masking (yes)
Generative fill or expand (yes)
Edit by describing changes in text (yes)
AI enhance, denoise or upscale (no)
AI portrait and face retouching (no)
Free version with useful editing tools (yes)
Available on both mobile and desktop or web (yes)

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Alternatives

See all Canva photo editor alternatives, ranked →

Google Photos 8.4/10Anyone who wants quick, free AI fixes on the photos already on their phone
Adobe Lightroom 8.3/10Photographers who want pro-grade editing and a synced photo library on every device
Adobe Photoshop 8.1/10Designers and retouchers who need full control over complex edits and composites
Luminar Neo 8.1/10Hobbyist photographers who want strong AI tools without an Adobe subscription