Picnik, now owned by Google, is closing in April. The editing services are now part of Google+ and that's what they're going to concentrate on. I understand the corporate decision to consolidate, but I have mixed feelings about it. Picnik was great when I was working. I could easily and quickly edit photos for free to upload on the library's website and Facebook pages by using Picnik. The library wasn't going to give me the software to do it, and the old MS Paint was gone after we got WinXP. Only the graphics department got photo editing software, so to have a good, dependable online service that let me do for free what I would otherwise need software for and didn't require me to have an account there or anywhere else, was really useful. Sure, I guess there are other free photo editing sites out there, but there's only been one Picnik. I'll miss it, even if I don't need it much in retirement since I have Photoshop.
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I don't really use anything else other than Picnik so this really saddens me.
ReplyDeleteIf I get the chance, and if I remember, I'll try to find a few other good editing sites and post them here.
DeleteI just posted about Picnik as well. I am so sad it's going. We can use the features through Google+ but I don't want to have to use that.
ReplyDeleteOne other free editor is Fotoflexer, but it's not as good to my mind..
And I will miss the Flickr integration Picnik has!
Supposedly, flickr is going to add something else for editing, and I'm reserving judgment til I see it. But Picnik is special.
DeleteJust wanted to give you a heads up - there's a great Picnik alternative swingin' your way soon: www.PicMonkey.com. It's from former Picnikers! We think it's going to be just as great...if not better...than your old fave!
ReplyDeleteSign up PicMonkey's site and we’ll keep you updated on a launch date. Also, feel free to send me your feedback, feature requests, and, of course, any questions you have!
Thanks for the info, Jenn. I don't personally need it -- I have Photoshop -- and I'm now retired, so the need for it at work is now moot. What concerns me is editing within flickr, which is very convenient for last minute fixes. They said they'll be replacing Picnik with something, but we have yet to see what.
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