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Pixlr (www.pixlr.com) has a 2.0 out of 5 rating on OK.one, based on 178 user reviews collected here. It is listed under Electronics & Technology and its reputation is poor. 68% of reviews are 1 star, a relatively high share; The business has replied to 94% of negative reviews; Reviews mostly discuss User experience, Product, Customer service. Last updated 2026-10-24.
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Most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. Many customers experienced unexpected annual subscription charges and auto-renewals that occurred without prior warning or clear consent whatsoever. Furthermore, consumers expressed deep frustration regarding aggressive paywalls, the removal of previously free features, and overly strict content filters that severely limited their creative editing projects. Additionally, people struggled with difficult interface bugs and unresponsive mobile webpage designs while trying to complete their daily work.
Some people were satisfied with the software, describing it as an excellent and intuitive tool for fast daily photo editing. They also appreciated the responsive assistance provided by the friendly customer support representatives when resolving various account issues.
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Pixlr E is fine for my needs though I wish it was available to download as a program not run through a browser. For the price I paid per year the program seems to be worth it.
My problem has been billing. They double charged me. Then randomly charged me another fee I didn't agree to and in each refund I would lose money due to exchange rates.
The 24/7 tech support it mentions in the creative pack doesn't seem to be real. It still usually takes 12+ hours for a response and much longer for resolution of issue.
Reply from Pixlr2021-01-29
Hi Kate,
Thank you for reaching out to Pixlr and apologies for the inconvenience.
We will sort the billing issue with our respective team and will get back to you the soonest possible.
The downloadable option is something our team is developing so do look forward to it.
Thank you for your kind understanding.
used to love the old style editor so easy to just open up pictures and edit side by side i work on graphics and add opacity's, the new style doesnt let you, if pixl editor is reading these can you please bring back this, one simple change now its useless
Update i have been trying out the different tools and gaussian blur hardly works, sharpen tool also, what a shame the old style was so much better to work with.
Reply from Pixlr2022-03-05
Hi Lyn.
Thanks for reaching out to Pixlr.
As Flash has phased out, we are no longer able support the former editor. We will continue to improve our current editors. If you have any feedback, feel free to email us at [email protected]
Thank you.
For basic pic editing it's great. I like that they store every picture u ever edit and when u go to website again u can see all your photos and chose them again to edit or save again..
I taught myself photo editing on pixlr many years ago. With the layering options it used to have I could turn my photographs into overlays, crop, erase, etc. With the brushes that were available I could easily create my own grunge transparencies, layer and blend. Since returning to pixlr I have discovered none of those functions are available with x or e and both are now useless. They took two great programs and trashed them.
And what a pile of. Pixlr Editor of old was brilliant. Free and fun. This new manifestation is beyond appalling. Many filters gone, working on any layer a bad dream, TEXT is terrible - limited fonts and it will not add local fonts as it says it will. Many, many more bad aspects to this joke of an image editor. I know it's free, but at least with the old Pixlr the ads didn't flash up every time you choose a function and loiter like mosquitoes. I haven't bothered persevering with this cheap rubbish as I just know I will come across even more ludicrously bad function design. And they want people to pay for an ad-free 'pro' version. Yeah, right. Same designers, so same crap I suggest. Only this time for $$. What a bad joke. Farewell old Pixlr Editor. You served me well.
Reply from Pixlr2020-09-28
Hi Ian,
Thank you for reaching out to Pixlr.
As flash phased out, Pixlr Editor will no longer be available and our team will focus on the development and improvement of our none flash based Pixlr X and Pixlr E.
If there was a specific fonts that encounter issue, you may email to [email protected] with the font for us to investigate it.
As for the ads, kindly note that it is for us to maintain, upgrade and develop our Pixlr. We appreciate your kind understanding and patience with the ads.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Pixlr is absolutly terrible I would definitely not recommed using it.
Reply from Pixlr2020-09-07
Hi Amy,
Thank you for reaching out to Pixlr.
If there are anything we can assist you with regarding our product and services?
You may email to [email protected] for assistance.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Pixlr E is kind of a joke. It's called PRO, but it doesn't even have the water swirl or kaleidoscope filters that the old editor has. It also doesn't have nearly as many brush shape options as the old one.
In pixlr's reply they suggested using the liquefy app instead of the water swirl. And where liquefy is cool, it is not even close to what the water swirl does.
As far as using the clone stamp in place of kaleidoscope. I don't understand that logic at all. Not even close to the same process.
I understand that pixlr E is free, and I truly appreciate that. I just wish it could be as good as it once was. I'm assuming that the missing capabilities can not be run without the power of FLASH. Which is another discussion all together.
If you could just give us the WATER SWIRL, that would be GREAT ! Please.
Reply from Pixlr2020-08-24
Hi David, thank you for reaching out to Pixlr.
You may find the swirl option by going to our Pixlr E -> Liquify ->swirl right or swirl left.
Currently, we do not have the kaleidoscope filter but you may replicate the same effect by using the clone stamp tool which samples an image to make a new clone (duplicate) to be applied on other areas of an image.
As for the additional brush option, our team have taken note of this and working to implement the options.
Dear Pixlr, I'd like to tell you my experience was atrocious. For the love of god I could NOT ERASE MY TOP LAYER AND IT KEPT GOING BACK TO THE BACKGROUND LAYER. Why? I'm not sure! YOU TELL ME WHAT IS THIS I CAN'T EVEN PROPERLY SELECT SOMETHING USING THE LASSO WITHOUT IT DRAGGING THE DAMN LAYER ALL OVER THE PLACE. Why not just use the undo key? I DID, YOU DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT AFTER YOU USE THE LASSO KEY, IT ONLY REVERTS THE SELECTION OF THE LASSO BUT DOESN'T REVERT THE MOVEMENT OF THE LAYER. I understand this is a free app but I'm sick and tired of this. This is pissing me the hell off and I want a better app! PLEASE FIX IT.
Reply from Pixlr2020-06-23
Hi there,
Thank you for your feedback and apologies for the inconvenient experience, we will inform our respective team regarding this.
If you have any further inquiries or require any assistance, you may email to [email protected].
Terrible, get photoshop. The worst thing is the lack of gaussian blur, as it is very very important and pixlr's blur tool is terrible when you try to blur drawings.
Reply from Pixlr2020-06-09
Hi Zoe, you may find the Gaussian blur option by navigating to our Pixlr E -> Filter -> Details -> Gaussian Blur
Hope this helps.
Absolute garbage, I'm trying to free transform a picture and it keeps going to wand select. A horrible editing software, do use it at all. It made me furious.
Reply from Pixlr2020-04-06
Hi Abidul,
Thank you for contacting Pixlr and your feedback.
If you are encountering difficulty in navigating our Pixlr application, please do not hesitate to email to [email protected] and our respective team will do our best to assist you.
Hope to hear from you soon.
I had a Pixlr Pro membership for a while, it was pretty good. Probably the best alternative to photoshop. I canceled my membership because they discontinued their $12/months plan and now charge $5/monthly.
It's super annoying to have another $5/monthly autopayment. They SHOULD offer a discount for a yearly subscription. I'd buy that.
I also don't really think it's worth $5/monthly when I can get Photoshop for $9/monthly.
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